Just like the “super moon” last week, last night was a rare superfecta of late night performances. The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Duran Duran, Richard Ashcroft, and The Gaslight Anthem showed their new colors on their junkets last night, highlighting songs from their respective new releases.

It started off with The Pains of Being Pure At Heart attacking their new single “Heart in your Heartbreak” on Letterman. The lo-fi shoe-gaze Brooklyn outfit have filled out their sound and disposed of any flotsam for a sleek, aerodynamic rock song. It’s almost a little too delicious at times, but when they kick it at the bridge, it’s hard to not blame these kids for wanting to get out of the garage and add some fidelity to their pure pop noise. Check out the clip above; pick up the band’s new album Belong March 29th via Slumberland.

Elsewhere on the dial, Duran Duran played the title track from All You Need Is Now on Leno, The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft showcased his latest studio album, United Nation of Sound, with a performance of “Are You Ready?” on Fallon, and The Gaslight Anthem offered two American Slang tracks, “Bring It On” and “The Backseat”, on Kimmel. All videos are posted below and come courtesy of The Audio Perv.

Duran Duran – “All Your Need Is Now”

Richard Ashcroft – “Are You Ready?”

The Gaslight Anthem – “Bring It On”

The Gaslight Anthem – “The Backseat”

Ashcroft and company’s lead single “Are You Ready?” has been receiving massive exposure since its release in January. With placement in everything from Volkswagen commercials to iTunes, the media is already in love with the newest outing by the British native. Even Ashcroft’s colleagues at Razor & Tie have been vocal about their newest client. Quoting VP of A&R Beka Tischker in a statement to the press, “It’s an honor to be working with someone as esteemed as Richard.”

The new album might not be the only thing heading to the U.S. in 2011 – there’s a good chance fans will be able to see the man live. Nothing has been set in stone, but keep checking back with CoS for potential tour information and the official release date for The United Nations of Sound. For now, peep the tracklist below.

The United Nations of Sound Tracklist:
01. Are You Ready?
02. Born Again
03. America
04. This Thing Called Life
05. Beatitudes
06. Good Loving
07. How Deep Is Your Man
08. She Brings Me the Music
09. Royal Highness
10. Glory
11. Life Can Be So Beautiful
12. Let My Soul Rest

Producer No ID, known for work with Jay-Z, recorded the album in Los Angeles, New York, and London. It comes out on Parlophone, which housed The Verve back when it was a band.

The tracklist is laid out below that. For an early preview, check out the album’s first single, “Are You Ready?”, below.

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United Nations of Sound Tracklist:
01. Are You Ready?
02. Born Again
03. America
04. This Thing Called Life
05. Beatitudes
06. Good Loving
07. How Deep Is Your Man
08. She Brings Me the Music
09. Royal Highness
10. Glory
11. Life Can Be So Beautiful
12. Let My Soul Rest

Following the conclusion of The Verve’s 2007 reunion, Ashcroft’s bandmates Nick McCabe and Simon Jones stated that The Verve had run its course as a band and that “Richard was just using the reunion as a vehicle to get his solo career on track. Since the band’s third break up in 2009, Ashcroft has formed a new band, United Nations of Sound, and the outfit is eying a March release date for its debut entitled Redemption.

Currently, only one track has been released from the upcoming album, and it is already accompanied by a music video on Ashcroft’s website. Appropriately titled “Are You Ready”, the song takes a slight departure from his prior work, possibly due to the production by No ID, who most recently worked with Jay-Z on his 2009 singles “Run This Town” and “DOA (Death of Auto-Tune)”. Hopefully, Ashcroft will stay clear of any Cornell-esque production misques.

While no tour announcements have been made, neither The Verve nor Ashcroft have shied away from festival appearances. And with a release date of late March, the album is due out remarkably close to the beginning of festival season.

The news comes from a report in the the Sunday Mirror which quoted an unnamed “source” who claimed  band members Simon Jones and Nick McCabe have not spoken to frontman Richard Ashcroft since performing at the V Festival in August last year.

“As far as Nick and Simon are concerned The Verve no longer exists,” the source said. “They think Richard was just using the reunion as a vehicle to get his solo career on track.”

The Verve reunited after a eight year hiatus in 2007. In the months that followed, the band would headline several music festivals, including Coachella 2008, and release its fourth full length, Forth.

However, according to the Mirror, problems stemming from McCabe’s social actives eventually caused tension amongst him and Ashcroft, ultimately resulting in the frontman’s refusal to work with his bandmates.

In response, McCabe and Jones have started a new venture, The Black Ships. As for Ashcroft, well, perhaps The Verve’s 1995 single puts it best…