“Facepaint” by Family of the Year, Saturday, October 26, 2024
In 2012, Family of the Year released their second album, Loma Vista . This album was noticed by several publications, from Entertainment Weekly to Billboard , and the band performed its second single, “ Hero, ” on several late-night shows. They played many festivals and began building their name among other ‘10s indie and alternative acts like GROUPLOVE and WALK THE MOON . In 2014, the song was featured in a pivotal scene toward the end of Richard Linklate r’s film Boyhood . In 2015, the band released their self-titled album which was not as commercially successful as their second album Loma Vista. The band released a fourth album, Hello Sunshine, Goodbye Nighttime , in 2018 before going on hiatus “Due to personal circumstances beyond [their] control.” In 2021, the band released a single and have since released several singles both solo and collaboratively since then. Time will tell if we will have more music from Family of the Year. FEATHERS AND FACEPAINT IS ALL THAT SHE WE