Reuters reports  [lastfm]The Cars[/lastfm] have reunited to record their first album in 23 years and that Billboard.com is reporting a tour may be in the works.

The new wave band’s sessions were first confirmed by veteran engineer Paul Orofino in now-deleted posts on the Pro Sound online message board, and follow the late July posting on Facebook of a photo with the band’s four surviving original members together in a Boston recording studio. Last week, the Cars revealed a 73-second snippet of a new song, “Blue Tip,” on their Facebook page, but provided no additional information about the album.

This is exciting news and we’ll bring you more info as the story unfolds!