Right, this may seem a bit strange and unconventional, but we didn't want to just stick the new Futureheads album review on the front page unannounced, without some kind of background information. Mysterious appearances are best limited to ones of a financial end down the back of a sofa.

Well, the news is that, after a few months of mild uncertainty - for you lot, at least - the Futureheads have now both announced and put on sale (effectively) their new record, entitled The Chaos. As quick as a flash, we have a review of it, too.

The record is on sale digitally at the moment (in effect...), as all those pre-ordering it will get the entire record delivered straight to your inbox, before the limited edition CDs find their way to you by post. The CDs come with two bonus tracks, too.

Pre-order it from here.

For 20 squids you will receive...(sorry if I repeat myself)

• Full album The Chaos delivered instantly to your inbox
• Signed deluxe copy of The Chaos in week of release April 26
• Exclusive digital lyrics book only available to members
• The opportunity to purchase tickets for exclusive events and priority presale tickets for Futureheads shows
• Exclusive competitions only available to members
• Exclusive merch only available to members
• Extra tracks
• Exclusive vidoes
• Early video previews
• Remixes

Wonderful stuff. I guess all that's left to be said is read the album review, yeah? And check out their tour dates:

April:
26 - Norwich, Arts Centre
27 - Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
28 - Leeds, Cockpit

May:
1 - Middlesbrough, The Empire
2 - Manchester, Academy 2
3 - Sheffield, The Leadmill
4 - Birmingham, Academy 2
6 - London, Scala
7 - Gloucester, Guildhall
8 - Coventry, Casbah
10 - Bristol, Thekla
11 - Exeter, The Cavern
12 - Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
13 - Northampton, Roadmender

And, as announced earlier this week, Futureheads play the DiS stage at Summer Sundae on August 15th.