January new releases

With new albums from Franz Ferdinand, Bruce Springsteen, and the debut from White Lies, January doesn't look like too bad a start to 2009.

Jan 5
Kylie Minogue - Boombox. Kylie releases a remix album. I like Kylie, but remix albums just don't do it for me.

Jan 6
Erin McCarley - Love, Save the Empty. They say she's the new Sara Bareilles and iTunes offered her song "Pony (It's OK)" for free recently. Her music appears on TV show like One Tree Hill and Grey's Anatomy, and "Pony," certainly does sound like something I'd expect to hear behind a CW promotional.

Jan 12

Now That's What I Call Music Volume 1 Special Edition. The British Now series has been going strong for over 25 years now (Volume 71 just came out in November). To celebrate the anniversary, they are re-releasing the series' first volume from 1983 featuring Phil Collins, Duran Duran, UB40, Bonnie Tyler, Tina Turner, Men without Hats and Culture Club.

Jan 19
White Lies - To Lose My Life. White Lies are one of the BBC Sounds of 2009 bands. It's not a bad thing they sound a bit like The Killers either. The album is preceded by the single of the same name, and other tracks "Death" and "Unfinished Business" are already available.

Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light. They won the 2005 Mercury Prize for I Am a Bird Now and return now with that album's follow up.

Jan 26
Franz Ferdinand - Tonight. After an over 3 year break, Franz Ferdinand returns with their hotly anticipated third album. We've already heard "Lucid Dreams" and "Ulysses," and I can't wait to hear more. I read that it's inspired by Jamaican dub, but I expect it won't sound too different from Franz Ferdinand and You Could Have It So Much Better, both of which were excellent albums.

Bruce Springsteen - Working on a Dream. The 2000s have been good to Springsteen. The Rising, Devils & Dust and Magic were all highly acclaimed albums, so expectations are pretty high. The album includes current title track single and, as a bonus track, the song he wrote for the film The Wrestler.

Jan 27
Ciara - Fantasy Ride. Ciara's third album had been slated for a late '08 release, but got moved to January.