The Family

## Singles

1. "Big Pussy"
Released: November 4, 2022
2. "The Ending"
Released: November 11, 2022

***The Family*** is the seventh and penultimate album by BROCKHAMPTON. It was released at 8am EST, November 17, 2022, through RCA and Question Everything. The album was marketed as the band's final album up until *TM* was announced on the day of *The Family*'s release. *TM* was released at the following midnight at local times.

Kevin Abstract is the only vocalist throughout much of the album; he is only joined by the album's producers bearface, Nick Velez, and boylife on select tracks. The album's subject matter revolves around Kevin's own experiences with the band growing apart in recent years and ultimately disbanding in January.

## Background

On January 14, 2022, it was announced in a tweet from the group's Twitter that they were breaking up. In the same post, it was announced that all of their tour dates were cancelled except for O2 Academy Brixton and Coachella.

They proceeded to perform live together for "the last time" at that year's Coachella festival. Once the band left the stage, the screens around the stage revealed that they plan to release one last album. Not long after the festival, a video by the name of "MESSAGE FROM BROCKHAMPTON" was released on YouTube. The video confirmed that "the final album" was set to release sometime by the end of the year.

## Promotion

After Kevin teased fans for some time, the album was announced on October 27 as *The Family.* The release date of November 17 was also announced then. A nostalgia-filled video titled "I Miss the Band Already" (soundtracked to "Prayer") was shared on the same day. A teaser video that contained the instrumental for "Big Pussy" was also released that afternoon.

"Big Pussy" and "The Ending" were released as the album's lead singles on November 4 and 11, respectively. Both of the songs were accompanied by music videos.

On the day before the album's release, a teaser video for "RZA" titled "IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH" was uploaded to the band's social media pages and their YouTube channel. It served as a teaser for the music video, which dropped the day after. The last music video for the album was for "Basement," which premiered on November 23.

Some songs from the album were performed for the first time at the band's final performance, BROCKHAMPTON ENDS AT The Fonda.

## Track listing

1. Take It Back
2. RZA
3. Gold Teeth
4. Big Pussy
5. All That
6. (Back From The) Road
7. Basement
8. Southside
9. Good Time
10. 37th
11. Boyband
12. Any Way You Want Me
13. The Family
14. Prayer
15. My American Life
16. The Ending
17. Brockhampton

## Videos

**Music videos**

* Big Pussy
* The Ending
* RZA
* Basement

**Announcements/other media**

* MESSAGE FROM BROCKHAMPTON
* I Miss the Band Already
* The Family (Album Teaser)
* IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Family* (Brockhampton album). Wikipedia. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
2. ↑ Geraghty, Hollie (November 17, 2022). "Brockhampton release 'The Family' and announce surprise album 'TM' dropping tonight". *NME*. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
3. ↑ Lavin, Will (January 14, 2022). "Brockhampton have announced they're breaking up". *NME*. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
4. ↑ Campbell, Erica (April 17, 2022). "Brockhampton announce final album during Coachella 2022 set". *NME*. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
5. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON (April 18, 2022). "MESSAGE FROM BROCKHAMPTON". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
6. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON (October 27, 2022). "I Miss the Band Already - BROCKHAMPTON". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
7. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON (October 27, 2022). "The Family (Album Teaser) - BROCKHAMPTON". YouTube. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
8. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON (November 16, 2022). "IT ALL COMES OUT IN THE WASH". YouTube. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
9. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON (November 17, 2022). "RZA". YouTube. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
10. ↑ BROCKHAMPTON (November 23, 2022). "Basement - BROCKHAMPTON". YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
11. ↑ @amazonmusic, @brckhmptn (November 17, 2022). "this is the ending we all envisioned, right? ..." Instagram. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
12. ↑ "BROCKHAMPTON Concert Setlist at The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles on November 19, 2022". Setlist.fm. Retrieved November 20, 2022.