In a message on the official Belle and Sebastian website, band leader Stuart Murdoch wrote: "The new record is called Belle and Sebastian Write About Love." (Via One Thirty BPM.) It does not get much clearer than that. It's the group's first album since 2006's The Life Pursuit; that's the sleeve up there. There is no release date yet.

In an effort to promote the record in a fun, DIY style, Murdoch is urging fans to take pictures or video of themselves writing "Belle and Sebastian Write About Love" or just "Write About Love" around their own city or town. He set up a Flickr group and everything. And, because he's Stuart Murdoch, he added, "remember to use chalk or at least something non-permanent!" No B&S graffiti bombing plz.

Belle and Sebastian have several live dates lined up in the near future.