Here are the New Releases for the week of January 20th, 2009

Reel Big Fish – ‘Fame, Fortune and Fornication’
‘Fame, Fortune and Fornication’ is the upcoming cover album by ska punk band Reel Big Fish, set for release on January 20, 2009. The album’s cover features Suburban Legends’ guitarist Brian Klemm in hair metal attire, as he appears on the cover of Suburban Legends’ 2008 album, ‘Let’s Be Friends’.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fame,_Fortune_and_Fornication

John Frusciante – ‘The Empyrean’
‘The Empyrean” is the tenth solo album by John Frusciante, scheduled to be released worldwide on January 20, 2009 through Record Collection. Frusciante does not plan on a following tour, as he instead wants to focus on writing and recording. Frusciante asserts that the record “was recorded on and off between December 2006 and March 2008,” and is a concept album that tells “a single story both musically and lyrically.” ‘The Empyrean’ contains a version of Tim Buckley’s, “Song To The Siren”, from his 1970 album ‘Starsailor’. The record also features an array of collaborators and guest musicians including Frusciante’s band mate Flea, and friends Josh Klinghoffer and Johnny Marr, among others.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empyrean

Other Releases:

Animal Collective – ‘Merriweather Post Pavillion’
Antony And The Johnsons – ‘The Crying Light’
Andrew Bird – ‘Noble Beast’
Bon Iver – ‘Blood Bank’
Combichrist – ‘Today We All Are Demons’
Lisa Hannigan – ‘Sea Sew’
Carl Newman – ‘Get Guilty’
Or, The Whale – ‘Light Poles and Pines’
Umphrey’s McGee – ‘Mantis’
Matt York – ‘Mine’

DVD:

Tokio Hotel – ‘Zimmer 483 Live’
The Who – ‘The Kids Are Alright’