Disclosure are returning Down Under to get Falls Festival dancing, but they've also been hella productive in the studio.

"We’ve been working on this music for two years now. We’re getting to a point we’re almost happy but we’ve been at that ‘almost’ stage for a while," Howard Lawrence, one half of the UK duo with his brother Guy, told Veronica and Lewis on triple j Drive.

"We’ve written over 100 songs over the last couple years and haven’t compiled them in any order or chosen which ones we’re going to release."

The siblings produced 'Talk' for Khalid this year, and released a string of standalone tracks last year (including 'Where Angels Fear To Tread' and 'Ultimatum'), but haven't released a full-length album since 2015's Caracal.

Howard explained that, stylistically, there's "a big mixture of stuff" shaping their third album but that they "haven’t confirmed what we’re putting on... I know about as much as you do."

However, he's hoping there's new Disclosure out before their Australian arrival in December. "We wanna get something out either at the end of this year or beginning of next."

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Howard also told Veronica and Lewis they're looking forward to spending summer Down Under. "It’s been way too long, we’re sorry, and we’re super-excited to get down again.”

They'll help ring in 2020 in Lorne, Byron Bay, Marion Bay, and Fremantle as part of a packed Falls Festival line-up.

They'll be performing alongside the likes of Vampire Weekend, Yungblud, Halsey ("big fan"), and Banks ("We did a festival with her once, we kind of starting writing a song but never finished it. She's great!")

He's not even fussed that he has to spend New Year's on tour.

"Actually, last New Year was the first time I had it off in about eight years. It was a pretty surreal experience to be able to spend it with my friends and not be working. At the same time, I really enjoy playing [New Year's] because they’re normally the best shows of the year.