Photo of David Bowie by Jimmy King
David Bowie may be planning to release a new album in January, according to a report published Saturday.
The Times of London claims the new LP, titled Blackstar, will arrive on Jan. 8, which is the British star's 69th birthday. It would follow his 2013 album The Next Day, which was his first offering in 10 years.
Blackstar is described as “an album of long, jazzy jams mixed with the kind of driving beat pioneered by Seventies German bands Can and Kraftwerk.”
As we previously reported, Bowie has contributed a song called "Blackstar" to the upcoming British crime serial The Last Panthers. And according to The Times report, the song will serve as the first preview of the album.
Update (Oct. 25): David Bowie has confirmed on his website the album will indeed arrive on Jan. 8, preceded by the title track on Nov. 20.