"Paper Cities"from the album Other Lives2009iTunesOther Lives have gone through exponential changes since their early debut under the name of Kunek. Back then, the band was known for enchanting audiences, willing them into a silent submission. The power of the band still exists...
Existential folk rockers, Other Lives is back on the blog, so soon! If you saw the It Was the Night video I posted last week, please accept my personal apology for the technical error. Egad!If you didn't catch the band then, this is the perfect opportunity to acquaint yourself with the saturated tunes of Other Lives from Stillwater, Oklahoma. They'll be in Austin for SXSW - oozing contemplativ...
On this sunny SXSW morning (actually it was 1:30pm…but it felt like morning) I met Woody over at Cedar Street for the first set of my Thursday. After listening to their new self-titled release many times over the past month, I was really excited to see Other Lives. They did not disappoint. Great songs, arrangements, [...]
Photographs by Jennifer Picard. It had been a long time since I'd been at the Media Club in Vancouver. So long, in fact, that it was almost unrecognizable. They've renovated the space to make it more conducive to live music, including the loss of tables and booths, and the addition of mirrors. The result is a [...] Related posts:Beast @ The Mod Club (Jan.29.2009) Beast, which not long ago wa...
Good news for Chicago people! Other Lives are back in town for a show at Schubas tomorrow night (6/20). It’ll be a special night. The band stopped by Shirk’s studio in April for one of our most memorable live sessions to date. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, get in there. This band has a [...]
Other Lives is the name of an audio drama based on the television series Doctor Who. Not sure if the band from Stillwater, Oklahoma had the BBC show in mind when coming up with names, but I'm guessing they had Radiohead's Hail To The Thief playing when composing the tracks on their soon to be [...]
Other Lives - "Speed Tape "Other Lives write gorgeous orchestral indie-folk, and I love how the piano's melody carries this song along. They're based out of Stillwater, OK and are about to release their debut self-tited album on April 7th via tbd Records .You can find Other Lives on tour this spring with Elvis Perkins and they'll share a few dates with The Decemberists too. Since I've only hea...
From Stillwater, OK comes Other Lives, a pet project of monster management company Red Light's Phil Costello. Soggy with sadness, their languid tunes haunt along as lead singer, Jesse, howls forth with an inwardly-fixed gaze of longing. You get the feeling he'd go on for hours, floating in an indulgent puddle of morosity, whether or not any other soul could hear his cries. I imagine I'd find hi...