Like many bands around the world, the origin of Family of the Year began in a garage. But, their music is anything but garage rock. At times, the band often features acoustic strums, interwoven vocal harmonies, and textured melodies, a sound that made their 2012 song Hero into a critical and popular hit. Now with the new self-titled album, the troupe explores new territory with songs that are expansive power-packed anthems, tailor-made for summer music festivals and cross-country road trips. While the effect of Hero exposed the band to a wider audience, the trajectory wasn’t a full representation of their broader sound. To record their follow-up release, the band relocated from Los Angeles to Berlin Kreuzberg. With big beats and driving piano chords, the new single, the anthem Make You Mine, is an ecstatic ode to summertime flings that frontman Joe Keefe pulled from his East Coast experiences in his hometown of Martha’s Vineyard. The album burgeons with the new effervescent energy of a band that has undergone a rebirth and a refocus.