

At home, my kids will sometimes play Have a Nice Life on the Amazon Alexa to bother me. That's the extent to which it's encroached on my life.ĭAN BARRETT My work life intersects with my musical life exactly zero percent of the time. TIM MACUGA This year was sort of a milestone - in that I was asked to sign copies of it by students at my school. DOES THAT MILESTONE RESONATE FOR YOU AT ALL - AND DOES THE RECORD POP UP IN YOUR DAILY LIVES AT ALL? A LOT HAS HAPPENED FOR YOU BOTH PERSONALLY SINCE THEN. Still, music always has continued to be a mainstay in both of their lives.ĭEATHCONSCIOUSNESS TURNED 13 EARLIER THIS YEAR. Their path out of the darkness also included starting families and getting "big boy" jobs, like Macuga's full-time high school English teacher gig or Barrett's running of a real estate marketing agency. For the two of them, musical catharsis was just one part of their personal maturation.
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13 years since it appeared, the record has become a beacon for a whole community of ageless (and at times empty) souls fumbling around in the dark seeking catharsis.īut 2008 was a long time ago, and both Barrett and Macuga have built full lives outside of Have a Nice Life. It has inspired everyone from the late rapper Lil Peep, who pulled from "A Quick One Before the Eternal Worm Devours Connecticut" for his track "Shiver," to 4chan's online meme lords who mine its themes to create macabre moments. Over the years, Deathconsciousness' depressive themes have struck a chord with many outsiders. Retrieved February 25, 2013.Video of Have A Nice Life - Deathconsciousness
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"I Don't Love" (2008), released promotionally as a free download on the band's Myspace account.



On November 8, 2019, the band released their third studio album Sea of Worry. According to Metacritic, the album has received generally favorable reviews. On January 27, 2014, Have a Nice Life released their second studio album The Unnatural World. The band followed up with the extended play Time of Land, released as a free download in 2010. The band have since developed a cult audience. It initially did not receive much recognition but gained traction through discussions on online communities and word of mouth. Their debut album, Deathconsciousness, has received critical acclaim since its release in 2008. They have mentioned the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, New Order, Earth, Sunn O))), Xasthur, Lurker of Chalice, Nine Inch Nails, Swans, Sisters of Mercy, Kraftwerk, and the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche as influences on their music. Have a Nice Life was formed in 2000 by Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga of Connecticut.
