Radical Face
Radical Face is a musical act whose main member is Ben Cooper.
Also recorded as Radical face
Radical Face
KevinGonnet · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Radical Face
- Birthplace
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Born
- 1982. · Jacksonville.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- traditional folk music.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Radical Face is a musical act whose main member is Ben Cooper.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
Radical Face (born 1982) is a musician, of American nationality. The musician was born in Jacksonville. Radical Face worked in Jacksonville. The work spans traditional folk music.
Composed from admitted, traceable facts · 26 September 2026
VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Radical Face. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q1367331 · wikipedia · Radical Face
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Radical Face • Birthplace — Jacksonville, Florida • Origin — Jacksonville, Florida • Genre — Folk, electronic • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Years Active — 2000–present • Label — Bear Machine Records, Nettwerk Music Group • Website — www.radicalface.com
2003–2010: Early years
2003–2010: Early years
Cooper chose the name Radical Face upon seeing it on a flyer. He later learned it was a plastic surgery flyer for a 'Radical Face-Lift' with the word 'lift' ripped off. Cooper's first album to be recorded under the Radical Face pseudonym was The Junkyard Chandelier (2003). The album was never formally released but has since been available as a free download online. Ghost, released in 2007, was the first official studio album by Radical Face.
2010–2016: The Family Tree
2010–2016: The Family Tree
On November 16, 2010, Cooper released a six-track EP titled Touch The Sky, which served as a prelude for an announced trilogy of albums called The Family Tree. The Family Tree albums follows four generations of the fictional Northcote family, and is narratively based in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Comprising over 30 songs, the trilogy details the lives of an extensive list of family members as they confront war, death, progress, and the supernatural abilities certain family lines possess. Cooper uses different instruments to represent certain family members throughout the trilogy, utilizing only instruments that would have been available at the time the stories take place. The first entry in the series, The Roots, was officially released on October 4, 2011; however it was accidentally released to users outside of the US on iTunes in August. It was followed by The Branches in October 2013, and The Leaves in March of 2016. Leading up to the release of The Roots, the first of four EPs of songs that did not make the final cut on the main albums called The Bastards: Volume One was released track by track. The Bastards: Volume Two was released in 2013, following the release of The Branches, and volumes three and four were released in 2015, prior to the release of The Leaves in 2016.
2023-present: A Light in the Woods
2023-present: A Light in the Woods
A Light in the Woods is a multimedia project that, according to Cooper, seeks to combine music, writing, and visual art into a semi-animated fairy tale. Through the format of a narrated story with accompanying art, a score, and several songs, Cooper seeks to explore fears and existential questions about life. Since 2018, when Cooper first began working on the project, it has grown to encompass unique worldbuilding and characters whose stories are told explicitly through narration and songs. Once completed, the story will consist of 28 songs, over 50 pieces of score, and around 1000 animated paintings, split over six 40-50 minute long videos called books. The story is set in a fictional world where a species called the walking wood, beings born from the acorns of great trees, resides. They live within secluded villages where the residents rarely, if ever, leave the confines of the village walls. The main character, Vagus, is one such walking wood who, unlike the rest of his village, is not content with staying put. After experiencing a mysterious dream calling upon him to explore what lies beyond his village, he ventures out on a perilous journey into the mysterious woods surrounding it. The first book called Hidden Hollow, including three songs, was released on October 20, 2023. The songs were also released separately from the story at the same time.
In popular culture
In popular culture
The single "Welcome Home" has been featured in a number of ads, TV shows, and films. It was used as theme in Nikon's worldwide campaign "I'M NIKON". The song "We're On Our Way" was used for the official trailer of the 2012 motion picture The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Several songs from The Family Tree Albums have been used in films and commercials: • "The Mute" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2014 comedy-drama Wish I Was Here • "The Crooked Kind" is featured in the Elementary episode "The Diabolical Kind" • "Ghost Towns" is featured in the Into the Night season 2 finale "Asil". • "The Gilded Hand" is featured in the Criminal Minds episode "Burn" and in the Bones episode "The Conspiracy in the Corpse". • "Glory" and "All is Well (Goodbye, Goodbye)" were featured in the 2016 motion picture Buddymoon • "The Road to Nowhere" was featured in a 2021 commercial for Google The American crime thriller television series The Blacklist featured the songs "Welcome Home", "Baptisms", "Always Gold", "The Road to Nowhere", "Summer Skeletons", and "Letters Home." In 2021, Radical Face released the song "One Last Dream," composed for the season 8 finale of the show.
