Liam Payne says songs from new One Direction album will sound “a bit Oasis-y”

Songs from One Direction’s new album will sound “a bit Oasis-y”, according to singer Liam Payne.

The 21-year-old opened up about the sounds of the boy band's new music during an interview with Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon on the Capital Breakfast Show.

When asked about the band's fifth album - which is expected to be released later this year - Payne said: "The album's coming together really well actually. The boys we've been writing with have come up with some great, great songs that are kind of like a bit Oasis-y almost, which is ace. I love that."

He continued: "The songs have come out a bit more chill because I think we want this to be quite a long-lasting album that you can listen to any time.

"You like how Ed [Sheeran']s album, anytime you can thrown on an Ed song and it can always make sense. We're trying to do that."

The singer was on the show to announce the news that One Direction will be headlining the Capital FM Summertime Ball on June 6 - but was dubbed 'leaky Liam' by Berry for announcing the news one day early on Twitter.

The breakfast show host joked that as a form of punishment he would remove the boy band from the set list, to which Payne quipped: "Don't do that we're already a man down."

The Summertime Ball will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium on Saturday June 6. Tickets go on sale on Friday May 1 at 8am.