Yeah. This shocked me. Apparently, its official - new single in January, and new album in February - all from SOLO Ringo, no Tokyo Jihen stuff.
http://music.livedoor.com/article/detail-2896.html
http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/vmc/artist/domestic/ringo/
I know there was a Ringo thread..but I thought this deserved special attention, especially since some people that may not like Tokyo Jihen might not check that thread often.
Personally, I didn't think she could keep Tokyo Jihen going much longer - I see her as the kind of person that needs to control 100 percent of her music. She always said she'd never go back to her solo career, but I thought she'd change her mind after a while..