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Past Lives | |
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| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Post-punk Experimental rock Post-hardcore |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Suicide Squeeze Records |
| Members | Jordan Blilie Mark Gajadhar Morgan Henderson Devin Welch |
| Website | pastliveslife |
Past Lives is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. The band formed out of the breakup of The Blood Brothers in late 2007.
The band got their start in late 2007 after the breakup of The Blood Brothers. Vocalist Jordan Blilie, bassist Morgan Henderson, and drummer Mark Gajadhar joined with former Blood Brothers guitarist Devin Welch and started working on their debut EP almost immediately. [1] Strange Symmetry was released in August 2008 through Suicide Squeeze. It was initially a digital-only release with a limited run of physical CDs, but was later made more widely available on CD and vinyl.
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