Monday, March 25, 2013

Daft Punk Announce New Album Title And Release Date

Daft Punk have announced that their fourth studio album, titled 'Random Access Memories' will be out on May 20 via Columbia Records.

The album will be available from 20 May and is also available to pre-order on CD and vinyl now. The UK announcement comes after RAM was added to the US iTunes store on the weekend (Saturday 23 March). The UK release date comes one day before the US, where the album will be available on 21 May.

The first official confirmation of the band's fourth studio album, rumoured to be titled No End, was revealed on 19 February, when Sony music registered a 13-track, 74 minute Daft Punk album with music rights company, PPL.

The follow-up to 2005's 'Human After All' will contain 13 new tracks, however, the tracklisting and song titles have yet to be confirmed. We'll keep you updated.

The pair, comprised by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, premiered a clip of new music in America over the weekend during Saturday Night Live. Check it out below.