Keen to break America before the inevitable backlash begins over here, The Darkness' record label are rushing the US release of Mercury Music Prize nomination 'Permission to Land'. Warners will release the album on their Atlantic Records label there later this month - it had originally been slated for a 2004 release.
One source close to the band told the NME yesterday: "[Frontman] Justin's already being recognised in the street over there. They're going to go and play a few gigs to see how they get on. It's an exciting time."