It's been long reported on U2 fansites such as @U2 and U2Log, as well as in more traditional news outlets, that the guys are in the studio working on the follow up to 2000's All That You Can't Leave Behind. The past week has seen several new tidbits and rumors popping up. U2Log reported that an employee of a touring logistics company leaked news of a contract with U2 for May 2004 and onward. The same day, U2Log received an email regarding a promotional poster for the new album, to be titled Solar and due in stores March 8, 2004. This email was taken with a high dose of skepticism, but was backed up days later by photographs of the poster. The fan community on U2Log is fairly convinced that the poster is an elaborate hoax, but the tour date rumor is generally accepted as it fits well with very recent comments made by manager Paul McGuiness as well as earlier comments from Bono, Edge, and Larry. One exciting and reliable bit of information about the sound of the new album came from a conversation between a fan and Steve Averill, one of U2's graphic designers, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.