abbott reunited with paul heaton in june 2011 to perform in his musical "the 8th", while in 2013 they recorded a new album "what have we become?" released on 19 may 2014. this was followed by a second album in 2015 entitled "wisdom, laughter and lines". they embarked on a tour in 2016. their third album, "crooked calypso", was released in july 2017, with a tour beginning later that year.