Yeah, I get what you mean, but there's a big, big difference to playing music with your friends over the summer than there is to actually putting an album together. From what I can gather, that's all they've done so far, with the distractions of summer and friends and family adding to that. So yeah they're having a good time and playing music, but it's not like work to them. However, recording an album is. That might take time. Longer than I think a lot of people are allowing at the moment.
How do you know they don't need more time off?! That's my exact point here. Everyone is getting way too far ahead of themselves just because we've had this show and all these new songs. People are expecting a new album within months and that's just not realistic in the slightest.