Mr Stevens will play NYC's Lincoln Centre on January 14 with a full band as part of the American Songbook series being hosted by the venue.

The all too rare show will, according to Asthmatic Kitty, feature reworkings of tunes from Stevens' three most popular records, the two states and Seven Swans along with new tunes which may or may not be epic, swelling and generally gob smacking.

This news comes on top of Stevens announcing a cover of Friendly Beasts to be released on a new compilation that says its only aim is to bring kids and parents together, weird huh.