Other Lives (formed 2004)
Other Lives is an American indie rock band with roots in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They are best known for their atmospheric tracks 'Tamer Animals' and 'Reconfiguration', as well their affiliation with alternative group Radiohead.
Formation: The trio are as follows: Jesse Tabish (pianist, guitarist, lead singer), Jonathon Mooney (pianist, violinist, percussion, trumpet), Josh Onstott (bassist, keys, percussion, guitarist, backing vocals). The three multi-instrumentalists originally formed a band under the name Kunek back in 2004 and released an album two years later.
Musical career: April 7th 2009 saw the release of Other Lives' self-titled album via TBD Records. By February 2011 the band had finished constructing their third album 'Tamer Animals'. On May 10th 2011 the record came out in the USA and August 29th 2011 in UK/Europe. Received well by critics and musicians alike, Thom Yorke of Radiohead (whose work can be seen linking well to that of Other Lives') remixed the title track of the album.
The band then went on to play a series of live shows across the globe. In 2011 the group toured with S.Carey and The Rosebuds throughout the UK, and later went on to play at Iceland Airwaves festival and tour with Bon Iver in the USA and Canada in September. In October the trio supported Chapel Club in London, opened for Radiohead in 2012 for part of their North American Tour and played Coachella festival that same year.
By October 2012 Other Lives had released their EP 'Mind the Gap', and three years on their latest album 'Rituals' came out on the 5th of May 2015, which marked an evolutionary stage in the band's development and progression from lighter, folk-derivative acoustic sounds to deeper, expansive, experimental use of synthesizers, keyboards and strings.
Other Lives have also created an interactive website entitled Wirewax which got up and running in September 2011. Wirewax was based upon and constructed around the trio's music video "For 12" - the track that was credited ad KCRW's "Today's Top Tune" on October 27th, 2010 - giving users the ability to access additional audio and visual content within the video.
Biography by Contactmusic.com
