Yeah Yeah Yeahs Forced To Change Album Release Date

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been forced to bring the release date of their new album forward after it leaked online.

'It's Blitz', will now be released digitally on March 9th and on physical formats on April 6th.

The album had originally been due for release in April, but appeared on various file sharing websites last month.

In a message on their MySpace page, the band said: "The cat's out of the bag after IT'S BLITZ! escaped from our clutches into the big bad world last week. Why should some have and some have-not?

"YYYs have been brimming with nervous excitement in anticipation of releasing this record to the world! Leaks are NO FUN but it's out of our hands."

As previously reported, Yeah Yeah Yeahs will play a short UK tour in April.

(by Jason Gregory)

 The Courteeners Cover Yeah Yeah Yeahs On New EP (05.11.2010)

 Spike Jonze Recruits Nick Zinner, Animal Collective For Short-Film Soundtrack (12.08.2010)

 Yeah Yeah Yeah Announce Special Limited Edition Single (05.02.2010)

 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Blitz London's Brixton Academy (01.12.2009)

 Karen O Unveils Where The Wild Things Are Album Artwork And Tracklist (03.09.2009)

 Karen O Debuts Solo Single (24.08.2009)

 Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse To Play ATP 10th Anniversary (08.07.2009)

 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Announce UK Tour Dates (06.07.2009)

 The Flaming Lips' New Album Features Yeah Yeah Yeahs And MGMT (29.06.2009)

 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Pay Tribute To Michael Jackson At Glastonbury Festival (28.06.2009)

 Madness, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hockey at Camden Crawl 2009 (27.04.2009)