Arcade Fire name LP

The Arcade Fire have revealed their new album is called "Neon Bible".

The Canadian rock heroes will release the follow-up to the universally acclaimed "Funeral" in March or April 2007.

"Intervention", the first fruits from the LP, was played on UK radio earlier today by Zane Lowe and is also being trailered on a pre-recorded telephone line in the USA.

The band have already confirmed they will make their live return in the UK with a series of live shows in London and later in their home town of Montreal.

The dates, which are all sold out, are as follows:

January 2007
29+30+31 St John's Church, London

February
01+02 London Porchester Hall, London
06+07+08+09+10 Ukrainian National Federation, Montreal