"Nik Fackler and company are now a fully realized rock band vs. the thrown-together twee ensemble from '06. The music is completely different. Instead of run-of-the-mill indie folk, he's put together a sound that is ambitious if not theatrical in its intricacy. The music goes outside the boundaries of linear song structures, bordering on baroque indie prog, with influences that range from '70s sunshine folk rock to Stravinsky to ornate chamber pop. That unbridled, unstructured approach can be rather challenging, but Fackler and Co. hold it together through sheer exuberance and a first-rate rhythm section that includes drummer Craig D. (formerly with David Dondero) and bassist Dereck Higgins, whose own lively style adds to Fackler's devil-may-care approach. If you're looking for standard indie rock fare, you're not going to find it here. Fackler's confidence as a frontman has grown steadily without losing site of the fact that he's really doing this for fun. He's got a serious film career in front him, which allows him to walk that tightrope on stage without a net. That said, The Family Radio obviously has become more than a side project for Fackler. From what I saw and heard last night, it could become his main thing, if he wanted it to."
I love the new look. It makes me think happy thoughts...and god do I need happy thoughts right now. You know what else I love? The new song. You know what I am doing? Saving money just so I can go see you. -Much love
What has one of my favorite bands been up to? I'm saving money just so I can come see you one of these days...right now I'm unemployed so it's probably gonna take a while but what the hell hahaha Much love
I saw you guys at the Waiting Room and was very pleasently suprised! I'd never heard of you before, and I think I called you "the family door" to someone earlier that night, but now I can't wait to hear your album when it comes out. :o) And I'll definitely be at the next show, whenever that may be. Yay!
