Don't worry people, let's give Mark a break. Time flies when you have fun, he's most certainly not even aware it takes whole 6 years for a new album.
Six years, that's how long it took between BIA and OES ...
Yes and they had effectively disbanded after BIA. Mark says at the Mandela show "this is the reason we got the band back together." Then at Knebworth he announces they're going to do another album.
So there's lots of good stuff in between including a massive world tour, charity shows (2 Princes Trust too), the Randy Newman sessions and touring with Clapton. Oh yes, and a couple of soundtracks too!