Well, this will start some rumours. The Charlatans have put on hold the recording of their up coming album so frontman Tim Burgess can concentrate on his solo record. But it's not a band split story. Talking to Xfm Martin Blunt said sessions so far were going well and they would return to the studio to complete the album in the Autumn.
"Things are going amazingly well, it's started very strong. The recordings are another big step on from 'Wonderland'. We have decided to continue writing through the summer allowing Tim to release his album and promote it and then come back to the band later in the year fully focused on The Charlatans".