The Irish band recently reunited for their first tour in six years and singer Dolores O`Riordan admits they are desperate to record some fresh material.

She said: "It would be nice to come up with a new record. I don`t see why not. The ideas are always there, so hopefully something will come out of it."

If The Cranberries are going to commit to an LP - which would be their first studio release since 2001`s `Wake Up and Smell the Coffee` - Dolores wants it to be as good as it can be.

The `Linger` singer - who has been working on new material with guitarist Noel Hogan - added in an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper: "Noel has been sending me lots of music, and I`ve been continually writing. It`s one of those things where we have to see what happens. There`s no point in bringing out a crappy record. You want it to be good, so hopefully the creative juices are flowing."
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