Noah & The Whale have announced plans to release their new album 'The First Days Of Spring' on August 31.

The record, produced by Emery Dobyns, will be preceded a week earlier by the single 'Blue Skies'.

'The First Days Of Spring' will also be accompanied by a film, directed by band member Charlie Fink, which runs the length of the album.

The film features a cameo appearance from supermodel Daisy Lowe and was shot on location in London and Surrey,

The album is the band's follow-up to their 2008 debut 'Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down'.

(by Jason Gregory)