John Frusciante finally returns!
November 22nd, 2008 by Flint
Okay, ten days old news but so what.
John Frusciante is amazing. I love the guy. Sure he’s doing a nice job in Red Hot Chili Peppers and stuff but his solo work is where the magic lies. The guy’s a workhorse and all of his albums have been fantastic (bar the first two which are pretty crap, though your mileage may way – a lot of people like them). He’s one of the few guitarists whose style I actually recognise and love, plus the guy’s got an amazing voice and excellent songwriting skills.
John’s next solo project however has been under the covers for a while now as the guy’s been busy promoting RHCP’s Stadium Arcadium. His latest solo work came out in 2005 (and which was originally supposed to be released in 2004, making it the seventh album/EP he made either solo or as a part of a group during that year) so there’s been a terrible absence of more wonderful Frusciante music lately. However, a while ago the man finally revealed the title of his next album and now, or ten days ago rather, all the rest of the info’s been given.
So in a nutshell: the next album will be called The Empyrean, it’ll be released on the 20th of January 2009, apparently it’s got a psychedelic sound and “should be played as loud as possible and it is suited to dark living rooms late at night”, it’s a concept album that “tells a single story both musically and lyrically” and features a cover of Tim Buckley’s “Song to the Siren”. How a cover fits a concept story is quite intriguing but I have all the utmost faith in the man.
Why? Because he’s a musical god that’s why.
The tracklist for The Empyrean:
1. Before the Beginning
2. Song to the Siren (Tim Buckley cover)
3. Unreachable
4. God
5. Dark/Light
6. Heaven
7. Enough of Me
8. Central
9. One More of Me
10. After the Ending
January, I cannot wait you more.
Going Inside (from To Record Only Water for Ten Days)
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