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Other Livesis an Americanindie rockband fromStillwater,Oklahoma,United States.[2]
Other Lives | |
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 Singer Jesse Tabish in May 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Kunek |
| Origin | Stillwater,Oklahoma,United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | TBD Records/Play It Again Sam,MapleMusic Recordings(Canada) |
| Members |
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| Past members |
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| Website | otherlives |
The band originally formed in 2004 asKunekand released one album in 2006 under that name.[2]Other Lives' self-titled album was released physically April 7, 2009 byTBD Records[3]and digitally March 17, 2009.[4]The album was recorded in Los Angeles and produced byJoey Waronker.[3]
According to their official Facebook page current band members are Jesse Tabish (piano, guitar, lead vocals), Jonathon Mooney (piano, guitar, percussion, trumpet) & Josh Onstott (bass, keys, percussion, guitar, backing vocals)
"For 12" was featured as KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" on October 27, 2010.
Other Lives finished working on their albumTamer Animalsin February 2011. The album was released on May 10, 2011, in the USA and August 29, 2011, in UK/Europe.
In the summer of 2011, the band toured withS. CareyandThe Rosebuds.Following a month of shows in the UK, the band joinedBon Iverin September in the USA and Canada and played atIceland Airwavesfestival. The band returned to the UK in October to supportChapel Clubin London on October 18.
In September 2011, Other Lives launched theirWirewaxinteractive website,[5]which was built around the band's official video for "For 12", and allowed users to access audio and visual content within the video.
On October 22, 2012, Other Lives' new album, Mind the Gap EP, was released.[6]
In 2012, the band took a hiatus from performing to work on their upcoming album, "Rituals." Over the next few years, Other Lives released the eponymous "Rituals" and "2 Pyramids" as promotional singles before releasing the album on May 4, 2015. "Rituals" marked a departure from TBD Records, as the band instead released their newest album on the Belgian labelPlay It Again Sam Recordingswith the help of co-producer andAtoms For PeacedrummerJoey Waronker.[7]In a message about the album on their website, front man Jesse Tabish wrote, "We wanted a cleaner, brighter record with more movement and color."[8]During the eighteen month period of the album's creation, the group wrote over sixty songs before releasing its current, fourteen track iteration, which runs at fifty-four minutes and eighteen seconds. The album has a notably more somber feel to it than previous works, withAllMusicdescribing its sound as "shimmery, meticulously crafted... pure pop bliss... rooted in darkness."[7]
In the summer of 2014,Shearwaterdrummer Danny Reisch replaced Colby Owens.
The band spent the summer of 2018 recording a new album inCooper Mountain,Oregon.On January 9, 2020, they announced that the albumFor Their Lovewill be released on April 24, 2020.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [9] |
US Indie [10] |
US Rock [11] |
BEL (Vl) [12] |
BEL (Vl) Heat [13] |
BEL (Wa) [12] |
BEL (Wa) Heat [14] |
FRA [13][12] |
NLD [13][12] |
SWI [12] | ||
| Flight of the Flynns(as Kunek) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other LivesEP | 2008[4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Lives | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tamer Animals | 2011 | 111 | — | — | — | 67 | — | 45 | 74 | 46 | — |
| Mind The Gap EP | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rituals | 2015 | 134 | 77 | 141 | 52 | — | 85 | — | 132 | 26 | 42 |
| For Their Love | 2020 | — | — | — | 87 | — | 92 | — | 137 [15] |
71 | 28 |
Singles
edit- For 12(12 "vinyl with 2 bonus tracks) (2011)
- For 12(2 track - UK promo single with edit version) (2011)
- Tamer Animals(2 track - promo single with edit version) (2011)
- Old Statues(2 track - UK promo single with edit version) (2011)
References
edit- ^"Other Lives".musicalternatives.com.Retrieved2021-10-30.
- ^abMonger, James Christopher."Other Lives - Biography".Allmusic.Retrieved2009-03-23.
- ^ab"Other Lives To Release Debut Album This April".Filter.2009-01-15.Retrieved2009-03-22.
- ^ab"Other Lives' self-titled debut album due out April 7 / Video".Skope Magazine. 2009-03-12.Retrieved2009-03-22.
- ^"Tamer Animals".Tameranimals.com.Retrieved2015-06-06.
- ^"Pitchfork Announces Our Mind The Gap Ep Release".Otherlives.com. 2014-09-23.Retrieved2015-06-06.
- ^ab"Rituals - Other Lives | Songs, Reviews, Credits".AllMusic.
- ^"About | Other Lives".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-06-29.Retrieved2016-07-13.
- ^"Other Lives Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
- ^"Other Lives Chart History (Independent Albums)".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
- ^"Other Lives Chart History (Top Rock Albums)".Billboard.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
- ^abcde"Other Lives – Rituals"(in Dutch).UltratopFlanders.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
- ^abc"Other Lives – Tamer Animals"(in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
- ^"Other Lives – Tamer Animals"(in French). Ultratop Wallonia.RetrievedFebruary 24,2019.
- ^"Top Albums (Week 22, 2020)"(in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.RetrievedJune 1,2020.
External links
edit- Other Lives official website
- Other LivesatAllMusic
- Other Livesfull hour concert in France at Liveweb.Arte.TV
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