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The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek Records.
The Good Life | |
|---|---|
 Tim Kasher, lead singer for The Good Life | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock • indie pop • folk rock • emo • indietronica |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Saddle Creek, Better Looking |
| Members | Tim Kasher Stefanie Drootin Ryan Fox Roger Lewis |
| Past members | Jiha Lee Landon Hedges Mike Heim |
Started as a solo project of Cursive's frontman Tim Kasher, The Good Life quickly grew to become its own established group. The original intent of The Good Life was to provide Tim Kasher with a vehicle to perform songs that did not fit stylistically in with his long-running band Cursive. Kasher fronts the group and plays the part of the singer/songwriter. The other members of the band include Stefanie Drootin, Ryan Fox, and Roger Lewis.[1]
The Good Life has its core in those four musicians, but besides Kasher can be a rotating cast of characters involving many from Saddle Creek Records. The band's name came from the original state slogan for Nebraska, the home of Kasher and Saddle Creek, before 2003, when the slogan was changed.
The Good Life released their fifth album, Everybody's Coming Down, on August 14, 2015.
Band members
edit- Current members
- Tim Kasher – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Stefanie Drootin – bass
- Ryan Fox – saxophone, keyboards, guitars, bass
- Roger Lewis – drums
- Former members
- Jiha Lee – keyboards, vocals
- Landon Hedges – guitars, bass
- Mike Heim – keyboards
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Indie [3] | ||||
| Novena on a Nocturn |
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— | — | ||
| Black Out |
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— | — | ||
| Album of the Year |
|
— | 38 | ||
| Help Wanted Nights |
|
195 | 27 | ||
| Everybody's Coming Down |
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— | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Singles and EPs
edit- Lovers Need Lawyers (2004 · Saddle Creek Records) - EP
- Heartbroke (2007 · Saddle Creek Records) - 7" single
Compilations
edit- song: "Tell Shipwreck I'm Sorry"
- NE vs. NC (2002 · Redemption Recording Co.)
- songs: "I Am an Island," "Off the Beaten Path"
- Saddle Creek 50 (2003 · Saddle Creek Records)
- songs: "I Am an Island," "Aftercrash"
- Amos House Collection (2003 · Wishing Tree)
- song: "Haunted Homecoming"
- Not One Light Red: A Desert Extended (2003 · Sunset Alliance)
- song: "Thin Walls Between Us"
- song: "Grandma's Gone"
- song: "New Year's Retribution"
Videography
edit- Lovers Need Lawyers (2005, directed by Nik Fackler)
- Heartbroke (2007, directed by Alan Tanner and Rob Walters)
Orenda Fink appeared in the music video for Lovers Need Lawyers.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Good Life » Bio". www.thegoodlifemusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
- ^ "The Good Life Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard charts. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "The Good Life Album & Song Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard charts. Archived from the original on November 23, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.