Other Lives to tour in support of new album

Other Lives previously announced dates with The National and The Decemberists as well as a tour with S. Carey (Bon Iver) in support of their forthcoming album Tamer Animals out May 17th on tbd records. New dates are now announced with The Rosebuds starting June 15th in Asheville, NC with more dates to be announced (see list of all dates below).

Additionally, tbd records has now partnered with boutique vinyl label White Iris to release the new album. The band is streaming three new songs from Tamer Animals on their site as well as a free download of album track "For 12."

Unlike their self-titled debut—a studio-bound effort that was produced by Beck’s longtime drummer, Joey Waronker— Tamer Animals was tracked in the privacy of the band’s own space in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Waronker eventually mixed the entire affair and sanded down its edges, but it took Other Lives 14 months to get to that point. We’re not talking about lazy Sunday sessions here, either. More like 11 songs that were carefully sculpted over time, with certain sounds creeping up when the record called for them, and nothing that’s forced or rushed.

There’s no point in trying to unearth an obvious “single” in Other Lives’ second album, Tamer Animals. Here’s a better idea instead: succumb. Let every last song wash over you like proper long players once did, from the swift strings and pulsating horns—a technique learned from old Philip Glass LPs—of “Dark Horse” to the richly orchestrated denouement of “Heading East,” a cut that could have been cribbed from the early instrumental sessions of Other Lives’ old band Kunek

.“The core of that band is still with me,” says frontman Jesse Tabish, who founded Kunek with cellist Jenny Hsu and drummer Colby Owens. “In a lot of ways, it’s still what I gravitate towards, songwriting wise.”


Tour Dates 5/12 High Noon Saloon - Madison, WI w/ S. Carey
5/13 The Mill - Iowa City, IA w/ S. Carey
5/14 Slowdown Jr. - Omaha, NE w/ S. Carey
5/15 The Record Bar - Kansas City, MO w/ S. Carey
5/16 Hi-Dive - Denver, CO w/ S. Carey
5/18 Club Congress - Tucson, AZ w/ S. Carey
5/19 Soda Bar - San Diego, CA w/ S. Carey
5/20 Velvet Jones - Santa Barbara, CA w/ S. Carey
5/21 The Satellite - Los Angeles, CA w/ S. Carey
5/22 Henry Miller Library - Big Sur, CA w/ S. Carey
5/24 Café Du Nord - San Francisco, CA w/ S. Carey
5/25 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen -Davis, CA w/ S. Carey
5/26 Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR w/ S. Carey
5/27 Panadaland - Bellingham, WA w/ S. Carey
5/29 Sasquatch Music Festival - Quincy, WA (festival)
5/30 The Badlander - Missoula, MN w/ S. Carey
6/3 Mojo’s -Columbia, MO
6/6 Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA
6/7 Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
6/9 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
6/10 The Red Palace - Washington, D.C.
6/15 Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall - Asheville, NC w/ The Rosebuds
6/16 The Earl - Atlanta, GA w/ The Rosebuds
6/17 Proud Larry’s - Oxford, MS w/ The Rosebuds
6/18 Bottletree - Birmingham, AL w/ The Rosebuds
6/19 Stickyz Chicken Shack - Little Rock, AR w/ The Rosebuds
6/21 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA w/ The Rosebuds
6/23 Club DaDa - Dallas, TX w/ The Rosebuds
6/24 The Parish - Austin, TX w/ The Rosebuds
6/25 Fitzgerald’s Downstairs - Houston, TX w/ The Rosebuds
6/28 Santa Fe Brewing Company - Santa Fe, NM w/ The Rosebuds
7/2 Cellar Door - Visalia, CA w/ The Rosebuds
7/9 The Tractor Tavern - Seattle, WA w/ The Rosebuds
7/12 Media Club - Vancouver, Canada w/ The Rosebuds
7/14 The Neurolux - Boise, ID w/ The Rosebuds
7/15 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT w/ The Rosebuds
7/19 7th St. Entry - Minneapolis, MN w/ The Rosebuds
7/22 Schubas Tavern - Chicago, IL
7/23 Rozz-Tox - Rock Island, IL

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