Flight of the Conchords star Bret McKenzie is set to release a new album and tour the UK.

The album, however, will not be a comedy album, hence the title Songs Without Jokes. McKenzie has said: “Post-Conchords, I’d been working on songs for the Muppets films, and during a session I had the thought that it would be fun someday to work on some songs that weren’t for someone else, that don’t have to tell a story or be funny or continue the narrative plot, checking all the boxes for the character in the movie”, McKenzie says. “I thought it’d be fun to do a record like that, something different.”

The UK tour starts on September 22 in Birmingham. Buy tickets for all dates here.

Watch the video for the first single A Little Tune below.