Great news, just found this official Placebo newsletter in my mailbox:

Placebo are on the eve of returning to the studio to start recording their 5th studio album. The new album due for release in 2006 is being produced by Dimitri Tikavoi, who has previously worked with Placebo on tracks such as 'The Ballad of Melody Nelson and 'Running Up That Hill'.

Keep checking http://www.placeboworld.co.uk in the coming weeks for news of some special studio updates.

Elsewhere, the former Placebo support band Anglo-American duo The Kills, release new single 'Love is a Deserter' on Monday 30th May on Domino Records. This favourite from their fantastic live show is the second single from their album 'No Wow'. Bonus tracks include brand new songs, remixes by Cavemen and Phones (uber-producer Paul Epworth), plus a couple of Xfm session tracks co-produced by Edwyn Collins.

To hear all the tracks and watch the video, go to their fab mini-site:

http://www.dominorecordco.com/site/minisites/loveisadeserter

I second the Kills recommendation, another fab band I got to discover thanks to zesty.