Roger Daltrey says The Who will record new album this year

According to an interview with NME, Roger Daltrey says he will reunite with bandmate Pete Townshend this year to make a new album as The Who.

"Pete's got hundreds of songs," he said. "So the only question is whether we get around to it, but he wants to make an album and I'm always ready and raring to go. We'll see. I never know what I'm doing next, it's about what comes through my letterbox tomorrow, but I don't see why we wouldn't. My voice is still in good shape. The hearing isn't so great, but the voice is fine."

The album would be the band's 12th record, the first since 2006's Endless Wire. When asked what he has planned to mark the band's 50th anniversary, Daltrey said, "I don't know. Possibly it'll be this album. I haven't thought about it, to be honest. We didn't think it was going to last the week, let alone 50 years. We were The Who, we used to break up after every show."

As previously reported, The Who have a "Farewell" world tour planned for 2015. However, Daltrey later clarified that the tour won't necessarily be last time he and Townshend play together.

Daltrey also recently announced the lineup for this March's annual series of gigs at The Royal Albert Hall to benefit the Teenage Cancer Trust. He has curated the event since 2000 but said that he and Townshend wouldn't be performing this year. Among the artists who will be performing are The Cure, Ed Sheeran, and One Republic.

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