David Bowie will release a new album in January

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It has been confirmed that David Bowie will release a new album titled Blackstar on his birthday, Friday 8th January.

'Blackstar' the single single will be released on Friday 20th November and was featured briefly on Sky Atlantic as the theme song for The Last Panthers television show (listen below).

Following reports on the album, representatives of David Bowie explained on Facebook that 'Contrary to inaccurate reporting on the sound and content of the album, only the following can be confirmed'. 

Blackstar was described by the Times as “an album of long, jazzy jams mixed with the kind of driving beat pioneered by Seventies German bands Can and Kraftwerk” and “completely bonkers.”

'Blackstar' is not part of David's theatre piece 'Lazarus', which is a stage show based on The Man Who Fell To Earth. We recently reported that the Isle of Wight Festival boss declared Bowie would not tour again. Could this new album mean otherwise?

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