Other Lives (album)

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Other Lives
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
Genre Folk, indie rock
Length42:31
Label TBD Records, PIAS Recordings
Producer Joey Waronker
Other Lives chronology
Other Lives (EP)
(2008)
Other Lives
(2009)
Tamer Animals
(2011)

Other Lives is the self-titled debut album by American indie rock band Other Lives which was released physically April 7, 2009 by TBD Records and PIAS Recordings [1] and digitally released March 17, 2009. [2]

Contents

The lead single "Black Tables" [2] was featured on the 16th episode of season three, "Things Fall Apart" of the television show Ugly Betty , the first episode of season five, "In the Light" of the television show "Covert Affairs", Dream a Little Dream of Me, Part 1 of the television show Grey's Anatomy , and the episode "Every Picture Tells A Story" of the television show One Tree Hill .[ citation needed ] The song was also featured in the soundtrack of the 2011 comedy-drama film Let Go .

Track listing

  1. "E Minor" – 3:49
  2. "Don't Let Them" – 3:41
  3. "Black Tables" – 4:33
  4. "End of the Year" – 6:28
  5. "Speed Tape" – 4:40
  6. "Paper Cities" – 3:51
  7. "Matador" – 3:44
  8. "It Was the Night" – 4:11
  9. "How Could This Be?" – 3:52
  10. "AM Theme" – 2:34
  11. "Epic" – 3:48

Critical reception

Professional ratings
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Critical response to Other Lives was generally positive. everyview.com, which gave the album an 8 out of 10, said the album "plays like Parachutes era Coldplay" and "Other Lives produces a tiny gem of a record that couples classical music with indie rock."

References

  1. "Other Lives To Release Debut Album This April". Filter. January 15, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Other Lives' self-titled debut album due out April 7 / Video". Skope Magazine. March 12, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.[ dead link ]
  3. Allmusic.com review
  4. everyview.com review