Joan Jett to release new album in June

It's been more than a few years since Joan Jett had a new album out, but the wait ends June 6th when Sinner is released. It's her first new release since Pure And Simple came out in 1994, and it features songs about politics and current events alongside Jett's usual subject matter -- love, sex, and relationships. Jett said, "If anything, the lyrical content might be expanding. It's not all about falling in or out of love." Jett and her band the Blackhearts will support the album by playing the alternative-rock-leaning Van's Warped Tour this summer, on top of their own shows.

In 2004, Jett released an album in Japan called Naked. A few of the songs from that record are also on Sinner, but they've been redone, making this her first all-new record in 12 years.

2006 is the 25th anniversary of her Blackheart Records label, and the singer will reissue her catalogue this year to mark the milestone.