Tori Amos [ tickets ] will release her 10th studio album on Universal Republic Records in late spring or early summer of 2009.

Amos and Universal have inked what they are calling a unique venture with an unconventional approach to the artist/record company relationship. Within the new business relationship, Universal and Amos will jointly work on other projects "in tandem with Ms. Amos' prolific creative output."

One of the first projects will be the release of a "groundbreaking new visual component" to accompany Amos' new album, according to a press release. Each song on the album will feature a corresponding documentary-style "visualette" that was shot in HD and Super 8 during the past year.

In a statement, Amos' manager, John Witherspoon, said, "The intricate development of this unique Audio Visual component to Tori's musical presentation, which she has been crafting through her own Galactic Media company, is indicative of the outlier creative and strategic opportunities both Tori and Universal Republic hope to build upon this extraordinary relationship."