Ananova:

The Strokes are to preview their new album with a secret world club tour including an intimate gig in London.

The band will kick off the dates on Monday, November 14, in Tokyo before heading to Sydney, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Berlin, Milan and Madrid.

NME.com reports that they want to give fans a taste of their eagerly awaited third album, First Impressions Of Earth.

"We'll do eight new songs and leave, just like how it was with the first record, with no one knowing any of our music," guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. said.

The London show is scheduled for the end of this month.

The low key tour heads to the US in the New Year with shows lined up for New York, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles.

The Strokes' full UK and North American tours will then kick off in February.

The Strokes release First Impressions Of Earth in the UK on January 14, preceded by a single Juicebox on December 5.