Other Lives - Tamer Animals

Other Lives - Long-awaited sophomore effort from Stillwater, OK band promises more grand, retro-tinged indie pop...self-produced and recorded over the course of nearly 18 months (with their debut producer Joe Waronker doing the mix)// Release: Tamer Animals (May 10, tbd Records) // Quote: “Every sound has a purpose without being too indulgent...There’s nothing like, ‘Hey, let’s rock out on this!’ It’s homemade in a way. For better or for worse, it’s all our sound.” -- Jesse Tabish // Sounds like: Elegant chamber pop with strings recalling late period Beatles and Procul Harum...Tabish's voice even has that plaintive, note-bending Lennon-like melancholy // What we like: Lead track (and free download) "For 12" is a dreamscape of gorgeous understatement, the layers of strings and harmonies adding both opulence and foreboding...

Other Lives - "For 12" (from the album Tamer Animals)

Other Lives - "Precious Air" (Demo)