Bowie's Back

Today, on his 66^th birthday, David Bowie hasunexpectedly released a brand new single and video. 'Where Are We Now?' is thefirst single from Bowie's upcoming album, The Next Day. Scheduled for release in March, this will be Bowie's30^th studio recording and his first album in ten years.

'Throwing shadows and avoiding the industry treadmill isvery David Bowie. He is the kind of artist who writes and performs what hewants, when he wants.' - David Bowie's spokesman

Bowie recorded 'Where Are We Now?' in New York with hislong-term producer, Tony Visconti. The accompanying video, directed bymultimedia and installation artist Tony Oursler, features the singer and imagesof his time in Berlin. You can click here to download the single and watch thevideo online.

Left: The cover art for The Next Day is an altered version of the 1977 "Heroes" album photograph, taken by Masayoshi Sukita.