Albums
Albums
• Title — Year — Track listing • The Junkyard Chandelier — 2003 — #"Stitches In My Side" - 3:27 #"The Scarecrows Are Marching" - 4:51 #"Martyr" - 3:47 #"Chewing Bottles" - 5:14 #"Junkyard Chandelier" - 6:18 #"Paper Birds" - 4:24 #"Fog In The House Of Lightbulbs" - 6:43 #"Runs In The Sidewalk" - 5:36 #"Confidants And Fish Hooks" - 4:59 #"Pockets Full Of Ink" - 5:21 #"Burning Bridges" - 3:13 • Ghost — 2007 — #"Asleep On A Train" - 2:00 #"Welcome Home" - 4:45 #"Let The River In" - 5:05 #"Glory" - 6:14 #"The Strangest Things" - 4:25 #"Wrapped In Piano Strings" - 3:37 #"Along The Road" - 4:13 #"Haunted" - 4:43 #"Winter Is Coming" - 4:20 #"Sleepwalking" - 4:43 #"Homesick" - 3:39 • The Family Tree: The Roots — 2011 — #"Names" - 1:15 #"A Pound of Flesh" - 3:35 #"Family Portrait" - 4:40 #"Black Eyes" - 4:44 #"Severus and Stone" - 4:28 #"The Moon Is Down" - 3:18 #"Ghost Towns" - 3:54 #"Kin" - 4:04 #"The Dead Waltz" - 5:23 #"Always Gold" - 5:56 #"Mountains" - 4:51 • The Family Tree: The Branches — 2013 — #"Gray Skies" - 0:43 #"Holy Branches" - 3:38 #"The Mute" - 3:56 #"Reminders" - 3:34 #"Summer Skeletons" - 4:51 #"The Crooked Kind" - 4:39 #"Chains" - 2:11 #"Letters Home" - 4:12 #"From The Mouth Of An Injured Head" - 4:04 #"Southern Snow" - 3:21 #"The Gilded Hand" - 6:15 #"We All Go The Same" - 3:31 • The Family Tree: The Bastards — 2015 — # "Sisters" - 3:48 # "Baptisms" - 2:56 # "Servants And Kings" - 4:29 # "All Is Well (It's Only Blood)" - 2:44 # "All Is Well (Goodbye, Goodbye)" - 4:05 # "Second Family Portrait" - 4:55 # "Letters Home (Aftermath)" - 1:17 # "We're On Our Way" - 4:07 # "West" - 4:49 # "Small Hands" - 3:08 # "Nightclothes" - 6:54 • The Family Tree: The Leaves — 2016 — #"Secrets (Cellar Door)" - 4:26 #"Rivers in the Dust" - 5:45 #"Everything Costs" - 3:42 #"Midnight" - 3:10 #"The Ship in Port" - 3:43 #"Photograph" - 2:24 #"Third Family Portrait" - 3:45 #"The Road to Nowhere" - 4:46 #"Old Gemini" - 4:15 #"Bad Blood" - 4:51 • Missing Film — 2018 — # "Ashes" - 2:06 # "I'll Be There Soon" - 2:16 # "Ashes In The Wind" - 2:56 # "Home Movies" - 3:49 # "Hearsay" - 0:52 # "Tension" - 2:11 # "Leaving The Ground" - 2:17 # "Waltzing In The Ashes" - 2:09 # "Hunted" - 1:17 # "The Lost Garden" - 1:50 # "We All Fall Down" - 2:31 # "Horizon Lines" - 5:06 • Ghost (Anniversary Edition) — 2019 — #"Asleep On a Train (Remastered)" - 2:01 #"Welcome Home (Remastered)" - 4:46 #"Let the River In (Remastered)" - 5:05 #"Glory (Remastered)" - 6:11 #"The Strangest Things (Remastered)" - 4:24 #"Wrapped in Piano Strings (Remastered)" - 3:37 #"Along the Road (Remastered)" - 4:16 #"Haunted (Remastered)" - 4:43 #"Winter is Coming (Remastered)" - 4:22 #"Sleepwalking (Remastered)" - 4:41 #"Homesick (Remastered)" - 3:43 #"Asleep On a Train (Strings)" - 1:28 #"Glory (Live)" - 4:30 #"Let the River In (Instrumental)" - 2:05 #"Wrapped in Piano Strings (Live)" - 3:35 #"Haunted (Instrumental)" - 2:31 #"Along the Road (Live)" - 5:11 #"Asleep On a Train (Piano)" - 2:09 #"Welcome Home (Orchestral)" - 4:03 #"Sleepwalking (Acoustic)" - 3:49 #"The Strangest Things (Music Box)" - 1:54 #"Winter is Coming (Live)" - 4:35 #"Homesick (Piano)" - 3:37 • B-Sides and Rarities (2002 - 2011) — 2024 — # "Tall Tale No. 5" - 3:58 # "Mind Ur Manners" - 4:00 # "Home" - 6:22 # "Body Song" - 2:12 # "Mathematics" - 3:14 # "Strange Organism" - 2:16 # "The Voice of Our Age" - 3:44 # "The Coldest Hands" - 3:24 # "Elephant" - 3:03 # "The Emperor Has No Bones" - 3:08 # "If You Come Back To Haunt Me" - 6:22 # "Welcome Home (Early Demo)" - 2:07 • Mixtape — 2024 — # "Lovesong" - 4:03 # "Save and Sound" - 3:58 # "See It Through" - 4:09 # "Endless Summoner" - 3:38 # "Shipwrecks" - 3:02 # "Kids Are Mean" - 4:06 # "I'm a Good Listener" - 2:06 # "Gymnopodie No. 1" - 3:05 # "Teenage Feelings" - 3:17 # "Latin For Joy" - 2:53 # "See You On The Other Side" - 3:53 • Mixtape #2 — 2025 — # "From Time to Time" - 4:35 # "Aftermath" - 4:16 # "Ursa Major" - 4:20 # "Ursa Minor" - 7:00 # "Givers and Takers" - 4:27 # "Garmonbozia" - 4:42 # "Jaws of Life" - 4:11 # "Glass Jaw" - 4:19 # "Dreamcatcher" - 4:09 # "Phantom Limb" - 5:55
EPs
EPs
• Title — Year — Track listing • Touch The Sky EP — 2010 — #"Welcome Home (EP Version) - 4:47 #"Glory (Acoustic)" - 4:34 #"Doorways" - 3:00 #"A Little Hell" - 2:13 #"The Deserter's Song" - 4:55 #"Welcome Home (Reprise)" - 2:29 • Always Gold EP — 2012 — #"Always Gold (Short Attention Span Mix)" - 4:04 #"Echoes" - 3:54 #"Wandering (Alternative Mix)" - 3:46 #"Always Gold (Acoustic)" - 3:38 #"We're On Our Way" - 4:07 #"Always Gold (Album Version)" - 5:55 • SunnMoonnEclippse — 2017 — # "Sunn" - 4:15 # "Moonn" - 4:14 # "Eclippse" - 6:54 • Covers, Volume 1: "Lady Covers" — 2018 — # "Jolene" - 3:25 # "Ode to My Family" - 4:32 # "The Goonies "R" Good Enough" - 2:59 # "Video Games" - 3:27 # "Nothing Compares 2 U" - 4:07 # "Memory" - 6:06 • Therapy — 2019 — # "Doubt" - 3:28 # "Hard of Hearing" - 3:10 # "Personal Giants" - 3:52 # "Guilt" - 3:32 # "Better Days" - 2:35 # "Dead Ends" - 4:24 • Therapy (Alternate Reality Versions) — 2019 — # "Doubt" (Alternate Reality Version) - 3:07 # "Hard of Hearing" (Alternate Reality Version) - 3:15 # "Personal Giants" (Alternate Reality Version) - 3:25 # "Guilt" (Alternate Reality Version) - 2:43 # "Better Days" (Alternate Reality Version) - 2:18 # "Dead Ends" (Alternate Reality Version) - 3:55 • Reveries — 2020 — # "Reveries" - 3:28 • Hidden Hollow, Vol. One - Singles - EP — 2021 — # "The Missing Road" - 4:08 # "Sunlight" - 3:52 # "More Clay Than Stone (Still on Our Way)" - 3:28 # "Downstream" - 0:29 # "The River with No Name" - 3:08 # "Under the Same Sun" - 3:20 • Dreamless Sleep — 2021 — # "Dreamless Sleep" - 3:19 • One Last Dream — 2021 — # "One Last Dream" - 4:52 • A Light In The Woods - Book One: Hidden Hollow — 2023 — # "Message From The Other Side" - 5:38 # "Over The Garden Wall" - 3:52 # "Enter The Woods" - 8:32
Singles
Singles
• Year — Title — Chart — Certification — Album • FR — NED — SWI • 2007 — "Welcome Home" — 83 — 18 — 38 — Ghost
