Reports have surface that the next release from piano pop trio Keane will be an eight track EP called Night Train. The EP was recorded while the band toured with their last album, 2008's Perfect Symmetry, and will feature guest appearances from rappers K'Naan and Tigarah. The full track list is as follows:
House Lights
Back In Time
Stop For A Minute
Clear Skies
Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)
Your Love
Looking Back
My Shadow
NY hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan are set to release a compilation of rarities and previously unreleased material. The collection will be called Return of The Wu and Friends, and has been produced by DJ Mathematics. The track list features songs from individual members of the Wu-Tang Clan as well as a number of new remixes. Return of The Wu and Friends is due for release on February 26th.
Eccentric Nevada freak-folk singer Joanna Newsom has revealed details of her third studio album, the follow up to 2006's critically acclaimed Ys. Earlier in the week, Newsom's label Drag City posted the cryptic image above, hinting at new material from the singer. It has now been confirmed that the album will be called 'Have One On Me' and is due for release on February 23rd. Newsom has also announced a mini world tour, but there are no European dates on it at this stage.
Sade, the 1980s band fronted by Sade Adu and responsible for 'Smooth Operator', are set to make a comeback in 2010, with their first studio album in ten years. The British Nigerian singer recently debuted the video for the lead single and title track 'Soldier of Love' on the band's official website Sade will release 'Solider of Love' on February 5th.
Meanwhile, former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft has announced that the working title of his upcoming fourth solo album is Redemption, Elbow have revealed that they are ahead of schedule for the follow up to 2008's acclaimed 'The Seldom Seen Kid', and may release it before the end of 2010, and Kate Nash has completed work on her second album and plans to release the as yet untitled album within the next few months.
