The Family Tree: The Leaves is a Alt/Indie album by Radical Face, originally released in 2016. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Indie Rock
- lush
- wistful
- storytelling
About
This record marks the final instalment in Ben Cooper's trilogy of deep, thoughtful albums chronicling a fictional 19th century Southern family, the Northcotes. It's not as pretentious as it sounds, with previous LPs The Roots and The Branches full of unassuming, gently beautiful songs in a modern folk vein, charting an often-cryptic course through the Faulknerian melodramas of this clan. The Leaves sticks to the template, with several songs sounding like Sufjan Stevens circa 2005. Cooper's music has an emotional impact that is rare in this exhausted genre, exhibited by the exquisite "Rivers in the Dust" and "Midnight". Epic project .
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Tracklist
- 1Secrets (Cellar Door)4:25
- 2Rivers in the Dust5:45
- 3Everything Costs3:41
- 4Midnight3:09
- 5The Ship in Port3:43
- 6Photograph2:24
- 7Third Family Portrait3:44
- 8The Road to Nowhere4:46
- 9Old Gemini4:15
- 10Bad Blood4:50
Credits
Performers
- Ben Cooper
- Josh LeeVIOLA DA GAMBA
- Robin RütenbergVOCALS
- Anthony AnurcaBASSOON
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold