The Good Life (band)
{{Short description|American indie rock band}}
{{About|the band formed in 2000|the 1990s band|Dave Tweedie}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = The Good Life
| image = The_Good_Life_live_20050120.jpg
| caption = Tim Kasher, lead singer for The Good Life
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| background = group_or_band
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| origin = Omaha, Nebraska, United States
| genre = Indie rock • indie pop • folk rock • emo • indietronica
| years_active = 2000–present
| label = Saddle Creek, Better Looking
| associated_acts = Cursive
| website =
| current_members = Tim Kasher
Stefanie Drootin
Ryan Fox
Roger Lewis
| past_members = Jiha Lee
Landon Hedges
Mike Heim
}}
The Good Life is an indie rock band on Saddle Creek Records.
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.{{Cite web|title = The Good Life » Bio|url = http://www.thegoodlifemusic.com/bio/|website = www.thegoodlifemusic.com|accessdate = 2015-11-25}}
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
; 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
=Albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"| US {{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/the-good-life/chart-history |title=The Good Life Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200 |publisher=Billboard charts |accessdate=November 22, 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"| US |
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| scope="row"| Novena on a Nocturn
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| — || — |
| scope="row"| Black Out
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| — || — |
| scope="row"| Album of the Year
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| — || 38 |
| scope="row"| Help Wanted Nights
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| 195 || 27 |
| scope="row"| Everybody's Coming Down
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| — || — |
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
=Singles and EPs=
- Lovers Need Lawyers (2004 · Saddle Creek Records) - EP
- Heartbroke (2007 · Saddle Creek Records) - 7" single
=Compilations=
::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
- 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
References
External links
- [http://www.thegoodlifemusic.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.saddle-creek.com/thegoodlife Saddle Creek page]
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Category:Indie rock musical groups from Nebraska
Category:Musical groups from Omaha, Nebraska