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Daft Punk's first studio album in eight years is set to be released in May, according to newspaper reports today.
The Guardian confirms May as the month of release, after weekend reports suggested their fourth studio album would be released in Spring. The band have apparently left the EMI label in order to sign with Columbia, a rumour which has also been previously reported by the Hollywood Reporter and The Sun.
The album has been rumoured to be released this spring, so the apparent May date would fit with reports - Le Parisien reported spring, as did Daft Punk collaborator Nile Rodgers.
Other collaborators over the past couple of years include Oscar-winning songwriter Paul Williams, Chilly Gonzales and Animal Collective's Panda Bear, as well as a spoken monologue with Giorgio Moroder.
Rodgers also recently hinted at a release, blogging earlier this month that "the next time I set foot in Japan, my collaboration with Daft Punk would have started to hit people's eardrums."
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However, it's unlikely that 2013 will see any live shows from the duo. Despite being rumoured to play Coachella, Daft Punk were not on the official line-up and Bestival organiser Rob Da Bank said that he had been told they would not play live this year.
The electronic duo's last live show was in 2007, at Wireless festival in the UK.
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