Shane Nicholson is set to release his new solo album later this month.

Nicholson’s new album will be called Familiar Ghosts.

The singer started work on the follow up to Faith and Science after discovering unfinished lyrics while moving house.

“When the songs aren’t finished they tend to disappear because I’m always working on new stuff. But I was packing up boxes for the move and would come across these songs, lines scribbled in notebooks, on old cassettes,” Nicholson said.

“And I would start to play them and think, you know, these are good. How could I have forgotten about them?”

Nicholson’s return to his home studio comes less than 12 months after finishing work with wife Kasey Chambers on their album, Rattlin’ Bones.

“I was working on finishing the songs, and my natural inclination when I’m doing that is to sit in the studio and press “play”. And it was great fun, playing all the instruments myself, just like when I used to work on demos for my albums, putting things down for myself and anyone else who wants to hear them,” Nicholson said.

“The title Familiar Ghosts comes from one of the songs that didn’t make the record, but I had that in mind as a theme right from the start, about these songs that hang around and won’t go away. They didn’t fit the last record, they might not fit the next one, but I had a great time creating a home for them at last.”

Familiar Ghosts is out through Liberation on November 15.

Nicholson will tour in support of his new album this month. See below for Shane Nicholson’s tour dates.

Wednesday November 19, Adelaide Entertainment Centre, SA
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Friday November 21, Rod Laver Arena – Melbourne, VIC
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Saturday November 22, The Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy, Melbourne (Album launch)
Tuesday November 25, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, QLD
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Wednesday November 26, Alhambra Lounge, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane (Album launch)
Thursday November 27, The Supper Club, Taylors Square, Sydney (Album launch)
Friday November 28, Acer Arena – Sydney NSW
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