Karen O announces release of debut solo album, Crush Songs

Yeah Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O has announced the release of her debut solo album, Crush Songs. 

The iconic NYC singer will be releasing the album via Strokes' frontman Julian Casablancas' very own Cult Records on 9 September - the same day as albums by Death From Above 1979 and Interpol also drop, so it's going to be quite a week. 

"So excited, lucky and proud to be involved with such a classic album," said Casablancas. "I just wanna listen to it all day. Karen is an all-time great."

Karen O added: "When I was 27 I crushed a lot. I wasn’t sure I’d ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time. They are the soundtrack to what was an ever continuing love crusade. I hope they keep you company on yours."

A statement reads: "Recorded in 2006 and 2007, the record is an intimate collection of lo-fi, bedroom recordings in the vein of Karen’s Oscar-nominated 'The Moon Song'."

The album will first be available pre-release as a limited, special vinyl edition, incorporating Karen’s own personal drawings, handwritten lyrics and more - and can be pre-ordered here.