Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's animated band Gorillaz have shared a preview of their new book The Book of Noodle - but have they got something else on the way?
Unsurprisingly so, the social media posts have sparked speculation of a new album.
"She drifted away from Plastic Beach to safety, or so she thought. Years later Noodle is face to face with pure evil... #TheBookofNoodle," Gorillaz tweeted, accompanied by an image of the book cover.
In addition to that, Gorillaz also shared pages and scenes from the new release.
The story follows the band's fictional guitarist Noodle "days after the attack on Plastic Beach".
Noodle wakes in a strange Japanese village where she's taken care of by an old pearl diver.
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However, things don't stay serene for long as an ancient hell demon has been released. Oh no.
So, is The Book of Noodle a cool concept record as well as a book?
After all, Albarn confirmed back in October 2015 that Gorillaz were working on a fifth untitled album with a 2016 release date.
Then in April, Hewlett shared Instagram clips from the studio with Albarn, composer Jean Michel-Jarre, producer Twilite Tone and singer-songwriter Liam Bailey, hinting that they may be working on their new album.
However last month, Gorillaz posted mysterious images that suggested the band were breaking up.
One image featured the date "Nov_2000", which was when the band released
their very first single 'Tomorrow Comes Today'; the other featured the words "The_End" with the caption "Until next time…"
The last time Gorillaz released an album was back in 2011 with The Fall.
