{"id":468,"date":"2012-11-01T17:08:31","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T17:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/?p=468"},"modified":"2013-01-09T17:38:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T17:38:33","slug":"fiction-family-come-together-once-more-for-long-awaited-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/skyemediaonline.com\/wordpress\/fiction-family-come-together-once-more-for-long-awaited-new-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiction Family come together once more for long-awaited new album"},"content":{"rendered":"

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FICTION FAMILY COME TOGETHER ONCE MORE FOR LONG-AWAITED NEW ALBUM<\/strong><\/p>\n


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Newark, NJ-based Rock Ridge Music has signed Fiction Family to a label deal and is now set to release the band\u2019s eagerly anticipated sophomore album (with distribution via ADA).\u00a0 \u201cFICTION FAMILY REUNION\u201d arrives in stores and all DSPs on January 29, 2013.<\/p>\n

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The second full-length partnership of Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) and Sean Watkins (Nickel Creek, Works Progress Administration), \u201cFICTION FAMILY REUNION\u201d sees these two distinctive artists once again offering up their idiosyncratic blend of folk flavor, classic pop arrangements, and expertly etched songcraft.\u00a0 Where 2009\u2019s self-titled debut was almost entirely self-created by the two musician\/songwriters working in their own home studios, the new album finds the duo joined by touring bassist Tyler Chester and drummer Aaron Redfield, both now full-fledged Family members.\u00a0 With Foreman and Watkins leading on vocals, guitars, and any other instrument that might happen to strike their fancy, Fiction Family have conjured a remarkably rich collection defined by its collaborative chemistry.\u00a0 Songs such as the tender \u201cDamaged\u201d and the soulful first single, \u201cUp Against The Wall,\u201d reverberate with lyrical resonance and sonic ingenuity, the extraordinary natural sound of a gifted band in full flight.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFICTION FAMILY REUNION\u201d was recorded at Switchfoot\u2019s Spot X Studio in Carlsbad, CA over a series of sessions spanning 2010 to early 2012, the lengthy process necessitated by Foreman and Watkins\u2019 always busy schedules. A family in more than just name only, the band was joined on a number of tracks by Nickel Creek fiddle player Sara Watkins and multi-instrumentalist John Mark Painter.<\/p>\n

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Fiction Family will celebrate the release of \u201cFICTION FAMILY REUNION\u201d with a major North American tour presented by To Write Love on Her Arms, a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide.\u00a0 TWLOHA\u2019s \u201cHeavy & Light Tour\u201d is slated to hit 15 cities across the U.S. and Canada, beginning in mid-January 2013.\u00a0 Full details will be announced shortly \u2013 please visit www.twloha.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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Foreman and Watkins first became fast friends when Switchfoot and Nickel Creek shared the top of the bill at their hometown music festival, San Diego\u2019s famed Street Scene.\u00a0 E-mail addresses were exchanged and the duo began writing songs with little goal other than that of two friends sharing the joy of making music together.\u00a0 Recording proved the obvious next step and in 2009, Fiction Family\u2019s eponymous debut album was released to both popular success and critical fanfare. \u201c(Foreman and Watkins) make a pretty solid team,\u201d noted Paste, continuing, \u201cForeman is an excellent writer, singer and arranger, and Watkins\u2019 accompaniment on harmony vocals, guitar, bass, keys \u2013 even mandolin, ukulele and 12-string \u2013 lighten the intensity and add a rich earthiness.\u201d\u00a0 NPR\u2019s Ken Tucker praised \u201cFICTION FAMILY\u201d as \u201cdelicate, industrious and intricate,\u201d with Billboard hailing its songs as \u201crichly crafted and intriguingly rendered.\u201d\u00a0 Slant commended \u201cthe duo’s intricate vocal harmonies\u2026and stately chamber-pop arrangement(s),\u201d while the Washington Post ruled the album to be \u201ca solid set of near-duets from two diverse, accomplished musicians.\u201d \u201cForeman and Watkins have been able to produce something truly different from what they have done in the past,\u201d proclaimed AbsolutePunk.net, applauding \u201cFICTION FAMILY\u201d as \u201ca collection of finely-crafted, well-thought out tunes (from) one of music’s most talented guitarists and one of its most gifted songwriters.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more, please see www.fictionfamily.com<\/a> or www.rockridgemusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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CONTACT:<\/p>\n

Bobbie Gale<\/p>\n

Big Hassle Media<\/p>\n

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Krista Mettler<\/p>\n

Skye Media\/Rock Ridge Music<\/p>\n

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 November 1, 2012 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 FICTION FAMILY COME TOGETHER ONCE MORE FOR LONG-AWAITED NEW ALBUM \u00a0 \u201cFICTION FAMILY REUNION\u201d ARRIVES EVERYWHERE VIA ROCK RIDGE MUSIC ON JANUARY 29th \u00a0 SECOND COLLABORATION OF JON FOREMAN AND SEAN WATKINS HIGHLIGHTED BY SOULFUL FIRST SINGLE, \u201cUP AGAINST THE WALL\u201d \u00a0 \u201cHEAVY & LIGHT\u201d TOUR, PRESENTED BY … <\/p>\n

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