Other Lives :: For 12

Other Lives :: For 12

Every once in a while an unassuming band comes along and creates beautiful, unassuming music. Fredrik's Na Na Ni, the Middle East's I Want That You Are Always Happy - these albums are not stylistically groundbreaking nor particularly courageous and thus typically fly under the hype radar.

Tamer Animals, the new album from Oklahoma's Other Lives, has a similar unpretentious air. With a smooth blend of atmospheric chamber folk and 60's psychedelic vocal harmonies, the album unfolds slow and steady. It is music that can easily pass through the ears of an inattentive listener without leaving much of an impression. But if you are willing to sit with Tamer Animals and strike up a conversation, there is a lot to love.

It’s not an album that’s going to blow you away – and it’s not trying to.