Duncan Lloyd of Maximo Park will release his solo, Americana-tinged debut, Seeing Double, on October 6th (UK) through Warp Records. Pitchfork has the track list and dates for Lloyd's December tour. [www.pitchforkmedia.com]

Thursday has revealed to Alternative Press they've inked a deal with Epitaph. The group will issue a fifth full-length in Spring 2009. [www.altpress.com]

The Tripwire have "LAX," an exclusive track from the forthcoming Division of Laura Lee album, Violence Is Timeless. A Stateside release date is TBD, but the band will play a handful of October US dates in support. [www.thetripwire.com]

Yannis Philippakis told BBC that Foals are contemplating a trip to Hawaii in order to make a "surf rock inspired" follow-up to Antidotes. BBC Newsbeat has more details regarding Foals' plans. [news.bbc.co.uk]

According to AngryApe, Coldplay will release the Lost! EP digitally on November 10th. The release features the title track and three exclusive, new songs. [angryape.com]

D'Angelo will finally follow-up the Grammy-winning Voodoo with his third album in Spring 2009. In the meantime, a remake of "I Found My Smile Again" has surfaced on iTunes. [www.billboard.com]

Paul McCartney will release a new album of dance music, titled Electronic Arguments, on November 17th under the moniker The Fireman. NME has the track list and details. [www.nme.com]

In a post on their MySpace blog, Junior Senior announced they will split and now "focus 100% on making music on [their] own." [blog.myspace.com]

According to Billboard, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Tampa, FL. [www.billboard.com]

Against Me!, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists and Future of the Left will kickoff their 25-date tour tomorrow in Birmingham, AL. Live Daily has all the dates and details. [www.livedaily.com]

Adding more fuel to the fire that is the new My Bloody Valentine album, The Guardian is reporting that plans are still set for Kevin Shields and crew to record the follow-up to Loveless. However, 2008 is looking less likely, better make it 2009. [www.guardian.co.uk]

Spinner.com has an MP3 of "Pumpkins and Paisley" from The Spinto Band. The track is taken from their forthcoming record Moonwink, due October 7th. [www.spinner.com]

Tomorrow, Dungen will drop their fourth record, aptly titled 4. Kemado has the track list and a stream of the leadoff track "Sätt att se." [www.kemado.com]

Ben Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan is currently "holed up like a mad scientist" working on new material. Headbanger's Blog has an exclusive podcast with Weinman where he explains plans for the next record, a new DVD and the drummer situation. [headbangersblog.mtv.com]

Brooklyn-based Obits have signed a deal with Sub Pop. Obits features Rick Froberg (Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu) and is currently working a debut album with members of Girls Against Boys handling production. Listen to a couple tracks on MySpace. [www.punknews.org]

Spin has a profile on Tom Morello and his music as The Nightwatchman. You can also snag an MP3 of "Whatever It Takes" from his forthcoming album, The Fabled City, due September 30th. The track list was posted back in June. [www.spin.com]

Justin Ouellette, founder of Muxtape, has apparently sorted his issues with the RIAA and posted an update/manifesto on the return of Muxtape and impending changes to the service. [muxtape.com]

Pitchfork has the "intimate" cover for the forthcoming Bloc Party album, Intimacy, due for physical release on October 28th through Atlantic. The album has been available on blocparty.com digitally since late August. [www.pitchforkmedia.com]

Rolling Stone has reported Chinese Democracy from Guns N' Roses will finally see the light of day in November, exclusively through Best Buy. The execs at Dr. Pepper are hoping it's just a rumor. [www.rollingstone.com]

NME is reporting Robert Plant has finally agreed to plans for a Led Zeppelin tour for summer 2009. Plant will join bandmates Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones with Jason Bonham on drums. Update: Apparently that was all rampant speculation, Robert Plant has released an official statement to the contrary on his website. [www.nme.com]