Carl Barat: 'Solo record has no baggage'

Carl Barat has spoken about his self-titled solo album, saying that the project is "guilt-free".

The former Libertines star is due to release the record in October.

The musician told XFM: "I was so relieved. It was my first sort of guilt-free project. There's no baggage that comes with the whole band thing anymore. It feels quite liberating.

"I'm really happy with the record. It's the first record I've made that I can go back and listen to straight away."

He added: "It's the one which is the biggest departure from what I've done in the past. The subject matter of the song is about giving that life up. I thought it's a nice way to start moving on."