“I just fell in love with a band.”
That’s how Emily first told me about Family Of The Year. Emily is of course the amazing Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment, and within two days or so she was officially managing the band. Immediately (and not coincidentally) following that the band started getting piles of attention, played some amazing shows including one with Ben Folds and the Boston Pops, and really haven’t looked back since.
I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know them and their enthusiasm is contagious. There’s a lot of talk about connecting with your audience, and Family Of The Year should be the role model. Not only is their appreciation of their supporters genuine and deep, but as a fan you just want to see them do well.
A quick listen to their Where’s the Sun EP and it’s easy to understand why folks are falling for them. The music is great, they harmonize like you never hear anymore, and it’s got great personality.
I can’t even pick a favorite song. Hard pressed I might say it’s the EP’s first track, ‘Let’s Go Down,’ a simple country tune about the band having a simple country day. But in the course of five songs Family Of the Year manages to cover so much stylistic ground that by the fifth and final track, ‘Psyche Or Like Scope,’ you’ve hit a more electronic sound. It’s almost a French electronica thing, but in only the best ways. That’s what their music is like: reminiscent, evocative, and the best parts culled from a wide array of influences.
I guess I can’t say it any better than Emily. I just fell in love with a band.
FOTY’s CASH fundraiser contribution
FOTY on Twitter
FOTY on Facebook
familyoftheyear.net
You are so sweet, Jesse!! xoxo
Posted by emwizzle on October 11th, 2009.
Yet another band I may not have discovered if not for jvd and CASH. I don’t know how they do it and where they find it. Maybe all the good music finds them. FOTY along with all the other great artists have given me hope that this whole CASH thing might really be more than just sustenance for the artists.
Posted by Jarl Salmela on October 12th, 2009.