MODFATHER Paul Weller will release his 14th album, True Meanings, on September 14 on Parlophone Records, and York fans will be hoping he previews new songs at his sold-out York Barbican gig on August 23.

The 26th studio set of Weller's career with The Jam, The Style Council and now solo is a dreamy, peaceful, pastoral set of songs characterised by lush orchestration.

Weller, who turned 60 in May, has made his most collaborative record to date, he and his band being joined by myriad guests. Rod Argent, of The Zombies, contributes Hammond organ to The Soul Searchers and piano and Mellotron to White Horses; folk legends Martin Carthy and Danny Thompson add picked guitar and double bass respectively to Come Along and Little Barrie plays lead guitar on Old Castles.

Lucy Rose sings back-up on Books; Movin On’ is the result of a “scratchy demo”on Paul’s phone that was sent to Tom Doyle, of the White Label project; even Noel Gallagher makes a sneaky appearance.

Most surprisingly of all, lyrics for four of the 14 songs were written to Weller’s melodies by others: Connor O’Brien, from Villagers, penned The Soul Searchers, while Erland Cooper, from Erland & The Carnival penned Bowie, Wishing Well and White Horses.

True Meanings was recorded in just over three weeks at Weller's Black Barn Studio, with the orchestration being added soon after, and the full track listing is: The Soul Searchers; Glide; Mayfly; Gravity; Old Castles; What Would He Say?; Aspects; Bowie; Wishing Well; Come Along; Books; Movin' On; May Love Travel With You and White Horses. The album will be available in CD, deluxe CD, vinyl and digital formats.