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The Good Life started out as a means for Tim Kasher to use a songwriting approach that differed from his other projects (namely, Cursive), but it didn’t take long for the solo project to become a band, and for that band to finally come into its own.
The Good Life’s sound has evolved from the refined, quiet pop of the first full-length, Novena on a Nocturn, to the moody hooks of 2002’s Black Out, to the sing-along anthems of divorce and disillusionment found on the recent Lovers Need Lawyers EP. The sum of these parts is found on Album of the Year.
Album of the Year brings all that is the sound of The Good Life to fruition – catchy, moody pop rock that fluctuates between the all-ages club and the smoky cabaret, right alongside sing-along crescendos that spin into cinematic bursts. In short, every song has a plan – every song is going someplace, and lyrically, going there will inevitably involve leaving, being left, or leaving in anticipation of being left. Kasher’s ability to cleverly turn an innocuous phrase into a malicious slur of ill will leaves you not knowing whether to laugh or cry, all the while giving you the distinct impression that you’ll be quoting him at some point down the road. With that said, could Album of the Year just as well be called Break-up Album of the Year? Maybe. But that would limit it to being compared only to other break-up albums, and, well, it can hold its own.
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The Good Life started out as a means for Tim Kasher to use a songwriting approach that differed from his other projects (namely, Cursive), but it didn’t take long for the solo project to become a band, and for that band to finally come into its own.
The Good Life’s sound has evolved from the refined, quiet pop of the first full-length, Novena on a Nocturn, to the moody hooks of 2002’s Black Out, to the sing-along anthems of divorce and disillusionment found on the recent Lovers Need Lawyers EP. The sum of these parts is found on Album of the Year.
Album of the Year brings all that is the sound of The Good Life to fruition – catchy, moody pop rock that fluctuates between the all-ages club and the smoky cabaret, right alongside sing-along crescendos that spin into cinematic bursts. In short, every song has a plan – every song is going someplace, and lyrically, going there will inevitably involve leaving, being left, or leaving in anticipation of being left. Kasher’s ability to cleverly turn an innocuous phrase into a malicious slur of ill will leaves you not knowing whether to laugh or cry, all the while giving you the distinct impression that you’ll be quoting him at some point down the road. With that said, could Album of the Year just as well be called Break-up Album of the Year? Maybe. But that would limit it to being compared only to other break-up albums, and, well, it can hold its own.
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Album of the Year
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blessedtrauma wrote:
I wish i could see them live!!!! :,(
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Audiobinge wrote:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/Fox315/photos/Kasher.jpg
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Audiobinge wrote:
New Cursive album out soon. With their tour and all I'm biding the time for another Good Life release by listening to Kasher's solo work.
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thischarmingmai wrote:
please come back
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Zaxtreme wrote:
Exist again...
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soullessmate wrote:
Help wanted nights has brilliant lyrics. One of my favorite albums of all time and some tragedy has the most well written lyrics among all the songs of this genre.
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blessedtrauma wrote:
i listen to you when i bike :D
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melkmeintogepi wrote:
I think Tim Kasher chord progressions and voice and stuff always take a while to get used to but surely aren't awful.
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cataporah wrote:
my life was good right up until i head their music, god awful
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diehappyx33 wrote:
I meant to say Moonface. Spencer Krug is in Moonface. And you're right Dan Boeckner is in Handsome Furs. I got mixed up for a minute there, haha.
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meanmrmustard wrote:
Spencer Krug is not in Handsome Furs! The other guy from Wolf Parade, Dan Boeckner, is in Handsome Furs.
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dontsagemebro wrote:
so underrated
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diehappyx33 wrote:
@donotlabel I would suggest Wolf Parade and Handsome Furs, other bands with Spencer Krug (since you said you like Sunset Rubdown) and check out Owen. It's a solo project of a dude named Mike Kinsella and it's mostly acoustic music, but the lyrics are absolutely beautiful and touching.
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ImmortalAnn wrote:
не плохо)
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donotlabel wrote:
And for the people labling this as emo- with all due respect, grab a dictionary and look at the definition. Emo is a whole differenr genre on it's own. Emotional lyrics does not make a band emo
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donotlabel wrote:
This is simply brilliant. Kasher is a genius, there is nothing alike. I am into bands such as The Good Life, Sunset Rubdown, Frightened Rabbit, We Were Promised Jetpacks and The Airborne Toxic Event. Does anyone have any recommendations? Would be much appreciated
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Celebrated wrote:
<3
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detailsofwar wrote:
Yesterday I listened to O'Rourke's 1:20AM (and all of Black out) for the first time in 4 / 5 years. WOW, is that song (and album) just utterly astonishing. From start to finish, Black Out rocks my soul. But O'Rourke's really just blows me away. fantastic. Tim is the man.
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soullessmate wrote:
What a lyricist <3
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Soundso89 wrote:
hello, here's a little review and some pics of the tim kasher solo show last week. http://feversmirrorsandme.blogspot.com/2011/02/were-family-of-strays-but-together-weve.html
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