The Fall have signed to Domino Records and are about to start work on a new album, it has been announced.

According to the label the band are set to enter a studio in the North of England to record new material “imminently” and hope for a release towards the end of 2009.

The band's last album, 'Imperial Wax Solvent', was released in 2008 via Sanctuary.

The Fall are also set to make several festival appearances in the coming months, including the Camden Crawl in London and Hinterland in Glasgow.

(by Daniel Melia)