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RADICAL FACE
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If you're looking for something beautiful and and strange into
which you can either dip a toe or be fully immersed, this stunning
conclusion to Ben Cooper's visionary narrative is the place to go.
The Leaves
is the final LP in Cooper's trilogy, entitled
FamilyTree
,
which revolves around a series of tales that don't necessarily have
a beginning or an end, but are presented more as a fantastical series
of windows into the lives of an extraordinary family.
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exclusive track-by-
track
: accompanied by thematic inrstrumentals, Cooper explains
where particular narratives fit into the tree, how these characters
evolved and their relationships to the others, and where his own
tumultuous autobiography intersects with the tracks (which was
often not his plan for their trajectory at all).
The Leaves
is out now
through Inertia, and you can get it at JB Hi-Fi.
The practical magic of Ben Cooper's mind is a trip like no other, into a
space populated by odd, tragic and ethereal characters whose
bloodlines are as interwoven as their secrets.
Clockwise from
top left: the first
four images
are part of the
gorgeous album
booklet artwork.
Other images:
Radical Face.