NEW YORK ( CNN ) -- Dolores O'Riordan is singing `` Linger '' while playing a gleaming white guitar that 's almost half her size . Dolores O'Riordan says the Cranberries are planning a tour , scheduled to begin in November . As the diminutive musician hums her way through the song 's familiar intro , she smiles and nods her head a little as though she 's just remembered an important kiss or something sweet one of her children told her . We were n't expecting her to play `` Linger , '' arguably the Cranberries ' most beautiful hit and the one that gave the Irish rock band its leg up to global stardom in the early '90s . In truth , we were n't expecting O'Riordan to perform anything at all , but when somebody shows up for an interview handling a guitar , you 've got to ask for a tune . Come on ! So when O'Riordan , 37 , started to pluck away at that spine-tingling song that harks back to her days as the moody-cum-boisterous 'Berries lead singer -- wait , she did n't want to play something from her brand new solo album instead ? -- I almost tripped over in my haste to get out of the way so our cameraman could capture the moment . O'Riordan 's nostalgia , it turns out , has a purpose . Watch O'Riordan talk about the chills she had making her album » . During our interview , which took place the same day O'Riordan 's second solo disc `` The Baggage '' was released in the U.S. , she officially shared the news that the Cranberries are to regroup . Technically , she says , they never split up and have merely been on hiatus since 2003 . But there 's no need to let that linger . Here 's what you need to know , berry by berry ( sorry ) : . The weight of `` No Baggage '' Some might argue that solo Dolores sounds no different from front woman Dolores , but being in control of all her material allows O'Riordan to get personal as she does on `` No Baggage '' ( Rounder Records ) . The song `` Skeleton '' deals with not being able to outrun the skeletons in your closet . `` Lunatic '' addresses the hassles of fame . Give lead single `` The Journey '' a spin , and check out the music video to see some lovely scenery from the Emerald Isle . It was filmed around Dublin Bay on a chilly , windy day . When she takes off her musician hat ... O'Riordan has four kids and divides her time between her homes in Dublin , Ireland , and Ontario , Canada ( check out the `` No Baggage '' album cover for a peek at the lake outside the latter residence ) . She 's been married to her manager , Don Burton , for 15 years , and in that time has never taken off her wedding ring . Even if she wanted to she could n't . It 's stuck on her finger . She also wears ... Funky shoes . In the '90 's , O'Riordan was known for her chunky Doc Marten boots , but she showed up to our interview in sequin and gem-encrusted Converse sneakers ( `` They 're deadly , are n't they ? '' ) . She bought them on the Champs Elysees in Paris , France , which she says is one of her favorite places to shop . TV is n't normal ... She 's relaxed and goofy in interviews , though she admits that live television gives her the willies . The Cranberries went on hiatus because ... Says O'Riordan : `` We all had little children . We all had personal challenges going on in our life . I wanted to know who the heck I was if I was n't in a Cranberry . '' She wants to be `` in a Cranberry '' again because ... A performance with fellow 'Berries Noel and Mike Hogan at an event in Dublin in January proved to be a bit of a wake-up call : `` It made me realize that I actually feel really comfortable with them , more so than anyone . '' The Cranberries will ripen ... The Cranberries tour is slated to kick off in November in North America . But it wo n't be an all-out greatest hits fest . Expect O'Riordan to mix her solo work into the set list . The band plans to work on a new album together in 2010 . Oh , and did you know ... ? O'Riordan was only 18 years old when the Cranberries found success with their debut album `` Everybody Else Is Doing It , So Why Ca n't We ? '' Brothers Mike and Noel Hogan were 16 and 17 , respectively .
Singer Dolores O'Riordan says Cranberries were on hiatus . O'Riordan just released new solo album . The band was formed in Dublin in 1982 and disbanded in 1994 after a string of hits including the U.S.