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Other Lives (album)

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Other Lives
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 7, 2009
GenreFolk, indie rock
Length42:31
LabelTBD Records, PIAS Recordings
ProducerJoey 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]

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

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  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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Everyview.com[4]

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

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  1. ^ "Other Lives To Release Debut Album This April". Filter. 2009-01-15. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  2. ^ a b "Other Lives' self-titled debut album due out April 7 / Video". Skope Magazine. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  3. ^ Allmusic.com review
  4. ^ everyview.com review