Other Lives

Other Lives began performing together as a similar group called Kunek in 2004. The instrumental act released one studio album, called “Flight Of The Flynns”, however, as time went on the band found themselves wanting to add vocals to their songs. In 2008, four years after forming the band rebranded, naming themselves Other Lives and releasing their self-titled debut E.P under that name in the same year. The record got the attention of TBD Records, who signed them soon after the E.P’s release and the band were soon in the studio with Joey Waronker, a session drummer who’s worked with everyone from Beck to R.E.M to, crucially, Thom Yorke’s band Atoms For Peace.

The album drew a considerable amount of attention to the band, but its follow up, 2011’s “Tamer Animals”, went one better. The album drew critical acclaim from all who heard and the band spent the rest of the year on the road, supporting Bon Iver near the end of 2011, and in 2012, hitting the road supporting the mighty Radiohead. They ended their touring for “Tamer Animals” with a headline tour of their own and took a much needed break afterwards, having done little else other than record and tour for the better part of a decade. They since returned with a new album in 2015 entitled “Rituals”, and cemented their reputation as one of the most exciting cult bands in folk music right now. For that reason, they come highly recommended.