Westlife Return With A 'New Direction'

Westlife are back with a new single, which they're describing as a "new direction."

Titled 'What About Now', the song is the first from the Irish boyband since 2007's 'Back Home' album, and will be the first glimpse of forthcoming record 'Where We Are'.

"We wanted the first single from our new album to be somewhere between the Westlife sound our fans know and love, and the new direction we're heading in." Explains singer Mark Feehily.

"We've been experimenting with a fresh vibe on this record." He told the Mirror. "After 11 years we see this as phase two of the Westlife story."

'What About Now' is released on October 26th (25th as a download), with tenth album 'Where We Are' following on November 30th.