"Curved Air will release their first album to feature new music since 1976 when North Star goes on sale next month.

The 14-track record features seven fresh tracks alongside a collection of re-recordings and covers. The digital single Colder Than A Rose In Snow was released last year and another, Stay Human, is coming soon.

Original members Sonja Kristina and Florian Pilkington-Miksa were rejoined by Air Cut-era guitarist Kirby Gregory for studio sessions, alongside Paul Sax, Robert Norton and Chris Harris.

North Star will be released via Cherry Red on March 17 and it’s available for pre-order now: http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4549" rel="nofollow - http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=4549 . Curved Air tour the UK in their own right in April following a series of shows with the Strawbs and Martin Turner – and Strawbs mainman Dave Cousins is hoping vocalist Kristina will guest with his band once again."

North Star tracklist:

01. Stay Human
02. Time Games
03. Puppets
04. Images and Signs
05. Interplay
06. Spider
07. Magnetism
08. Colder Than a Rose in Snow
09. Spirits in the Material World
10. Old Town News
11. Situations
12. Chasing Cars
13. Young Mother
14. Across the Universe

Curved Air, Strawbs, Martin Turner tour

Mar 01: Newcastle City Hall
Mar 15: Portsmouth Kings Theatre
Mar 18: Shrewsbury Theatre Severn
Mar 20: Ipswich Cameo Hall
Mar 21: Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall
Mar 22: Croydon Fairfield Halls
Mar 23: Exeter Corn Exchange
Mar 29: Southend Palace Theatre
Mar 30: Peterborough The Cresset

Curved Air tour

Feb 07: Minehead Giants Of Rock festival
Apr 02: Hull Fruit
Apr 03: Sheffield Greystones
Apr 04: Edinburgh Jam House
Apr 05: Kinross Green Hotel
Apr 10: Chislehurst Beaverwood Club
Apr 12: Wimborne Tivoli Theatre
Apr 13: Bilston Robin 2
Apr 16: London Borderline
Apr 25: Milton Keynes Stables
Apr 26: Frome Cheese And Grain