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The excitement surrounding LA-based Family Of The Year has been building steadily since the release of Loma Vista (Nettwerk Records) last summer, and there’s no sign of it slowing down this year. Today, Family Of The Year announce a Fall 2013 tour with Atlas Genius, beginning September 21st in Arizona.

In the past, the band has shared the stage with fun., Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Walk The Moon, Good Old War and Milo Greene. With their first headline tour of 2013, the band sold out shows across the country, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Nashville, Denver, Portland and more. This summer, the band does the festival circuit, including Lollapalooza (Chicago, IL) and Summerfest (Milwaukee, WI). See below for all upcoming tour dates.

With the impressive release of last year’s album and a stellar live show, Family Of The Year continues to garner fantastic media support. This year, the band performed “Hero” on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (May 16), Jimmy Kimmel Live! (February 11) CONAN (February 21) and Last Call With Carson Daly (February 26 - which is their second episode in two months). Recently, MTV2 added Family Of The Year as an “Artist To Watch” and USA Today featured the band in their “On The Verge” column. All this follows other emerging artists features, including Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Amazon, Interview Magazine and more. Watch the official music video for "Hero" above.

Since they saw their Billboard radio chart debut, Family of the Year's standout hit "Hero" reached #1 on the Triple A Top 30 Radio Chart, sitting Top 5 for a record-breaking four months. “Hero” also landed Top 15 at Alternative Radio. 

"Loma Vista is pure pop bliss. Enhanced by Keefe's acerbic wit, it deserves to appear on many year-end Top 10 lists." – Huffington Post

The excitement surrounding LA-based Family Of The Year has been building steadily since the release of Loma Vista (Nettwerk Records) last summer, and there’s no sign of it slowing down in the new year. Having garnered support stints with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons, Walk The Moon, Grouplove, Good Old War, Belle Brigade, Milo Greene and others, the band is set to launch their first headline tour of 2013. See full dates below.

To Listen To ‘Loma Vista,’ Click Here: 

Four weeks since they saw their Billboard radio chart debut, Family of the Year's "Hero" cracks the Top 10 on the Triple A Top 30 Radio Chart. “Hero” is also Top 20 at Alternative Radio and amongst the 5 most added tracks at the format. To read about their radio success, check out Billboard’s “Bubbling Under” feature HERE.

With the impressive release of last year’s album and a stellar live show, Family Of The Year has garnered fantastic media support. This month, Entertainment Weekly includes the band in their special feature, “15 New Stars We Love” and CMT (Country Music Television, Inc.) invites the band to their studios for an exclusive taping of “Hero.” All this follows last month’s television debut on Last Call With Carson Daly.

LA-based Family Of The Year shares a stripped down studio performance of current single, “Hero” from Loma Vista.  Filmed at Wax Studios, the song is a perfect addition to the Fall season soundtrack.

Be sure to catch the band live as they head out on the road with Walk The Moon and White Arrows. Full tour dates below.

"Los Angeles' Family Of The Year completely embody the idea of a pseudo-familial relationship. Shoot, they even embody the concept of community." – Filter Magazine

“Loma Vista is a fine album of songs of love, longing and celebration.” – BBC UK

“Epic pop…a bright and startling debut...Fun- drenched” – NME

"bright, shiny power-pop" – Stereogum

"If there's an off-center California pop sound for the here and now, this is probably what it sounds like." – LA Weekly

2012 continues to be an exciting year for Los Angeles’ Family Of The Year, as they head out on the road with Walk The Moon, White Arrows and Hey Ocean!.

Next week, the band kicks things off with the 98.7FM stage at Sunset Strip Music Festival on Saturday, August 18 before heading to Europe to play the BBC Introducing Stage at The Reading & Leeds Festivals and France’s sold-out three-day music festival Rock En Seine, alongside Green Day, The Black Keys, Sigur Rós, The Shins, Placebo, Of Monsters and Men and others.

Family Of The Year will spend the remainder of August and early September touring through Europe, playing venues across the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and more. By mid-September, the band returns home to share the stage with Walk The Moon, White Arrows and Hey Ocean! across North America.

“Melodies bristle, harmonies surge, hooks fly dense as bullets…a bright and startling debut” - NME

Out now, Los Angeles-based Family Of The Year release their Nettwerk Records’ debut album, Loma Vista.

