This week’s premieres feature a unique acoustic pop collaboration and a worship event from across the pond.

Fiction Family is Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Sean Watkins of Nickel Creek.

Both artists have achieved immense success with their respective bands. Sean Watkins is the guitar player and founding member of the Grammy® award-winning trio Nickel Creek. Watkins has a weekly residency at the Largo in Los Angeles known as “The Watkins Family Hour,” which regularly features guests such as his sister and fellow Nickel Creek bandmate Sara Watkins, as well as Fiona Apple, John C. Reilly, Greg Leisz and Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Nickel Creek has sold over two million records in the US.

Jon Foreman is the guitarist and lead singer of the Grammy®-nominated rock band Switchfoot, which has sold over five million records worldwide. Foreman has had considerable success as a solo artist as well with his four seasonal EPs and the Limbs And Branches compilation.

Both Watkins and Foreman being vocalists and multi-instrumentalists, took turns singing lead vocals and they both played several instruments on each song including guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion, baritone ukulele, piano, organ, mandolin, steel guitar, 12-string guitar and more. Fiddle player Sara Watkins is also featured on several songs.

The album was recorded and written in parts over the span of three years with no real deadlines, while still touring with their respective bands.

Live worship from 2008’s Focusfest women’s conference in Belfast, led by Kathryn Scott.

From small beginnings, Focusfest, which was founded in 1993, has become one of Europe’s biggest events for Christian women drawing together women from different denominations, backgrounds and locations. Join Kathryn as she leads the conference in worship drawing people into the safety and sanctity of the Saviour’s presence.

Fiction Family will be available on January 20th while Live Worship At Focusfest will be available on January 27th at your local Canadian Christian retailer. Keep track of all the new and upcoming releases via your own personal copy of the January New Music Tuesday poster. Head over to HearItFirst.ca to hear these new releases.

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