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Scott Walker back after ten years

Scott Walker press shot

Scott Walker press shot

New album set for release in May

Legendary singer Scott Walker has completed work on his first album for ten years.

The long-awaited new album will be called ‘The Drift’ – it’s the star’s first since 1995’s ‘Tilt’.

It will be Walker’s first album on the 4AD label, and is due in May.

A documentary film about Walker 's music - including the making of ‘The Drift’ – is currently being made by the New York based director Stephen Kijak.

Titled ‘30 Century Man’, after a track from his ‘Scott 3’ album, it will also be released in 2006.

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