Guy Garvey, The Plumedores

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey has announced details of his debut solo album, as well as a UK tour in December 2015.

The Mercury-winning Mancunian troubadour and radio DJ first revealed his plans to go it alone in an interview with Gigwise last year, and now he's announced that his solo LP Courting The Squall will be released on 30th October.

'I love being in the honest and even-handed democracy that is Elbow, but I fancy being the boss for a bit, so I'm going to do a side-project. It will either be great, and a right laugh, or a disaster, and a right laugh.' Garvey added: 'I don't know what to call it. I don't like the term 'solo project', because it won't be that - I'll be inviting friends to play on it. I'll let the name pick itself as it progresses'.