Think About Life

The group was founded by drummer Matt Shane and keyboardist Graham Van Pelt.Dunlevy, T'Cha. "Feckless abandon", The Gazette, 2006-06-08, p. D3. Think About Life's third member, vocalist Martin Cesar,Sylvester, Daniel. [http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=134&csid2=4&fid1=39441 "Think About Life Are Backwards "] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120709073749/http://exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=134&csid2=4&fid1=39441 |date=2012-07-09 }}, Exclaim!, July 2009.Mason, Stewart. "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/think-about-life-mw0000407045 Think About Life: Think About Life]", Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-06-21. also records and performs as Dishwasher. He has released a CD-R on Pink Triforce Tapes. Cesar also previously sang in the rock band Donkey Heart.

Graham Van Pelt is an active studio engineer in Montreal, and has engineered or produced for a number of local artists. He also has his own side project, Miracle Fortress.Foley, Ryan. "[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/miracle-fortress/five-roses.htm Miracle Fortress: Five Roses]", Stylus Magazine, 2007-04-23. Retrieved 2013-06-20.

Van Pelt and Shane moved into a loft space dubbed the Electric Tractor with other musician friends, and recorded the band's initial songs there.

Regarding the band's name, Shane said, "We were naming all the parts of our songs to remember them better. On [the album opener] 'Paul Cries', there's one part that sounded kind of deep. We joked that it made us think about life. Then someone said, 'Dude, I think that should be the name of the band.'"

The band's self-titled debut recording, Think About Life, was released in 2006 by Alien8 Recordings. They began touring in the United States in late 2005, with Beaver Sheppard standing in for Martin for part of the tour, opening dates for Wolf Parade and later Art Brut.Bottenberg, Rupert. "[http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/050406/music4.html Dream team: The pop-culture pick-up games of Think About Life]", Montreal Mirror, 2006-05-04. Retrieved on 2008-08-08. John Wenzel of The Denver Post called Think About Life "the new Liars".Wenzel, John. "15 buzz bands at small to midsized venues", The Denver Post, 2006-04-30, p. F4. During this period, the band toured Canada and Japan.Guimond, Steve. "[https://archive.today/20120803125329/http://www.hour.ca/music/music.aspx?iIDArticle=12031 Triple threat]", Hour, 2007-05-10. Retrieved on 2008-08-08. Montreal artist Brendan Reed recorded and toured with the bandMurphy, Brendan. "[http://hour.ca/2007/01/04/existentially-correct/ Think About Life: Existentially correct]", Hour Community, 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2013-06-21. from 2007 to 2008. The band also issued a Japan exclusive Paul Cries 7" on Every Conversation Records.

On May 26, 2009, Think About Life released Family, their second full-length record, again on Alien8 Recordings.[https://noisey.vice.com/en_ca/article/a-completely-biased-ranking-of-the-60-best-canadian-indie-rock-songs-of-the-00s-part-ii "A Completely Biased Ranking of the 60 Best Canadian Indie Rock Songs of the 00s Part II"]. Vice, Cam Lindsay Apr 10 2017"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110212/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2009/05/22/think-about-life-are-a-family/ Think About Life Are a Family]}}", ChartAttack, 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2013-06-21. Shortly after the release of the album, a fourth member was added to the band. Caila Thompson-Hannant, of Miracle Fortress, Shapes and Sizes and Mozart's Sister, was recruited as a bass player and singer.Boyle, Patrick. "[https://archive.today/20130624190255/http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/music/music-previews/think-about-lifes-dollar-bin-soul-5451/ Think About Life’s dollar-bin soul: Van Pelt project finds Family in the oddest places]", Fast Forward Weekly, 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2013-06-21. Shortly thereafter, Matt Shane went on to pursue a fine arts career, and was replaced by Greg Napier, of Special Noise.Kilgour, Kate. "[http://queensjournal.ca/story/2009-11-10/arts/think-tank/ Think tank: Buzz band Think About Life are ready to bring their power-pop from Kingston to Brazil]", The Queen's Journal, 2009-11-10. Retrieved 2013-06-21. On October 13, 2009 the album then saw its release in the USA.{{cite web |url=http://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=1082314 |title=Think About Life: Family [Digipak] * – Alien8 Recordings (USA) – ALIR 7800 – 7770789 – HBDirect Rock |publisher=Hbdirect.com |date=2009-09-08 |accessdate=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234930/http://www.hbdirect.com/album_detail.php?pid=1082314 |archivedate=2016-03-03 }} It was then released in Japan on October 27, 2009 on Escalator Records.{{cite web |url=http://shop.escalator.co.jp/ |title=Big Love Records |publisher=Shop.escalator.co.jp |accessdate=2012-03-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301091237/http://shop.escalator.co.jp/ |archivedate=2012-03-01 }}

Since the release of Family, the band have toured with Franz Ferdinand, Ratatat, Stars, You Say Party! We Say Die!, Ponytail, and Land of Talk, amongst others.Locke, Jesse. "[http://hour.ca/2011/05/12/bedroom-club/ Miracle Fortress: Bedroom club]", Hour Community, 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

In the summer of 2017 it was announced that the band would be performing a reunion show at the 16th edition of Pop Montreal, their first show in nearly 5 years.{{Cite news|url=https://voir.ca/nouvelles/actualite-musicale/2017/08/15/pop-montreal-une-journee-gratuite-avec-lunice-rza-kid-koala-et-klo-pelgag/|title=POP Montréal : une journée gratuite avec Lunice, RZA, Kid Koala et Klô Pelgag|last=Boisvert-Magnen|first=Olivier|work=Voir.ca|access-date=2017-08-26|language=fr-CA}}

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