New Jersey’s ska-punk act Streetlight Manifesto have posted a large update on their MySpace page including promise of a new album; one that features original music this time:

We are spending the next couple of months in and out of the studio. Finally! The last SM record on our current label has finally commenced recording! FREEEEEEDOOOMMMMMM!

The band is also working on a new tour:

We’re in the middle of booking tons and tons of tours for 2011 and we’ll be hitting many, many places we’ve never been, both in our country, our neighboring countries and as far away as the other side of the world. So, yeah, stay tuned, we will be announcing dates as soon as we confirm them.

Also, it appears that Thomas Kalnoky,  (Streetlight’s singer, under the name Toh Kay) and Dan Potthast will be releasing a split LP on November 16th via The Pentimento Music Company, in which they reinterpret 5 of each other’s songs (each) with acoustic instruments. The CD will be available via the RISC Store here.

A video of Kalnoky’s take on Potthast’s I’ve Set Sail can be seen below.