Tag Archives: Radical Face
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2011
I don’t have a lot to say about 2011, for a couple of reasons. The first is that it’s Ash Wednesday, and I am a) cutting down on my computer time for Lent and b) writing this post between four … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 10 of 2013
Ladies and gentlemen, after a month of feverish catch-up, I present to you… my Top 10 Albums of 2013! 10. Alone Aboard the Ark (The Leisure Society) Comparisons to Belle & Sebastian and the Divine Comedy give you a good … Continue reading
Album Review: Radical Face, “Family Tree: The Branches”
Ben Cooper, the singer-songwriter behind Radical Face, is a storyteller in the old-fashioned, gather-round-the-campfire tradition. The stories he tells on Family Tree: The Branches (2013) are occasionally laced with hard-won optimism, but are primarily stories of tragedy and heartbreak. That … Continue reading