Duran Duran have announced that they will be releasing their new album Paper Gods on September 18 (US)/September 11 (worldwide) via Warner Bros. Records. Plus, they have shared dates for an upcoming world tour.

The band’s 14th studio album was recorded in London with producers Nile Rodgers, Mark Ronson, Josh Blair, and Mr Hudson and was mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent. It will also feature musical contributions from special guests including Janelle Monáe (on the first single ‘Pressure Off’), John Frusciante, Kiesza, Mr. Hudson, Lindsay Lohan, and violinist Davidé Rossi.

The tracks on Paper Gods “capture the duality and sense of conflict at the heart of Duran Duran’s music”, according to a press release.

“It really goes back to that strange early Duran mix: the hard-edged pop, coexisting with this dark, weird, experimental side,” bassist John Taylor explained.

“That’s something that’s essential to all of us,” keyboardist Nick Rhodes added. “It’s great to be able to lift people’s spirits — and your own — with a strong shot of pure pop, but the world we live in isn’t all just made of that stuff, so it seems natural to me that we have kept one foot in the darker, more Gothic side of life.”

“We found a whole new level of inspiration on this album,” he continued, while frontman Simon Le Bon added: “We’ve allowed ourselves the time to make music that we can be proud of. I judge what we release by my favourite albums — Horses, Harvest, Let It Bleed, Blue, Transformer, Aladdin Sane. Those are classic albums. The only rule is it’s got to be music you can live with for the rest of your life.”

Duran Duran have also announced a world tour, which will run from June 20 until December 12, and will be making stops in Barcelona, New York, Las Vegas, and London, amongst other cities.

Duran Duran will be playing the following shows. For tickets and information, click here.

June 20 - Barcelona, Spain Sonar by Night Festival
June 27 - The Hague, Netherlands Night At The Park
June 28 - Kerry, Ireland Killarney Festival

August 05 - Riverhead, NY FOLD Festival
August 06 - Bethlehem, PA Musikfest – ArtsQuest Center

September 01 - Ibiza Heart at the Ibiza Gran Hotel
September 05 - Gibraltar Gibraltar Music Festival
September 11 - Isle of Wight, UK Bestival @ Robin Hill Park
September 20 - Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre ***
September 23 - Puyallup, WA Washington State Fair *
September 25 - Reno, NV Grand Theatre – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino **
September 26 - Las Vegas, NV Life is Beautiful Festival
September 27 - San Diego, CA Cal Coast Union Open Air Theatre**

October 01 - Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl ***
October 02 - San Francisco, CA The Greek Theatre, Berkeley ***
October 03 - Rancho Mirage, CA The Show Agua CalienteCasino**

November 27 - Manchester, UK Manchester Arena
November 28 - Leeds, UK First Direct Arena
November 30 - Cardiff, UK Motorpoint Arena

December 02 - Brighton, UK Brighton Centre
December 04 - Birmingham, UK Genting Arena
December 05 - Newcastle, UK Metro Radio Arena
December 06 - Glasgow, Scotland The SSE Hydro
December 08 - London, UK The O2
December 09 - Bournemouth, UK Bournemouth International Centre
December 11 - Nottingham, UK Capital FM Arena
December 12 - Liverpool, UK Echo Arena

* w/ CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers
** w/ Clean Bandit
*** w/ CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers & Clean Bandit