The Beastie Boys have a new album in the pipes and, unlike its predecessor, it will actually have a vocal track.
The three MCs from New York are back in the studio working on the still-untitled follow-up to 2007's The Mix-Up (review) (Capitol), the act's second instrumental funk album. While no firmed up release date's been set, the act promised it'll actually feature vocals this time around, according to EW.com.

Bassist Adam "MCA" Yauch has revealed their forthcoming new album has taken the rap collective in a "bizarre" new direction
It's a combination of playing and sampling stuff as we're playing, and also sampling pretty obscure records.
They have tentatively named the record Tadlock's Glasses, after a former tour bus driver, who was once presented with a pair of glasses by Elvis Presley.
The band are set to tour in the summer.