X-Ray Spex's Poly Styrene to release new solo album in March

Former X-Ray Spex frontwoman Poly Styrene is set to release a new solo album.

'Generation Indigo', out on March 28, has been produced by Youth (The Verve, The View, Oasis).

'Generation Indigo''s tracklisting is:

'I Luv Ur Sneakers'
'Virtual Boyfriend'
'Generation Indigo'
'Kitsch'
'White Gold'
'L.U.V.'
'Ghoulish'
'Code Pink Dub'
'Colour Blind'
'Thrash City'
'No Rockefeller'
'Electric Blue Monsoon'

See Poly-styrene.com for more information.

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Mumford And Sons to release 'live album'

Band making London gig available as part of new edition of debut album 'Sigh No More'

Mumford and Sons are set to release a live album as part of a new edition of debut 'Sigh No More'.

The band's shows at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in the spring will be available as a download record.

The live album, along with a DVD featuring three short films shot in India, America and Europe – with a link to the final part which is out in December – and a new song 'Hold On To What You Believe' will be sold as a physical "deluxe" version of the album through Mumfordandsons.com.

However, fans will be able to download the bonus content if they already have the album.

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Peter, Bjorn and John to release 'pop rock album'

Peter, Bjorn and John have revealed that their upcoming new album will see them going back to their roots to release a "pop rock album".

Set for release in early 2011, the group's sixth studio effort is the follow up to 2009's 'Living Thing'.

"We originally planned to make a punk rock album," drummer John Eriksson told Spin. "But listening to it now it's definitely a pop rock album. But it sounds more punk rock when we play the songs live!"

"We've sort [of] gone back to the beginning," he continued. Adding that the songs have elements of new wave and power pop. "It's like Back To The Future!"

The album was produced by Per Sunding (The Cardigans), who Eriksson admitted was to blame for the band drinking in the studio and that even new song 'Tomorrow Has To Wait', is all about being drunk during recording sessions.

"We were more drunk this time," the drummer said. "We have to blame the producer for that. He made us drink more. A lot of the final cuts were the drunken versions."

Currently untitled, the group have been asking their fans to help them out with a name.

""We've been working on an album title for six months," Eriksson explained. "We've been asking our fans on Twitter, We have everything from 'Clever Pig' to 'Stupid Sock', which have been working titles. But it's not going to be called anything like that. We're working on it!"

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Paul McCartney's son James to release debut EP

Paul McCartney news RSS feedMore Paul McCartney news, reviews, videos and tour datesTweetPaul McCartney's son James has announced details of his debut EP.

Out on September 21, the five-track EP is called 'Available Light' and was produced by Paul McCartney. The EP includes four original songs written by James, plus a cover of Neil Young's 'Old Man'.

The songs were recorded over a two-year period in the US and at London's Abbey Road Studios.

The tracklisting of 'Available Light' is:

'Angel'
'Glisten'
'My Friend'
'Denial'
'Old Man'


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