Photo by Tony Bonacci
Omaha alt rockers The Good Life never officially ended. Though the Cursive offshoot has not released an album since 2007’s Help Wanted Nights, they ended their 2010 tour with a quiet assumption that they were going to reconvene. Now, some five years later, they finally have.
Despite each band member’s busy schedule, in 2013, frontman Tim Kasher carved out time to work on new material and brought everyone back together to the studio the following year. Now, their long-awaited fifth studio album, Everybody’s Coming Down, is due to hit shelves on August 14th via Saddle Creek.
Ahead of the release date, the band has shared their new single, “Forever Coming Down”. The frantic number sees the Nebraska natives indulging in their own weirdness and affinity for distortion. Kasher’s vocals rise and fall swiftly as he sings surrealistic lyrics about hot air balloons and champagne. It’s a wild return for The Good Life, making the most of their much anticipated comeback.
“At our first songwriting practice for this album, we joked that we would like to write an album to be played on 120 Minutes,” Kasher tells Consequence Of Sound. “This song, ‘Forever Coming Down,’ was the first one from that session, and helped set a tone for the album. It also sets the primary scene for the awesome album artwork by Dan Black!!”
Listen in below.
Pre-orders for the album are ongoing. For more, check out lead single “Everybody”.
Everybody’s Coming Down Tracklist:
01. 7 In The Morning
02. Everybody
03. The Troubadour’s Green Room
04. Holy Shit
05. Flotsam Locked Into A Groove
06. Forever Coming Down
07. Happy Hour
08. Diving Bell
09. Skeleton Song
10. How Small We Are
11. Ad Nausea
12. Midnight Is Upon Us
The band has also extended their 2015 tour, carrying on through November. Check out the dates below.
The Good Life 2015 Tour Dates:
08/15 – Omaha, NE @ Maha Music Festival
08/18 – St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club
08/19 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
08/20 – Ferndale, MI @ Loving Touch
08/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
08/22 – Washington, DC @ Rock & Roll Hotel
08/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
08/26 – Boston, MA @ The Sinclair
08/27 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/29 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
08/30 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
09/01 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
09/03 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
09/04 – Nashville, TN @ High Watt
09/05 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
09/06 – Iowa City, IA @ Gabes
11/06 – Fort Collins, CO @ Lyric Cinema Cafe
11/07 – Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
11/09 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
11/10 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
11/12 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
11/13 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
11/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Fortune Sound Club
11/15 – Bellingham, WA @ The Shakedown
11/17 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
11/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
11/19 – Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
11/20 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
11/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Valley Bar
11/22 – Albuquerque, NM @ Sister
11/24 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
11/25 – Dallas, TX @ Club Dada
11/27 – Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
