JLS have written 16 tracks for their third album

The 'Eyes Wide Shut' hitmakers are currently in Los Angeles working on a new record and say initial sessions have proved particularly fruitful.

Band member Jonathan 'JB' Gill said: 't's going really well.'

His bandmate Oritse Williams added: 't's off to a good start. We've written around 16 tracks so far.'

The group - which also includes Aston Merrygold and Marvin Humes ' have previously told of their plans to learn instruments for their new album.

Marvin, 25, said:"We all want to play our own instruments. We want to take the band forward.

"Take That inspired us. We've already decided what we're playing - I'm playing drums and Oritse is on guitar."

Jonathan added:"I used to play the piano and I'm going to take it up again. I feel like I've lost touch with it and I want to be able to play it on stage as well as on future albums."

The band is keen to stay together as a group and have ruled out any of them going solo at this point in their career.

Aston said: 'We're new to this game as a group. It feels like we've been here for a little while but we're still new.'

Jonathan added: 'Before the group we were all doing solo things and that didn't work.

We're strong and unified and that won't change.'

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