The Life and Times
The Life and Times is a Kansas City, MO indie rock band fronted by former S… Read Full Bio ↴The Life and Times is a Kansas City, MO indie rock band fronted by former Shiner bandleader Allen Epley. After Shiner disbanded in late 2002, Epley began working with drummer Mike Myers and bassist/guitarist John "Houdini" Meredith and released their debut EP "The Flat End of the Earth" in the summer of 2003. "Flat End's" most noticeable distinction from Shiner was the instrumentation; after the math-rock bombardment that marked Shiner, Epley found a looser, almost Floydian dynamic to his usual foundation of distorted guitar and brooding vocals, and the early material explored the moodier edge of their sound.

Although the lineup had a fair amount of material recorded, the EP would end up being their only document. After touring extensively for the EP, the lineup disbanded, with Mike Myers going to drum for The String and Return. Epley, however, decided to recruit a new lineup under the same name, and brought in bassist Eric Abert of Ring, Cicada, and drummer Chris Metcalf to work out new material. The difference is striking - Metcalf's drumming couldn't be further from Myers, laying out metric layers of relentless percussion that when combined with Abert's bass comes closer to Helmet than anything else. For all of the heaviness, though, the songs themselves are prone to developing a shimmering beauty with layers of guitar and processed vocals cascading against the rhythm section, and "Suburban Hymns" goes deeper into the more emotional territory suggested on "Flat End."

"Suburban Hymns" was released on DeSoto Records in August 2005. The band toured the US, Spain, Portugal, and Japan to promote the album. While in Spain and Portugal the band released a split EP with tour mates Nueva Vulcano. The band also released a Japanese-only issue of "Suburban Hymns" that included an extra track ("Coda").

In October 2006 "The Magician" EP was released and the band embarked upon a new tour of the US and Canada in support of the album. "The Magician" is the logical outgrowth of "Suburban Hymns," striking in its dreamlike psychedelic heaviness and strongly reminiscent of '90s shoegaze.

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The Life and Times Lyrics


A Chorus Of Crickets These subatomic days, punctuated with a sigh, are so sublime…
Again Come on let's twist again Like you did last summer…
Catching Crumbs I found the sun so I catch your crumbs if…
Charlotte St. High atop this morning I preach from my hill And if I…
Coat Of Arms The messages you leave on my cell phone remind me…
Confetti Sparkle and flatter like new diamond rings Beyond make-beli…
Day Nine Baby, lift the weight from your shoulders Take the fucking w…
Dull Knives Fools in love It isn't what it seems Fools in love The th…
Ease Your Mind I'm burning Heart beats fast I'm not afraid to love her anym…
Fall of the Angry Clowns You're all I never wanted You're all I never wanted I neve…
Green Glass Daylight Unwelcome eye on your underground Green glass Ro…
Houdini When did i lose the way lose the day When did…
I Know You Are Maybe this could be the line That starts the whole story May…



I Will So your winter broke my fall Like a snow-covered hope to…
Ice Cream Eyes She's a liar and she's a cheat But still she's got…
Let it Eat I can see through my eyes a thousand miles, I'm in…
Let Me Stay When the time stands still As I walk into the night Reflecti…
Mea Culpa May all roads lead you home, so far from these…
Muscle Cars My parade marched down my street with muscle cars and…
My Last Hostage Pretty souvenir to keep through all the years I covet you …
Old Souls Amber afternoon Too cold to cross the room Angels patrol o…
Our Little Secret So you want to do something that's a little bit…
Pain Don't Hurt You were a fake friend I tried to help you You tried…
Que Sera Sera Fare thee well They've come to take me home So fare thee…
Raisin In The Sun The capsule that you ate Is coming back an aid Solemn/Sull…
RESPECT To my past self look in the rearview mirror, don't…
Shift Your Gaze And I can run from you if you want me…
Skateland For we have scaled the bathroom wall With knives between ou…
The Flat End Of The Earth I forgot the way I think I've lost my place I waited…
The Lucid Dream Shout until my throat just scrapes Bash my head against the…
The Path The storm is over The sand has fallen The dunes have displac…
The Politics Of Driving When the race was done the winners all convened in…
Thrill Ride Shooting my way out Blasting my way out Bombs fall around …
Tragic Boogie My suit for spaceflight will shield me from light So we…
We Know Feeling so heartbroken All out of last chances I don't think…
What I Miss It's so hard to say goodbye The child is supposed to…


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