The eponymous lead single had some fans predicting that the album would be focused on climate change, but Barrett’s on-record malaise straddles, as he says, “That inward and outward-facing sense of, ‘Jesus Christ, it’s just hard to be alive right now.’” With all that misery in mind, Have a Nice Life’s first album in five-and-a-half years, Sea of Worry, is very much on-brand: “Lyrically, all of the songs are anxiety-driven, in one way or another,” Barrett says. Those are very powerful systems operating on a brain that still fuckin’ thinks, ‘I need to pick up a banana in the woods because I might starve to death.’ It weirds me out, and I think that stuff comes out in the music more often than not.” It’s very easy to get sucked into it, and I worry about that. “The internet is like, a resentment factory. “One of the things about the online universe-which is where Have a Nice Life is a band essentially-is it’s very easy to turn very resentful,” he says. Pre-order buy pre-order buy you own this wishlist in wishlist go to album go to track go to album go to trackĮven so, Barrett sees something inherently broken in the very web-based communities that put his band on the map.
“It’s an intensely gratifying thing, because neither Tim or I thought anybody would listen to it, and we really emptied a lot of ourselves into that record.” (Naturally, Have A Nice Life have their own subreddit as well.) “No one would know who we were if it wasn’t for the internet,” says Berrett. r/indieheads, which boasts a userbase over 800 times that size, awarded it a 9.02/10 score in a community poll. 4chan’s /mu/ board-that small, impassioned, and notoriously picky bunch who helped signal-boost Death Grips and Car Seat Headrest into the public consciousness-rated it #10 on their essentials list. But somewhere between Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga’s initial self-release and its seven-and-counting vinyl reissues, Deathconsciousness attracted a fervent audience in various online music communities. Have A Nice Life is also Myke Cameron (bass), Rich Otero (drums, synths, programming), Joe Streeter (guitar), Cody Kestigian (live visuals).Ģ00 - Bone-colored vinyl with Red, Blue and Yellow splatter in a silk screen jacket (Series One members only).Ĥ00 - Color-In-Color: Aqua blue inside of coke bottle.Deathconsciousness, the 2008 debut from Connecticut duo Have A Nice Life, is the last album you’d expect to go viral: 85 minutes of eclectic lo-fi home recordings from central Connecticut, somewhere between between post-punk, dark ambient, and darker folk, all inspired by and emulating the deepest pits of depression. Have A Nice Life was, is, and always will be Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga. Sea of Worry will be released via The Flenser on November 8th 2019. More concise and perhaps more straightforward than their past releases, Have A Nice Life has found new focus and discipline on Sea of Worry and the album is a triumphant addition to their ever-evolving discography. These 7 tracks ebb and flow with noise and melody, and are so well-crafted it’s near impossible to get them out of your head. However, Sea of Worry is Have A Nice Life at the peak of their powers Dan and Tim’s unmistakable chemistry coupled with a propulsive backing band catapults them into the stratosphere. Dread is the primary theme that is woven throughout Sea of Worry - the dread of aging, children growing up, and an increasingly uncertain future. As the following for the project has grown, and Dan and Tim have aged and faced new life challenges with family and careers, their new album Sea of Worry reflects just that. Have A Nice Life was formed in a time of Dan’s and Tim’s lives that reflected concerns with depression and suicidal ideation. I guess I thought I’d know what I’m doing by now. but other than that, it’s nothing like I thought.