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=                          Have_A_Nice_Life                          =
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                             Introduction                             
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Have a Nice Life is an American rock band founded in Middletown,
Connecticut in 2000 by Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga.

The duo is best known for their 2008 debut album 'Deathconsciousness',
which received little attention from professional music publications
upon release but rose to "cult classic" status through its spread
among online communities. Have a Nice Life began regularly performing
with a full band in 2017, and their third album, 'Sea of Worry,' was
their first release to feature members of the live band.


                               History                                
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Have a Nice Life was formed in 2000 by Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga of
Connecticut. The band's earliest demos contained sounds similar to new
wave music and the gothic rock band The Sisters of Mercy. At first,
both Barrett and Macuga played the acoustic guitar, self-distributing
their home recordings on Myspace.

The band recorded their debut album 'Deathconsciousness' on a budget
of less than $1000, losing the original master files for the
recordings in the process. It initially did not receive much
recognition upon its 2008 release but gained traction through
discussions on online communities and word of mouth. The band have
since developed a cult audience as a result of 'Deathconsciousness''
online popularity.

The band followed up with the extended play 'Time of Land', released
as a free download in 2010.

On January 27, 2014, Have a Nice Life released their second studio
album 'The Unnatural World'. According to Metacritic, the album has
received generally favorable reviews.

In 2017, Have a Nice Life performed alongside the Chameleons at the
Strange Day Festival in Olympia, Washington. Barrett and Macuga
recruited Myke Cameron, Ian Gustafson, and Rich Otero to join their
live ensemble for the performance. The group performed multiple
warm-up shows in advance of the festival and ended the year with a
sold out performance at Brooklyn Bazaar in New York City.

The band performed two sets at the 2019 edition of the Dutch festival,
Roadburn, including a performance of 'Deathconsciousness' in full. On
November 8, 2019, Have a Nice Life released their third studio album
'Sea of Worry', their first album to feature a full band.

The band performed a surprise secret set at the 2023 edition of the
Roadburn Festival on the day before the ensemble was scheduled to
perform as Giles Corey.

Have a Nice Life released a cover of Low's song "When I Go Deaf" in
April 2024 in tribute of Mimi Parker. The song will appear on the
tribute album 'Your Voice Is Not Enough'.

Outside of music, Barrett runs a real estate marketing agency and
Macuga is a high school English/History teacher.


                              Influences                              
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Have a Nice Life 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.
Barrett said that the duo takes inspiration from Dungeons &
Dragons, Magic: The Gathering and the 2000 novel 'House of Leaves'.


 Studio albums 
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* 'Deathconsciousness' (2008)
* 'The Unnatural World' (2014)
* 'Sea of Worry' (2019)


 Compilation album 
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* 'Voids' (2009)


 Extended play 
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* 'Time of Land' (2010)
* 'Time of Land Remastered' (2021)


 Demos 
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* 'Have a Nice Life vs. You' (2002)
* 'Demos 06' (2006)
* 'Powers of Ten' (2006)


 Singles 
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* "The Big Gloom" (2006), released promotionally as a free download on
the band's Myspace account.
* "Bloodhail" (2008), released promotionally as a free download on the
band's Myspace account.
* "I Don't Love" (2008), released promotionally as a free download on
the band's Myspace account.
* "Sea of Worry" (2019)
* "Lords of Tresserhorn" (2019)
* "Science Beat" (2019)
* "Sisyphus (Demo)" (2023)
* "When I Go Deaf" (2024)


 Live album 
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* 'Live at The Stone NYC' (2010)


                               See also                               
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* Giles Corey (band)
* List of ambient artists
* List of shoegaze bands
* List of post-punk bands
* List of post-rock bands
* Music of Connecticut


                            External links                            
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*
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103191822/http://enemieslist.net/kvlt/artists/have-a-nice-life/
"Have A Nice Life"].  Enemies List Home Recordings.  Retrieved
February 25, 2013.


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