McFly fans have two reasons to be happy, as the band have announced not just a reunion, but also their first album in nine years.

The group, whose future has been unclear since their last tour two years ago, are reuniting to work on their sixth record.

Speaking on the Sappenin' Podcast with Sean Smith, bassist Dougie Poynter said: "McFly will at least start writing by the summer and I can’t wait. I love that band and I love the guys. It’s awesome."

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Poynter, who launched the band back in 2004 with Tom Fletcher, Harry Judd and Danny Jones, revealed that they were actually meant to return last year.

“We decided to take some time off after we did McBusted because it was a two-year tour and there was naturally some other things everyone wanted to do," he said.

“It actually worked out really well because all the other guys had kids in that time, so they’ve all been home for their kids.

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“It almost happened last year but someone had a project or something that was coming up smack bang in the middle. And we just didn’t think there was any point.”

In 2016, McFly revealed that they scrapped their comeback album because McBusted got in the way.

It's now been nine years since their last studio album Above the Noise, which must undoubtedly feel longer than eternity for diehard fans.

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Chris Edwards Chris Edwards is a freelance news writer at Digital Spy.

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