Amy Millan may be pursuing a solo career, but that doesn't mean she gets much alone time.

The singer, most famous as a member of Stars and Broken Social Scene, sure didn't have to worry about being lonely when she debuted new songs from her upcoming solo record, 'Masters of the Burial,' at Toronto's lakeshore Harbourfront Centre over the weekend. The outdoor stage wasn't mobbed like Broken Social Scene's reunion show two weeks earlier, but the faithful came early, stayed late and hung on Millan's every word.

Though her set was relatively brief -- "My two records together don't take up an hour," she bantered. "What do you want from me?" -- she did manage to introduce fans to all 11 tracks on her sophomore album while sprinkling in old favourites like 'Losing You' and 'Skinny Boy.'

Before playing the brand-new 'Bruised Ghost,' she announced it was the last song she knew how to play but made a valiant effort to remember most of the words to 'Pour Me Up Another' during a crowd-pleasing encore.

The show wasn't without its hiccups, as the band was forced to restart a song and Millan flubbed her lyrics on at least one new tune, teasing that "you'll have to buy the record to figure out how." But her charm ensured all would be forgiven, as she chatted about writing music with Broken Social Scene co-founder Kevin Drew ("Yeah, he's all right") and gave thanks to the CBC for teaching her all about "weird frogs and Istanbul."

Millan included four covers on 'Masters of the Burial,' which she tells Spinner was necessary to finish the record in a reasonable amount of time. "I really wanted to make a [complete] record and I'm not a very prolific songwriter," she admitted backstage during Gentleman Reg's opening set. "It takes me a long time. So if I was going to wait to write 12 songs, I probably wouldn't put out a record for another three years."

Ironically, the reason she takes so long to write solo songs is that she's always surrounded by bandmates (including her "sweetheart," Stars' bassist Evan Cranley). IIf someone's not on the tour bus for five minutes and I'm in the back and the guitar's there, those are the moments when I'm like, 'I should work on that song now,' she said. "But you don't get a lot of [time alone] when you're on tour with 12 people eight months out of the year."