Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante is set to release his new album, The Empyrean, worldwide through Record Collection on Jan. 20, 2009! The Empyrean is Frusciante's tenth solo album. He recorded it on and off between December 2006 and March 2008. John says, "It is a concept record that tells a single story both musically and lyrically. The story takes place within one person, and there are two characters. It contains a version of Tim Buckley’s, ‘Song To The Siren’ and the rest of the songs are written by me." Frusciante's friend, Josh Klinghoffer, plays on the album as well as fellow Chili Peppers bandmate Flea. Also featured on the record is guitarist Johnny Marr, who most famous for being in the 80's rock band The Smiths, Sonus Quartet, and The New Dimension Singers. Frusciante is really happy with it; He says, "I’ve listened to it a lot for the psychedelic experience it provides. It should be played as loud as possible and it is suited to dark living rooms late at night." If your a fan of John's music, check out his new blog at johnfrusciante.com where he says he is going to write whatever he feels like saying whenever he feels like doing it;)
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I'll be checking this one out for sure. I got Shadows Collide With People a couple years ago, and it was a very solid album. I also have Smile From the Strets you Hold somewhere on my hard drive, but uhh, haven't listened to that in a while. It's supremely grating, but kind of fascinating to listen to and imagine what he's going through at the time
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