![]() ![]() For fans who discovered the secret, a bonus download of a b-side was given by visiting the website. We're On Our Way As a gift to those who pre-ordered the album, a special pre-release download of the song "Severus and Stone" was sent out, with an accompanying story that included a hidden website address. Later, all three songs were packaged with The Family Tree: The Roots as a digital download on the iTunes store. As such, they were released as an appetizer for those who were awaiting the first installment of the trilogy. The songs on the EP are part of The Family Tree but just did not fit properly into the final album. On Augthe EP The Bastards, Volume 1, was released track-by-track. According to an interview with Paste Magazine, each album is meant to approach story-telling from a different angle. Again following a conceptual theme, the project is a proposed trilogy of albums detailing the lives of a family called the Northcotes over the course of several hundred years. Missing Teeth (2010) THE FAMILY TREE: THE ROOTS (2011) The second major release for Radical Face was The Family Tree, begun in 2011. The songs contributed, respectively, are: 01. These included Not Given Lightly: A Tribute to the Giant Golden Book of New Zealand's Alternative Music Scene (released May 08, 2009) and Do Fun Things, Volume 1 (2010). Welcome Home Reprise Before unveiling his next big project, Ben also contributed a handful of individual tracks to various compilations. The EP, called Touch The Sky, was released on October 05, 2010, and included b-sides, alternate takes, and more. After the success of Ghost Ben released an EP to tide fans over before his next big release. The song culminates in him climbing onto the roof of his house and dying after angry townspeople hit him in the head with a rock "Wrapped in Piano Strings," a song about a father who kills himself, but gets trapped within the walls of his house and is forced to watch his children and grandchildren grow up in the same house where he died and "Along the Road," a song about a dream that Ben had. Homesick During a 2013 concert in Chicago, IL, Ben revealed numerous song meanings during in-between song banter, included were: "Welcome Home," a song about a son returning home to discover that, in his absence, his family has moved on without him and all the good things he remembers have gone away "Glory," a song about a man who goes AWOL from war and returns home to his wife and the simple life he had before being drafted. While Ben Cooper plays the majority of the instruments heard on the album, the liner-notes thank Emeral Cooper for playing piano, Mark Hubbard for playing snare drum, and Alex Kane for playing the bass on a handful of songs The track listing is: 01. Ghost is an atmospheric concept album centered around a house that is haunted by the phantoms of its previous tenets. Burning Bridges GHOST (2007) The first official album from Radical Face, Ghost ,was released March 02, 2007. The album received no official record label release, and can be downloaded directly from the website here. The album is a collection of early demos, recordings, and other songs that were not made available on Ghost or any of his other musical endeavors. THE JUNKYARD CHANDELIER (2003) The Junkyard Chandelier is a compilation album released by Ben Cooper on the Radical Face website forum. Ben Cooper's discography as Radical Face includes 3 full-length albums, 3 extended-plays, 2 singles, 1 self-released compilation, and a handful of guest spots on other artists' albums. When touring Ben is often accompanied by friends and fellow Jacksonville, Florida residents Jack Ringca (on drums and keyboard), Jeremiah Johnson (keyboard, guitar, tambourine, and more), and Clay Doran (on bass). Officially, Radical Face consists solely of Ben Cooper, a multi-instrumentalist who records from his home in Jacksonville, Florida. R adical Face is one of the numerous monikers under which Jacksonville, Florida, native Ben Cooper releases music. Radical Face is one of the numerous monikers under which Jacksonville, Florida, native Ben Cooper releases music.Officially, Radical Face consists solely of Ben Cooper, a multi-instrumentalist who records from his home in
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