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Track Listings
| 1. Dark Horse |
| 2. As I Lay My Head Down |
| 3. For 12 |
| 4. Tamer Animals |
| 5. Folk Songs |
| 6. Weather |
| 7. Old Statues |
| 8. Woodwind |
| 9. Desert |
| 10. Landforms |
| 11. Head East |
Editorial Reviews
Other Lives are back with a new album, Tamer Animals, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed self titled debut. Other Lives are: Jesse Tabish (lead vocals, piano, guitar), Josh Onstott (bass, organ, backing vocals), Jonathon Mooney (piano, violin, guitar), Jenny Hsu (cello, piano, backing vocals) and Colby Owens (drums). Features 11 tracks recorded in Stillwater, OK and mixed by Beck drummer, Joey Waronker. "For 12," the album's first single was picked by Thom Yorke for his playlist on Radiohead.com.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By D. C. Casey
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having savored their first, self-titled album for some time now, I knew Other Lives was a band to pay attention to. The first LP plumbed the depths of mellow, orchestrated melancholy in a perfect rainy-day-on-the-desolate-plains kind of way. But little did I know where they'd go next...
This album is sonically enormous. It's like they've managed to catch the lonely grandeur of the American West in a 40 minute snap shot. With tones of Ennio Morricone-style drama, Other Lives fully fleshes out their sound with strings, horns, ghostly harmonies, and the dead-pan vocals of Jesse Tabish still haunting the soundscape, although pushed a bit further back into the mix this time around. Still devastating in its beauty and sadness, Tamer Animals manages to cut down on the dreariness with gorgeous production and absolutely stunning orchestration, making this album a journey into desolation that even those of us who *aren't* chronically depressed can enjoy.
Although it hasn't gotten much attention as of yet, I feel like this collection will be discovered eventually, but keeping a low profile certainly hasn't hurt the song writing of Other Lives. If staying under the radar helps them to continue making this level of music, then, dear reader, pretend this is a bad review! [But buy the album anyway. Juuuuust don't tell anybody.]
This album is sonically enormous. It's like they've managed to catch the lonely grandeur of the American West in a 40 minute snap shot. With tones of Ennio Morricone-style drama, Other Lives fully fleshes out their sound with strings, horns, ghostly harmonies, and the dead-pan vocals of Jesse Tabish still haunting the soundscape, although pushed a bit further back into the mix this time around. Still devastating in its beauty and sadness, Tamer Animals manages to cut down on the dreariness with gorgeous production and absolutely stunning orchestration, making this album a journey into desolation that even those of us who *aren't* chronically depressed can enjoy.
Although it hasn't gotten much attention as of yet, I feel like this collection will be discovered eventually, but keeping a low profile certainly hasn't hurt the song writing of Other Lives. If staying under the radar helps them to continue making this level of music, then, dear reader, pretend this is a bad review! [But buy the album anyway. Juuuuust don't tell anybody.]
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is an outstanding album without a weak track. I consider myself lucky to have found it - and now you should, too.
Haunting at times, but always beautiful, the sound manages to be intimate and huge at the same time. There are lots of influences at play here and if you're an old guy like me you'll hear Barclay James Harvest, Renaissance, and Strawbs. In other words, the album harks back to so-called progressive rock from England of the early 1970's. I have no doubt that if I was listening to my favourite FM "album station" in 1972, this album would fit right in. Actually, it wouldn't fit in at all - on the contrary, it would stand out and be the highest on their playlist, by demand!
Haunting at times, but always beautiful, the sound manages to be intimate and huge at the same time. There are lots of influences at play here and if you're an old guy like me you'll hear Barclay James Harvest, Renaissance, and Strawbs. In other words, the album harks back to so-called progressive rock from England of the early 1970's. I have no doubt that if I was listening to my favourite FM "album station" in 1972, this album would fit right in. Actually, it wouldn't fit in at all - on the contrary, it would stand out and be the highest on their playlist, by demand!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Other Lives have created a sound scape that is pure bliss. Tamer Animals is a wondrous record that is perfect for headphone escape, yet sounds amazing no matter where you're listening to it. Each song shows careful craftsmanship, and that is truly something to appreciate in this era. This album is just the tipping point for them....
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT MUSIC ...BEST BAND
A Hidden Gem of a CD. I just love it! New band for me and I am hooked on their sound.
Published 4 months ago by Pamela Hope De Luca
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unique and So Moving
The deeply emotional and rich music on "Tamer Animals" reminds me of other music, but is still wholly unique. Read more
Published 6 months ago by D. Hallerman
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!
Very interesting instrumentation. Relaxing and very different. I am glad to have stumbled onto this gem of a collection on Amazon.
Published 7 months ago by Gene
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absolutely phenomenal
Truly a work of art. Other Lives have produced an album that captures the transcendent nature of the old west, with all the cerebral qualities of Segio Leone's, Once Upon A Time... Read more
Published 9 months ago by wszmanda
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great band... can only get better...
I saw Other Lives open for Radiohead on their 2012 US Tour and was enthralled. They have their own sound, but fans of Radiohead can see the similarities (ex. Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Holton
4.0 out of 5 stars
Weird Okie Music
(Recommended if you like: Sigur Ros, Bon Iver, The Moody Blues)
A strange new album I've picked up recently is from a band out of Stillwater, Ok. called Other Lives. Read more
A strange new album I've picked up recently is from a band out of Stillwater, Ok. called Other Lives. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Race E. Baker
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
Never encountered anything quite like this work. My thanks and gratitude to the musicians; you've just earned a dedicated listener.
Published 13 months ago by Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
Other LIves and Tamer Animals really do exist in Oklahoma
I listen to this CD over and over. I heard them twice in concert as the opening band for Radiohead--getting chosen for that gig says it all.
Published 13 months ago by Rosalind K. Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is real music
This album is so well mastered and mixed, it may replace Radiohead's OK Computer as my new reference CD for evaluating speakers and stereo systems. Read more
Published 14 months ago by lightfusegetaway
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great American Music
A truly great record. They have a very unique and mysterious sound. The title track is the highlight on this album for me, despite the praise for "For 12. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Monty
