Keane lead singer Tom Chaplin is now set to launch a solo career, reportedly preparing to release new material after 18 years with the band.
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A source shared: "Tom didn't want to rush his first record. He wanted it to be perfect.
"He's taken his time and now feels he has the makings of an album that can withstand the comparisons to Keane's amazing back catalogue."
The 'Somewhere Only We Know' hitmaker is said to be planning to release his debut album - which will reportedly draw on his personal experiences of drug addiction - through Island Records just in time for Christmas.
The source added to The Sun newspaper: "Tom isn't afraid to get personal on the album.
"His bandmate Tim Rice-Oxley wrote the majority of Keane's tracks so Tom didn't always get the chance to explore his inner demons. Now it's his project he feels a lot more liberated.
"There will be more lyrics about his own struggle than ever heard on the band's records."
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