To Listen To 'Loma Vista,' Click Here: http://snd.sc/OYN7RQ

Starting July 21st, Family Of The Year will share the stage with Milo Greene on select dates in the US, followed by a month-long tour with Hey Ocean!. The band has already played sold-out shows in England and across Europe, including a triumphant set at France’s renowned music festival Les Vieilles Charrues, and garnered support stints with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons, Grouplove, Good Old War, Belle Brigade and more.  To get a glimpse of the "live" sound, check out the above stripped down performance on Wilcox Sessions taping, filmed in Los Angeles.

The band is excited to hit the road to perform new songs and already-familiar tracks from last year’s St. Croix EP; which was heralded by NPR as “ebullient, full of stylistic left turns” and “intense and atmospheric” by Rolling Stone.

Enlisting producer Wally Gagel (Rolling Stones, Muse, New Order, Sebadoh, Rihanna, Eels, Folk Implosion), this is the first time that the band has gone outside their own camp while recording their music. “Having him work with us was really helpful, because you have to be pushed to edit yourself and be better, be stronger, work harder on things,” says lead vocalist/guitars, Joe Keefe. “Working with someone like that who knows exactly what we wanted it to sound like with the same exact vision, it was really kind of a no-brainer.” 

“We ♥ ♥ ♥ Family of the Year!” - Nylon

"If there's an off-center California pop sound for the here and now, this is probably what it sounds like." – LA Weekly

On July 10, Nettwerk Records will release the debut album from Los Angeles-based Family Of The Year, titled Loma Vista.

Starting July 21st, Family will share the stage with Milo Greene on select dates. The band has already played sold-out shows in England and across Europe, including a triumphant set at France’s renowned music festival Les Vieilles Charrues, and garnered support stints with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Mumford & Sons, Grouplove, Good Old War, Belle Brigade and more. To celebrate the album release, the band will have three shows in Los Angeles. Partnering with Filter Magazine, Family will start the month with a two-week residency at Bootleg Theatre (July 2 and July 9) followed by a record release party with local record shop, High-Fidelity on release day.

The band is excited to hit the road to perform new songs and already-familiar tracks from last year’s St. Croix EP; which was heralded by NPR as “ebullient, full of stylistic left turns” and “intense and atmospheric” by Rolling Stone.

“We ♥ ♥ ♥ Family of the Year!” - Nylon

"If there's an off-center California pop sound for the here and now, this is probably what it sounds like." – LA Weekly

“The Mamas and The Papas on acid.” – Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

Nettwerk recording artist, Family Of The Year partners with Consequence Of Sound to share the official music video for “Diversity” from their much-anticipated studio album, Loma Vista (out July 10). To watch the video, see above.

Directed by Danielle Katvan, the video was filmed in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles, CA. Matching the track’s energy, the video concept highlights the band’s creative personality while incorporating a great performance. Without giving too much away, the video contains cheeky content not advisable for young children.

Out now, Diversity, a four song EP of the single includes two album tracks (“Diversity” and “Stairs”), a remix of “Diversity” and a previously unreleased track, “She Wants To Talk.” To listen to the EP, see below.

“We ♥ ♥ ♥ Family of the Year!” - Nylon

"If there's an off-center California pop sound for the here and now, this is probably what it sounds like." – LA Weekly

“The Mamas and The Papas on acid.” – Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

Nettwerk recording artist, Family Of The Year, announce details of their much-anticipated studio album, Loma Vista. Set for release July 10, the full-length follows the critical success of last year’s St. Croix EP; heralded by NPR as “ebullient, full of stylistic left turns” and “intense and atmospheric” by Rolling Stone.

Family Of The Year—Joe (vocals, guitar), Sebastian (drums, vocals), James Buckey (guitar, vocals), and Christina Schroeter (keyboards, vocals) - completed 14 songs with producer Wally Gagel, one-half of production/songwriting team, WAX LTD and who’s credits include Rolling Stones, Muse, New Order, PJ Harvey, Sebadoh, Eels, Rihanna and more. A few tracks were set aside for St Croix, the remaining make up Loma Vista. This is the first time that the band has worked with a producer and gone outside their own camp to release their music.

To celebrate the forthcoming release, FOTY reveals “Diversity” and partnered with Nylon Magazine  to share a 4-minute tour clip pieced together from their recent North American jaunt with Good Old War and Belle Brigade. A band with remarkable performance presence, the video aptly captures life on the road with a band that started out “cohabitating” in a run-down house and relying on each other for inspiration and support.

To Listen To “Diversity,” Visit: http://snd.sc/Mo8Z6l