New CD Releases, December 16: Fall Out boy, Jamie Foxx, Keyshia Cole, The All-American Rejects, Anthony Hamilton, and more!
Fall Out Boy “Folie a Deux” (Island)
The alt-rock band returns with its fifth album, which follows last year’s “Infinity on High.” That earlier outing was the group’s first No. 1 album in the US, and spawned a pair of Top 10 singles in “This Ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” and “Thnks Fr Th Mmrs.”
“Folie a Deux” features a plethora of guest stars, including Lil Wayne, Pharrell, Panic at the Disco and Blondie’s Debbie Harry. Fall Out Boy is currently finishing up a short tour, which still has two California dates left: Dec. 20 in San Diego and Dec. 21 in San Francisco.
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Jamie Foxx “Intuition” (J Records)
The multi-talented artist, who has made a name for himself on television, in film and on the Billboard charts, is set to drop a follow-up to the 2005 chart-topper “Unpredictable.”
“Intuition,” the R&B singer’s third studio album, features contributions from such A-list personalities as Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Ne-Yo. The album’s first single, “Just Like Me,” is a collaboration with rapper T.I.
Despite his hefty success as a recording artist–“Unpredictable,” for example, has been certified double platinum–Foxx remains best known for his work onscreen. Most notably, he won the Best Actor Oscar for playing the lead role in the 2004 Ray Charles biopic “Ray.”
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Keyshia Cole “A Different Me” (Geffen)
The R&B/soul vocalist is set to unveil her third studio effort, which follows 2005’s “The Way It Is” and 2007’s “Just Like You,” both of which have been certified platinum.
“A Different Me” includes guest appearances by Monica, Kanye West, Nas and, most notably, Tupac Shakur. The deceased rapper is featured on the album’s first single, “Playa Cardz Right.” That tune was first released on Shakur’s sixth posthumous album, 2006’s “Pac’s Life,” and the version on “A Different Me” was rearranged by Cole and her producers.
Cole is currently on the road as one of the opening acts on Lil Wayne’s big arena tour. That trek is set to stretch into late January. TV viewers can also catch the star on her BET reality series, “Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is.”
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The All-American Rejects “When the World Comes Down” (Geffen)
The pop-punk outfit is back to sing about “When the World Comes Down.” The album, AAR’s third studio effort, follows 2005’s multi-platinum-selling “Move Along,” which stayed on The Billboard 200 chart for nearly 100 weeks and spawned the hits “It Ends Tonight,” “Dirty Little Secret” and the title track.
“When the World Comes Down” was produced by Eric Valentine (Maroon 5, Smash Mouth). The set’s first single is the track “Gives You Hell,” which has already made some noise on Billboard’s Pop 100 chart.
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Anthony Hamilton “The Point of It All” (La Face)
The R&B star gets around to telling fans “The Point of It All.” The album is Hamilton’s sixth studio effort, and comes roughly one year after his previous outing, “Ain’t Nobody Worryin’.”
Hamilton co-wrote and co-produced the set with longtime collaborators Mark Batson (Seal, Beyonce) and Kelvin Wooten. The album’s lead single, “Cool,” features a guest vocal from David Banner.
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More new releases:
Bob Dylan, “Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan 1960s” (Sony)
Brooks & Dunn, “Playlist: The Very Best of Brooks & Dunn” (Sony)
Led Zeppelin, “Complete Studio Recordings” (Warner Bros.)
Madonna, “Miles Away (Remix EP)” (Warner Bros.)
Martina McBride, “Playlist: The Very Best of Martina McBride” (Sony)
Dave Matthews Band, “Live at Mile High Music Festival” (RCA)
Dave Matthews Band, “Live Trax Vol. 13” (RCA)
Plies, “Da Realist” (Atlantic)
Saliva, “Cinco Diablo” (Island)
Santana, “The Best of the Fillmore Years” (Cleopatra)
Soundtracks and scores:
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Concord)
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” (Varese)
“Frost/Nixon” (Varese)
“Valkyrie” (Varese)
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