Astrid (No - not the singer-songwriter who's doing the rounds under the same name) have been all-too-quiet of late since releasing 2001's well received 'Play Dead' LP. The band have played a couple of low key Glasgow shows over the past year and also contributed to the Reindeer Section's releases previously, but it has taken some time for them to come up with their third album, 'One In Four'. The album has no UK release date as yet, but will be released through Muzak Records in Japan and Mushroom Pillow in Spain on February 25th (Wednesday).

The tracklisting for the LP is:

1.Untitled 2
2.Something In My Way
3.Economy Class
4.Trinity
5.Seahorse Perfect
6.To Tell You The Truth
7.Sink Down
8.Written Apology
9.Suitable For Frequent Use
10.Some Day,Different Number

The band and their buddies Snow Patrol play the following dates:

MARCH 2004
2nd Newcastle University
3rd Liverpool Carling Academy
4th Birmingham Carling Academy 2
5th Stoke Sugarmill
8th Manchester University
9th Leeds Blank Canvas
10th Leicester The Charlotte
11th Norwich UEA
13th Oxford Brookes University
14th Portsmouth Pyramid Centre
15th Bristol Carling Academy
16th London Electric Ballroom, Camden

Astrid are no longer with UK label Fantastic Plastic and are believed to be searching for a new deal.