The Strokes are on course to release their eagerly awaited fourth album in September. Spin magazine are reporting that the band have almost finished recording in New York and that the album is a more collaborative affair than any of their previous efforts.

"I've written a lot of melodies for it, but the other guys have also contributed a lot more: melodies, choruses, parts," Julian Casablancas told the magazine. "It's way more collaborative. So it'll have a different feel than our other albums."

The band have also been confirmed as headliners for the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago between August 6 and 8. The Strokes will also headline nights at the Isle Of Wight Festival (June 12) and Rockness (June 11 or 13).