The mighty Arrested Development is gearing up to release "SPLASH" - a brand new body of work from the legendary hip hop collective - which is scheduled to be released in the Spring.

The group released a statement saying, "We "ve been working wholeheartedly on new songs that we hope are magical for you. We collaborated with Grammy nominated artist/producer Khao Kates (T.I., R. Kelly, Snoop), on the upcoming AD project, "SPLASH". We are always looking to surprise you and this album is no different. Each song tells a story and when the album is finished, it is a complete journey. Khao brought a certain urban feel to our sound, while we all wanted it to be bigger sounding than our past joints. We made many of the themes for this record more worldly in their scope and sound. You will hear more synths than usual for this album, plus the beats bang harder than many previous records. We performed some of the new material for the Japanese fans and the response was beyond our expectations!"

As well as the exciting news of a brand new AD album coming, the group is also lining up a bunch of live shows, which include upcoming dates in New Zealand and Japan, an Arrested Development app for iPhone and Droid users, plus a re-design to their official website.

Please visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arrested-development/id828811807?mt=8 to download the app for free now and check out the following tour dates for Arrested Development below.

March 16 - WOMD New Zealand @ TSB Bowl Of Brooklands

March 19 - Osaka, @ Billboard Live Osaka (early show)

March 19 - Osaka, @ Billboard Live Osaka (late show)

March 20 - Tokyo, @ Billboard Live Tokyo

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