Babyshambles are recording extra songs in case singer Pete Doherty gets sent to jail.
The controversial singer could face a prison term for a string of drugs possession offences.
Adam Ficek, who drums with the band, explained they were getting work on their upcoming album out the way as well as putting other tracks on tape.
"We obviously hope Peter won't be sent down but we can't take any chances," he explained. "We have a lot of extra tracks to do, and the sensible thing is to record them now when we can definitely be together."
Ficek expects the record, Shooter’s Nation, to impress fans and said Blur producer Stephen Street had been a big help in getting Doherty in line.
"We had to prove people wrong. We had to deliver an undeniably great album, and we have. Stephen made us work regular hours, 11am to 8pm.
"He helped by not putting up with any nonsense. He made Peter re-do vocals for a whole day, which had never happened to us before. He ran into some walls but he pulled it off."
Doherty has been told he may avoid a jail term if he can kick his drugs habit. Ficek said: "It'd be naive of me to say he'll never take drugs again. But, honestly, I’ve never known him want to give up more."
"This is the first time I've heard Peter say he’s determined to stick with rehab. Maybe it's because he knows he'll go to jail if he doesn't."
