![]() ![]() While still holding steadfastly to their aggressive acoustic sensibilities, HANL have concentrated every influence heard throughout their relatively meager discography. Existing almost as a straightforward post-punk experience, the record is oddly benign. Where Deathconsciousness trudged along like moving earth, The Unnatural World moves with absolute deliberate focus. But when the mere 50 minute album finally dropped, it became readily apparent that this was a different beast entirely. With rumors of a three hour record circulating for months, the band had finally blown the lid off, so to speak, of the must gestating work. The Unnatural Worldcame as both a surprise and completely expected. With such a signature, refreshing sound, it should come as no surprised that their sophomore record comes hotly anticipated. Add a twinge of black metal and set it against a drone background and you just about have all that is Have a Nice Life. Drawing inspiration from acts that run the gamut, Have a Nice Life come across as an amalgam of My Bloody Valentine’s fuzziest tones, Nine Inch Nail’s most angst ridden noises, and the sublime essence of Joy Division. ![]() Starting out as a bedroom project between two men, Dan Barret and Tim Macuga, the band quickly evolved into something much more profound. In a way Have a Nice Life is the very album that they’ve become known for. No, Deathconsciouness is an album that one could talk about endlessly, mining its corridors and perplexing twists and turns all the while becoming lost time and time again. Deathconsciousness isn’t an album that can just be swept under a rug, cowed down for its successor. In the case of Have a Nice Life, however, it is absolutely necessary. Review Summary: Not quite the earth mover that was "Deathconsciousness," but Have a Nice Life's long awaited second record is a logical next step and a worthwhile listen nonetheless.īeginning an album review by discussing a band’s previous work is trite at best a needlessly convenient way to lead into a meatier discussion. ![]()
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