Ted Leo & The Pharmacists Join Matador

Ted Leo & The Pharmacists have inked a deal with Matador Records and will tentatively release a new album in early 2010. According to the label, said album was recorded "throughout 2009 at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge." Leo had been in search of a label since early this year, after Touch & Go announced they were to stop releasing new music. [matadorrecords.com]