From time to time an artist will take a little break from his or her band to make a solo album.

Steve Perry has recently announced his new album Traces which means that Jill got to talk to one of her heroes this week.

And Thom Yorke is coming into town in December and will perform songs spanning his solo works The Eraser and Tomorrow's Modern Boxes and Atoms For Peace's Amok.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear from solo albums from people that are normally part of a band?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

Have an idea for a Coffee Break topic? Submit your idea for a future theme and browse past Coffee Breaks in our archive. Or, when you register for a Minnesota Public Radio account, you can send requests via Alexa, too Just say "Alexa, ask The Current to play Song by Artist" e.g. "Alexa, ask The Current to play Left of the Dial by The Replacements."

Songs played

Bjork - Venus As a Boy
Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Jenny Lewis - She's Not Me
George Harrison - What Is Life
Frank Black - Calistan
Diana Ross - Love Hangover
Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight