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Vampire Weekend have announced details of their new album, which will be titled Modern Vampires Of The City. The band have also revealed they are to play a one-off UK show on May 8 at The Troxy in London. The band teased the name of their forthcoming third album, which will be released in May, last week and today placed the album title in the classified section of the New York Times under the 'Lost And Found' header. Having tipped fans off to their PR stunt via Twitter, the band then confirmed the album title and release date in a second tweet.

Thom Yorke has announced a special series of live shows with Radiohead and Atoms For Peace superproducer Nigel Godrich. Announcing the gigs on Twitter earlier today (February 4), Yorke wrote: "Me & Nigel out & about with two turntables & a microphone - London 22 Feb, Berlin 8 March, NY 14 March. Special guests & location to follow..."

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have unveiled the video for their song 'Jubilee Street'. The NSFW promo was directed by longtime Cave collaborator John Hillcoat (Lawless, The Proposition), and features Brit actor Ray Winstone. The video was shot in the East End of London at the end of last year. Scroll down to watch. Speaking about the video, Cave said: It was a real pleasure hanging around the set and watching Ray do his thing. He is a master. What a great actor. And of course, working with my friend and collaborator John Hillcoat is always a blast.

Administrators responsible for the restructure of HMV are understood to be announcing plans to close between 60 and 100 stores this week. According to The Telegraph, administrator Deloitte's plans to restructure the business could result in the loss of 1,500 jobs at the music retailer. The location of the stores set to be closed are yet to be finalised, but the chosen shops will remain open until all their stock has been sold.

Pulp made their first live appearance on TV together in 10 years on Jonathan Ross' chat show this weekend, performing their new single "After You". Watch it below. Jarvis Cocker and co played the James Murphy produced single as well as a brief part of "Common People" as the programme began. "After You" was made available to download last week (January 28). The band originally gave away the track as a present on Christmas Day 2012 to fans who attended their homecoming Sheffield Arena show on December 8.

My Bloody Valentine have uploaded their long-awaited new album on YouTube – scroll to the bottom of the page and click to begin listening. The nine-track follow-up to 1991's 'Loveless', titled 'mbv', was released at midnight (GMT) on the evening of February 2 via a brand new website for the band. Shortly after, they posted all nine tracks on YouTube. The album is sold as a download only, CD and download or as a 180g vinyl, CD and download package. The vinyl and CD packages will be posted within three weeks of purchase date, but the download is immediate.

A new soundtrack for a fashion show scored by Radiohead's Thom Yorke has been posted online. The singer teamed up with long-time collaborator and producer Nigel Godrich to provide the music for the Rag and Bone fashion label's event in Manhattan earlier this week. The soundtrack can now be streamed at the designer's Facebook page.

Fleetwood Mac have confirmed details of five UK tour dates to take place in September and October.

My Bloody Valentine have released their brand new album, mbv. The nine-track follow-up to 1991's Loveless was released at midnight (GMT) on the evening of February 2 via a brand new website for the band, however the site Mybloodyvalentine.org crashed almost immediately after launching. The album is available exclusively from the website and will be sold as a download only, CD and download or as a 180g vinyl, CD and download package. The vinyl and CD packages will be posted within three weeks of purchase date, but the download will be immediate.

The Specials have announced tour dates for the United States. The band, who announced on their website in January that vocalist Neville Staples would cease touring for medical reasons, have confirming shows in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco in addition to the band’s appearance at the South By Southwest festival in March. The band have already announced a batch of UK shows in May. The dates are as follows: March 11: The Vic Theatre, Chicago, IL March 13: South By Southwest, Austin, TX