Echo & the Bunnymen announce their new studio album, “Apples for Isaac,” marking their first album of new material in about 12 years. Multiple outlets report that the band shares the lead single “Brussels Is Haunted,” and they preview it through a stream or listening link tied to the announcement. NME says the album is scheduled for release on September 18. Other coverage frames the project as the band’s first new studio record since 2014’s “Meteorites,” while also noting that the group previously released a 2018 collection of re-recordings titled “The Stars, the Oceans & the Moon,” which is not presented as the same kind of new studio work. One report also highlights contributions from the late drummer Clem Burke, describing his involvement as part of the album’s creation. Across the sources, the focus remains on the album title, the lead single, and the end of a long gap between releases, with specific attention paid to the single’s nostalgic tone and Burke’s role in the new record.