Have a Nice Life
Connecticut duo whose bleak, lo-fi double album Deathconsciousness became an internet cult record, all fuzz-drowned drums and funereal drone.
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About Have a Nice Life
Have a Nice Life is Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga, who started the project in Middletown, Connecticut. Their first album, Deathconsciousness, was recorded cheaply over several years and issued on Barrett's own Enemies List label with a long booklet of mock-scholarly writing. It spread slowly through online forums and file-sharing until it had a devoted following, with songs like "Bloodhail" at its centre.
The sound pairs post-punk bass lines and gothic gloom with shoegaze walls of distortion, drum machines buried in reverb, and long passages of drone. Later albums, The Unnatural World and Sea of Worry, came out on The Flenser. Barrett also records as Giles Corey.
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What festivals is Have a Nice Life playing in 2027?
Have a Nice Life is booked at 1 festival we cover: Primavera Sound 2027.
Is Have a Nice Life playing Primavera Sound 2027?
Yes, Have a Nice Life is on the Primavera Sound 2027 lineup, June 2–6, 2027 at Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, Spain. They play Friday, June 4.
Where is Have a Nice Life from?
Have a Nice Life is from Middletown, CT.
What kind of music does Have a Nice Life play?
Have a Nice Life plays post-punk and shoegaze.