twenty one pilots' fifth album, the brilliant 4K-rated Trench, was released back in 2018.
Discussing its potential follow-up while on the epic Bandito Tour early last year, Tyler told Kerrang! that he was open to formulating ideas for album number six on the road – but that it didn't mean a new LP would be arriving anytime soon.
“I’m always working on songs,” he said. “What I’m doing right now is really just collecting a lot of ideas and a lot of sounds. We have the ability to bring recording gear around the world with us, and so the instruments are there, the tools are there, the resources are the and the inspiration is there. So we’re just kind of collecting ideas right now.
“If anything, writing is tough for me on the road, just because of the logistic reason of vocal rest, and needing to take a break in between shows so that my throat can recover. There’s always going to be a bit of limitation to what it is we’re able to write on the road, just because we’re trying to recover from each night of playing. So we’re not sure what our strategy is, except that while we’re touring, we’re going to make sure that we have a basin to catch all of the cool ideas that may come to us as we’re performing.”