One Direction going for a grungier vibe next time

One Direction have revealed plans to have a “grungier” sound on their second album.

The boyband said that they want to work with Ed Sheeran on the new material after hooking up with him for their 2011 debut album Up All Night.

Liam Payne told the Daily Star: “Ed is such a talented guy. We spoke to him about helping again for the next album which we want to actually write with him this time.

“He gave us almost a whole album of songs to choose from last time; there were so many of his songs that we wanted to record.”

Talking about how they want their new material to sound, Louis Tomlinson added: “We want to take the next album into a different zone – more guitars and grungier.

“We like the sound of a real guitar on tour, we beefed up the live show so now we want to take it onto the album.”

One Direction recently brought forward the US release of Up All Night to March 13, having quickly gained a loyal following Stateside.