A lot of bands lock themselves in a studio for weeks on end as they write and record a new album, but not Hot Club de Paris.

Instead of declining sunlight and the distractions of the outside world until their third full-length record is complete, the fun Liverpudlian three-piece have founded a screen printing business back in their home town that is taking up much of their time.

"It's mostly for bands, the local skate shop and people we know at the moment," explains Matthew Smith, one third of the band that also comprises his brother Alasdair and friend Paul Rafferty.

"We did it because there's zero money in music and we have to get the money to make records from somewhere.

"It's quite fun and we're enjoying doing it.

"We've spent most of the last couple of weeks screen printing and not really working on the album but we are hoping to be able to split our time half and half soon.

"We have recorded about half of the album already and we are doing it live.

"We have played about 500 shows so it's a bit of a waste of all that practice not to record it live."

Fans of the pop indie group need not fear this new venture will lead to a permanent break from the music industry though as the band are finding time in their busy schedule to perform to New Slang on Thursday.

It will be their second appearance of the year at the venue following their performance in March when their first EP of the year, With Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want to Work, had just been released.

That was followed just a few months later with another EP, The Rise and Inevitable Fall of the High School Suicide Cluster Band, leading to the obvious question - why the long titles?

"There's no particular reason," says Matthew.

"You see some bands calling their singles and albums just one word and it doesn't excite.

"Days Like This As Cheap As Chewing Gum, Why Would Anyone Want to Work came from a quote by the poet Michael Welton, while The Rise and Inevitable Fall of the High School Suicide Cluster Band is from a book.

"The gig at New Slang in March was a great gig.

"It's always good to do things for the Banquet Records guys and we've played there four or fives I think, including twice at the old venue.

"They've got a lot of good things going on and are the best promoters in the UK when it comes to the stuff they are doing."

Hot Club de Paris with support from ANR and Vietwow, The Hippodrome, St James Street, November 25, 9pm, £4. Visit newslangkingston.co.uk.