Christopher Owens, the genius behind San Francisco indie rock outfit Girls recently left the famed band and announced the release of his upcoming solo project. “Lysandre,” set to release January 2013 via Fat Possum, is what Owens calls a window into his soul. It is a personal account of his feelings while touring with Girls.

He said of his solo album:

“Lysandre could easily be mistaken as an album about a love affair and the girl I fell in love with. But it’s much more than that. While love inspired me to write “Lysandre’s Theme” – and the album closes with this encounter- it also tells a story: the story of a writer in a band who suddenly finds himself facing the reality of a first tour and everything that entailed; from writing alone at home, to suddenly being in a band preparing for their first out of town shows. It’s a personal account. My account. Not that of a band or what the world might have seen. This is some of what I was feeling. A little window into my soul.”

I for one can’t wait to hear it. The song linked below is what Owens says to be the foundation for the entire album. “I decided to let the theme dictate the chords and form of the entire record; letting its chords be the colors on a palette to paint many pictures, allowing the theme to recur and tie the story together conceptually, making every song on the album akin to the other, never leaving the key of A.”