 In late 2005, Nixey announced she was working on a solo album, to be produced and co-written by James Banbury (a producer, programmer, writer and string arranger, as well as former member of The Auteurs).In mid-2006, two songs were made available on legal download services, entitled "The Collector" and "Love & Exile".A third song was made available in September, entitled "Strangelove", backed by remixes of "The Collector".