David Bowie 'The next day'

 'The Next Day' will be Bowie's first album of new material in ten years since 2003.

After having already shocked fans with the news of a new album on his birthday, he then again surprised them with a free streaming of the album via iTunes days before its official release

The Next Day is the twenty-fourth studio album by English musician David Bowie

The cover art for the album is an adapted version of Bowie's 1977 album, "Heroes"
(the cover below)
This is an example of bricoloage, taking something existing and altering it to become something new.

No guest artists were used to record the album, although Bowie did use some of the musicians he's worked with in the past, including Earl Slick, who recorded his parts for the album in July 2012.

Gail Ann Dorsey (bass guitar) and Sterling Campbell (drums), who have both worked with Bowie since the 90s, also contributed to the album