Fiction Family | |
|---|---|
 Sean Watkins, half of Fiction Family | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Encinitas, California, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | Indie folk |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | ATO, MapleMusic, lowercase people |
| Members | Jon Foreman Sean Watkins Tyler Chester Aaron Redfield |
| Website | fictionfamily |
Fiction Family is a musical collaboration between Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman and Nickel Creek guitarist Sean Watkins. The duo's self-titled, full-length album was released on January 20, 2009.[2] The band has since added a drummer and a bassist, Tyler Chester and Aaron Redfield.
According to Watkins, the band's name comes from the fact that "Usually when two guys make a record together, it sounds cool to call them the something brothers. But we're not, so that's how Fiction Family came to be."[3] Says Foreman, "They are two words that hold a lot of meaning for me. I think that much of who we are as a culture lean towards fiction. As for the family of it, you have the entire nation that's kind of looking for family. That's one of the reasons why I like the name. Also both of us come from sibling bands and this is not a sibling band, so this is kind of a fiction family of sort."[4]
- ^ [1] Fiction Family Official Facebook Profile - Retrieved December 21, 2008
- ^ Fiction Family Tracklisting Announced on Spin.com! - Published October 3, 2008 (retrieved October 8, 2008)
- ^ Fiction Family more than the sum of its talent - Published January 13, 2009 (retrieved January 14, 2009)
- ^ Nickel Creek and Switchfoot Members Create New 'Family' - Published March 10, 2009 (retrieved March 10, 2009)