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Song — Album • 2007 — "Welcome Home" — Ghost • 2010 — "Doorways" — Touch The Sky EP • 2012 — "We're On Our Way" — The Bastards: Volume One • 2012 — "A Pound of Flesh" — The Family Tree: The Roots • 2012 — "Always Gold" — The Family Tree: The Roots • 2013 — "Holy Branches" — The Family Tree: The Branches • 2014 — "The Mute" — The Family Tree: The Branches • 2016 — "Secrets (Cellar Door)" — The Family Tree: The Leaves • 2016 — "The Road To Nowhere" — The Family Tree: The Leaves • 2016 — "Everything Costs" — The Family Tree: The Leaves • 2017 — "Sunn" "Moonn" "Eclippse" — SunnMoonnEclippse • 2019 — "Doubt" — Therapy • 2019 — "Hard of Hearing" — |Therapy • 2024 — "Latin For Joy" — Mixtape
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the heading Radical face.
Work and production
Work and production
His recorded genre is traditional folk music.

Radical Face at Haldern Pop Festival 2017
© Alexander Kellner
2016–2023: Missing Film and EPs
The sixth Radical Face album, Missing Film, was released in 2018. The album is fully instrumental, and was released under an open license with the intention for the songs to be used by independent filmmakers without the need for paying royalties. Since 2017 Radical Face has released a number of EPs, the first being SunnMoonnEclippse, released February 10. The EP's full video is available on a website of the same name. Starting in August 2020, Cooper released a monthly mailer named "Hidden Hollow". A new song was included with each letter. The last letter posted in February 2021, and the six songs were released as the “Hidden Hollow, Vol. 1 EP.”
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Radical Face”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1367331: Radical Face
Unverified · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.http://livefly.info/2012/01/radical-face-interview/
- 2.Timberandsteel.wordpress.com. Review: Radical Face, The Family Tree: The Roots | Timber and Steel. 17 September 2011.
- 3.pastemagazine.com/noisetrade. Radical Face - The Bastards 3 EP; Paste Magazine.
- 4.Randomville.com. Radical Face – Touch The Sky [EP]. 2011-01-19.
- 5.j.a.heiser. Album Review: Radical Face – Missing Film. The Indy Review. 2018-11-21.
- 6.Radical Face. 2023-10-28.
- 7.TV Ad Music. Nikon Cameras – I Am. March 12, 2010.
- 8.The Perks Of Being a Wallflower Soundtrack. Tunefind.
- 9.Wish I Was Here (2014) - Soundtracks - IMDb.
- 10."Elementary" The Diabolical Kind (TV Episode 2014) - Soundtracks - IMDb.
- 11.Steffen Hung. Discographie Radical Face. lescharts.com.
- 12.top40.nl. Radical Face - Welcome Home Top 40. Top 40.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedauthority record
Unverified
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
The recorded source classes are reference work. Every statement above restates one of those records; where they are silent, this article is silent.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,307 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Radamés GnattaliPerson
- Radar RecordsOrganisation
- Radek BaborákPerson
- Radiant FutureOrganisation
- Radie BritainPerson
- Radiex RecordsOrganisation
- Radik YuliakshinPerson
- Radikal RecordsOrganisation
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Radical Face?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.