Singer Salyu has announced that she will be releasing a new single and album in early 2012!

Salyu's new single will be titled "Lighthouse", and is scheduled for release on February 1st. Meanwhile, her new album is currently untitled, and will be released on February 15th.

Both the single and the album will be produced by Kobayashi Takeshi. The last time Kobayashi has produced Salyu's full album was back in January 2007 for her 2nd album, "TERMINAL".

The album will come in both limited and regular editions. The limited edition will include a DVD containing footage from her concert, "a brand new concert issue 'minima' �Salyu � Kobayashi Takeshi".

After releasing her album, Salyu will embark on a nationwide tour. It will kick off on March 16th at Sapporo Education and Culture Hall, and will wrap up on April 29th at Tokyo International Forum, for a total of 12 performances.

On February 1st, Salyu will also release a live DVD, titled "s(o)un(d)beams+",�under her project name�salyu�salyu. This will feature video clips of "Sailing Days", "Hanashitai Anata to", "Tada no Tomodachi", and "muse'ic" from her live concert that was held on November 1st at Yokosuka Geijutsu Gekijou.

Stay tuned to tokyohive for more details on these upcoming releases!

In the meantime, check out the tour dates below!

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<Salyu Tour 2012>

March 16th - Sapporo Education and Culture Hall Main Hall (Hokkaido)
March 20th - Hiroshima Asterplaza Hall (Hiroshima)
March 23rd - Niigata Kenmin Kaikan (Niigata)
March 24th - Kawaguchi Sogou Bunka Center Main Hall (Saitama)
March 30th - Osaka Kokusai Kaigijou Main Hall (Osaka)
March 31st - Kurashiki Geibun-kan (Okayama)
April 7th - Denryoku Hall (Miyagi)
April 13th - Fukuoka Shimin Kaikan (Fukuoka)
April 15th - Chiba Bunka Kaikan Main Hall (Chiba)
April 20th - Aichi Geijutsu Gekijou (Aichi)
April 26th - Kanagawa Kenmin Hall Main Hall (Kanagawa)
April 29th - Tokyo International Forum Hall A (Tokyo)

Source: natalie