Thrill Jockey announced last week that Chicago native Matthew Friedberger (Fiery Furnaces) will be releasing a series of solo album through out 2011. The series will be called Solos and begin in January. There will be six album and they will be released every two months in a limited quantity of 700. Each album will be released on vinyl only and will be packaged in fully artworked jackets. The last album will be delivered to subscribers with an exclusive bonus of two exclusive full-length albums, featuring Matt and special guests on each. Subscribers will also get an LP box - old-style "Tip On" with a hand mounted photo - in which to keep the Solos LPs. Thrill Jockey also sent around the first track from the series "Shirley".