According to NME, the new Editors album will be titled In This Light And On This Evening and released on September 22nd October 13th. Back in December, Tom Smith described the new material as having an "electronic sheen." The band will preview songs from the record at an O2 Academy Birmingham gig on September 10th.
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After many delays, Mos Def will release The Ecstatic next Tuesday, June 9th. Preview some of the record on MySpace and check out the album details Wikipedia. [www.myspace.com]
David Gray will return on September 22nd with a new album, Draw The Line. The record will be released on Mercer Street Records and features appearances by Annie Lennox and Jollie Holland. [www.billboard.com]
Pete Yorn will tour the US in support of his new album, Back and Fourth, due June 23rd. The trek kicks off in San Diego on July 9th and ends in late August with a two-night residency in Los Angeles. In related news, Yorn will issue Break Up, a duets album with Scarlett Johansson, on September 8th. [www.nme.com]
Andrew W.K. will release his fourth album, 55 Cadillac, a "solo piano album of songs that were made up on the spot," on September 8th. Preview the album on MySpace and read an interview with Andrew over on Punknews. [www.myspace.com]
Elektra Records will relaunch in 2010 to mark its 60th Anniversary. The revived label will issue the sophomore album from Justice and a new record from Cee-Lo. [www.rollingstone.com]
According to Billboard, Sade is in the studio recording a follow up to 2000's Lovers Rock. However, apparently, there's no rush as "the album will come when it is ready." [www.billboard.com]
Pearl Jam will release Backspacer this fall. Manager Kelly Curtis confirmed to Billboard that Target will be the exclusive "big box" partner for the record, as the band is without a formal label contract. Pearl Jam performed "Get Some" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night. Watch the performance on Hulu. [www.billboard.com]
The Cave Singers will release a new album, Welcome Joy, on August 18th through Matador Records. The band will tour in September and October with Lightning Dust. [www.matadorrecords.com]
Cardiff's Future of the Left have announced a quick jaunt through the US this July in support of their forthcoming album, Travels With Myself And Another, due June 23rd on 4AD. [www.aversion.com]
The Black Heart Procession has signed a deal with Temporary Residence. The band will release its next album in October, "followed by a full North American tour." [temporaryresidence.com]
Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys have confirmed the release of their new album, Humbug, on August 25th in the US. As reported, the band recorded part of the album with Josh Homme. Check out the track list on the band's website. [www.arcticmonkeys.com]
According to their website, Harvey Danger have called it quits after a 15-year run. The band's final shows are being scheduled. The first will be at Schuba's in Chicago on August 15th. [www.punknews.org]
Mew have posted the album track "Introducing Palace Players," from their forthcoming album No More Stories, on MySpace. The record hits stores August 25th. [www.myspace.com]
Matador Records will issue Childish Prodigy from Philadelphia vocalist and guitarist Kurt Vile sometime this fall. Read the full announcement on the Matablog. [www.thetripwire.com]
Magnolia Electric Co. will return on July 21st with Josephine through Secretly Canadian. The album was produced by Steve Albini and is "an honest-to-God effort on the part of Magnolia Electric Co. to pay tribute to the life and spirit of fallen bassist Evan Farrell." [stereogum.com]
According to a post on their website, Sigur Ros have nearly completed a new full-length. The album is reportedly a "slower and more ambient record," but not expected to be released until "sometime next year." However, that's not a big shock, considering the upcoming Riceboy Sleeps album, the Jonsi solo album with Nico Muhly and Kjarri's work on the Odine soundtrack. [www.sigur-ros.co.uk]
The title of the upcoming Beastie Boys album will be Hot Sauce Committee not Tadlock's Glasses, as previously reported. The band will also return to the road this summer, beginning with a June 12th appearance at the Bonnaroo Festival. [www.billboard.com]
Despite previous reports, Poison The Well will now release The Tropic Rot on July 7th. In addition to the 10 for $10 Tour, the band has announced a series of June, Midwest tour dates opening for their friends in Silverstein. [www.myspace.com]
The Charlatans have lined up a US tour to support the vinyl release of their tenth studio album, You Cross My Path, due out this September in the US. [blogs.myspace.com]
