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RADICAL FACE – ” The Leaves “

Posted: March 3, 2016 in MUSIC
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Radical Face

Radical Face is the long-running indie pop project of Ben Cooper (who’s also one half of Electric President). He’s got albums dating back to 2003 (including 2007’s Ghost, which spawned the great single “Welcome Home,” possibly his most memorable moment to date), and he’s been in the midst of an album trilogy called The Family Tree since 2011. He released part one, The Roots, that year, followed by The Branches in 2013, and he’ll complete the trilogy with The Leaves on March 25th via Nettwerk.

Ben’s released three singles from the album so far, and we’ve got the premiere of a fourth, “The Ship In Port.” If you liked “Welcome Home” and the other folky, heavily arranged indie pop songs of that era (think Sufjan, Garden State soundtrack, etc), you’re gonna be happy to know that Ben is still sticking to that style and sounding great doing so. Check out the new song,

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Radical Face is also supporting the new album on a European tour in April, followed by a US tour in May.

RADICAL FACE – ” Rivers in the Dust “

Posted: February 27, 2016 in MUSIC
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Radical Face – The Family Tree: The Leaves, started this project inthe year 2000, when 18 years old. I got the name from an advertfor plastic surgery. I’d seen it on a telephone pole somewhere in Jacksonville, Florida, my hometown. The top right corner was torn offand it featrured a smiling older woman. The full message actually read “Radical Face Lifts”, but I didn’t discover that untillater. It looked like it was an advert for a woman’s face. I thoughtit was funny, and now I’m forever stuck with this weird little name.

I write and record the albums for thisproject on my own. The first three albums were recorded in the toolshed behind my family’s house, but these days I record more in myliving room and garage. I’ve always used this moniker for the songs Idon’t intend to collaborate on, or the ones that delve into much morepersonal subject matter. It is now my main project, but it didn’tstart that way. I think it started more as a make-shift therapist.But here we are.

Albums: The Junkyard Chandelier (2003 –unreleased), Ghost (2007), The Family Tree: The Roots (2011), TheFamily Tree: The Branches (2013), The Family Tree: The Bastards(2015), The Family Tree: The Leaves (2016)

EPs: Touch The Sky (2010), Always GoldEP (2012)