The Life and Times
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The Life and Times is an independent American alternative
and space rock
band active in the 2000s.
, Murder by Death (band)
, Pelican
, Mono
, Sparta
, Pinback
, Engine Down
, and William Elliott Whitmore
. In June 2006, they headlined a two week tour of Spain in support of an eponymous split CD/10", both of which with urgent post-rockers from Barcelona, Nueva Vulcano (ex-Aina).
The Magician EP (Stiff Slack) is their fourth overall release. In October 2006 they headlined a successful Japanese tour in support of The Magician for Stiff Slack Records (Mercury Program
, 31 Knots, Shiner
, Mates of State
), and then a US/Canadian excursion in November and December 2006. Domo.
Late summer 2007 the band began recording a new full length in their own studio and in March 2008 they mixed it with Jason Livermore at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO. It was announced on November 2, 2008 that the band had signed to the Portland, OR based label Arena Rock Recording Company, with whom the band released their new studio album entitled Tragic Boogie.
The band released a 7-inch vinyl EP in January 2011 called Day II b/w Day III.
In September 2011, the band announced their new album No One Loves You Like I Do will be released on January 17th, 2012. They have played various new tracks in a live setting. (Day I, Day II, Day III and most recently, Day XII.)
The band also has the song "Coat Of Arms" included on the soundtrack of the video game Saints Row 2
.
According the bands website, the new album will be released January 17th, 2012 and will be called No One Loves You Like I Do. It will be released on the label SlimStyle.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and space rock
Space rock
Space rock is a subgenre of rock music; the term originally referred to a group of early, mostly British, 1970s progressive and psychedelic rock bands such as Hawkwind and Pink Floyd, characterised by slow, lengthy instrumental passages dominated by electric organs, synthesizers, experimental...
band active in the 2000s.
History
Since August 2005, The Life and Times has played over 200 shows in support of their debut full-length release Suburban Hymns (DeSoto) on US tours with bands like the The Appleseed CastThe Appleseed Cast
The Appleseed Cast is an American emo/post-rock band based in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, composed of singer/guitarist Christopher Crisci , guitarist Aaron Pillar, bassist Nathan Whitman and drummer John Momberg...
, Murder by Death (band)
Murder by Death (band)
Murder by Death is an American five-piece indie rock band from Bloomington, Indiana. Their name is derived from the 1976 Robert Moore film of the same name.- Early years :...
, Pelican
Pelican
A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
, Mono
Mono (Japanese band)
Mono are a Japanese post rock band, formed in 1999 in Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū. The band consists of Takaakira Goto , Yoda , Tamaki Kunishi , and Yasunori Takada .Mono have released five studio albums...
, Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
, Pinback
Pinback
Pinback is an indie rock band from San Diego, California, currently signed to Temporary Residence Ltd. The band was formed in 1998 by singers, songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Armistead Burwell Smith IV and Rob Crow. Tom Zinser, Chris Prescott, and Mario Rubalcaba have all contributed drums...
, Engine Down
Engine Down
Engine Down was a four-piece rock band from Richmond, Virginia, active from 1996-2005. They were a part of the Washington, D.C. area post-hardcore movement, along with bands like The Dismemberment Plan, Q and Not U, and Faraquet...
, and William Elliott Whitmore
William Elliott Whitmore
William Elliott Whitmore is an American blues singer and musician from Lee County, Iowa. He has recorded a number of albums released on Southern Records, and now is a member of the Anti Records family. His act consists mostly of playing the banjo or guitar while singing, though on occasion he...
. In June 2006, they headlined a two week tour of Spain in support of an eponymous split CD/10", both of which with urgent post-rockers from Barcelona, Nueva Vulcano (ex-Aina).
The Magician EP (Stiff Slack) is their fourth overall release. In October 2006 they headlined a successful Japanese tour in support of The Magician for Stiff Slack Records (Mercury Program
Mercury program
Mercury Program might refer to:*the first successful American manned spaceflight program, Project Mercury*an American post-rock band, The Mercury Program...
, 31 Knots, Shiner
Shiner
Shiner may refer to:*Shiner , an Atlanta based design firm*Esther Shiner, a deceased Toronto municipal politician* Lewis Shiner , an American writer*Shiner *Shiner, Texas*Shiner , a line of beers brewed by the Spoetzl Brewery...
, Mates of State
Mates of State
Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. The group is composed of the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel .Over the course of the band's fourteen year career, they've released three EPs and six full-length, studio...
), and then a US/Canadian excursion in November and December 2006. Domo.
Late summer 2007 the band began recording a new full length in their own studio and in March 2008 they mixed it with Jason Livermore at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, CO. It was announced on November 2, 2008 that the band had signed to the Portland, OR based label Arena Rock Recording Company, with whom the band released their new studio album entitled Tragic Boogie.
The band released a 7-inch vinyl EP in January 2011 called Day II b/w Day III.
In September 2011, the band announced their new album No One Loves You Like I Do will be released on January 17th, 2012. They have played various new tracks in a live setting. (Day I, Day II, Day III and most recently, Day XII.)
The band also has the song "Coat Of Arms" included on the soundtrack of the video game Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2 is an open world action-adventure video game developed by Volition, Inc. and published by THQ for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 systems. It is the second title in the Saints Row series, after the release of Saints Row in 2006. It is succeeded by Saints Row: The...
.
According the bands website, the new album will be released January 17th, 2012 and will be called No One Loves You Like I Do. It will be released on the label SlimStyle.
Discography
- The Flat End of the Earth (EP, 2003, 54 or 40 or Fight Records)
- Suburban Hymns (LP, 2005, DeSoto Records)
- Split w/Nueva Vulcano (EP, 2006, Trece Grabaciones)
- Magician (EP, 2006, Stiff Slack Records)
- Tragic Boogie (LP, 2009, Arena Rock Records)
- Day II b/w Day III (7", 2011 Hawthorne Street)
- No One Loves You Like I Do (LP, 2012, SlimStyle Records)