Carnival of Soul

Acclaimed alternative folk-rock band Other Lives, which hails from Stillwater, has unveiled long-awaited new music, plus plans for more. 

Other Lives has announced the planned release of its new album, “For Their Love,” on April 24 through Play It Again Sam and ATO Records. It will be the follow-up to the group’s 2015 LP “Rituals.”

Taking its name from one of the earlier tracks written for the album, the band’s creative lynchpin and frontman Jesse Tabish explains in a statement, “something about the title feels both inclusive and also of a larger scene whilst embodying the path we wanted to take.”

The ethereal “Lost Day” is accompanied by an intriguing video filmed in the traditional A-framed cabin where Tabish now resides along with his wife, Kim, who also contributes vocals on the album. Located in Oregon’s Cooper Mountain region, the “A Frame” played an integral role in the creation of the album, according to a news release. Not only has it proved less distracting than the  urban setting where Tabish and the band once convened, it is amidst this bucolic backdrop that “For Their Love” was forged. 

Self-produced, the album will see Tabish and his bandmates less inclined to over-finesse, with the resultant tracks showing the band “trying to capture the vibe of something altogether more instant. I was adamant there would no tricks and nothing to obscure me which I had been doing psychologically and musically,” says Tabish in a statement. 

Again joined by drummer Danny Reisch, who played on “Rituals,” the group is bolstered by an array of musicians featuring strings, brass and percussion as well as Kim Tabish and Josh Onstott (bass, keys, percussion, guitar, backing vocals) contributing choral-style backing vocals reinforcing the overall cinematic feel that permeates the album.

“For Their Love” will be released on vinyl, CD and digitally and is available to pre-order here. The initial pressing of the LP will be pressed on clear vinyl and housed in an exclusive orange sleeve, according to a news release.