Beastie Boys eye September album release

Beastie Boys frontman Adam Yauch has eyed September as a likely date for the release of Hot Sauce Committee Part I.

The veteran hip-hop act, whose last album The Mix-Up debuted in 2007 and won a Grammy, have had to postpone their new LP's release due to Yauch's cancer diagnosis.

He told Entertainment Weekly: "It was really disappointing to have to hold the record and postpone the tour, but doctor's orders.

"We may or may not [release Hot Sauce Committee Part I] depending on how my health is come September. We want to but we have to play it by ear."

The band previously revealed that the delayed album will be "obscure".