Artist:Boys Life
Song:Golf Hill Drive
Album:Boys Life
Post hardcore punk fans may want to check out the short lived band Boys Life. They were only around for a couple of years but they have been cited as an influence by the popular band Taking Back Sunday. Boys Life are from Kansas City, MO. They were formed in 1993 by lead singer and guitarist Brandon Butler, guitarist Joe Winkle, bassist John Rejba and drummer John Anderson. After playing in local clubs and releasing a couple of singles, they released the album Boys Life in 1995 on the small label Crank!. The album was produced by veteran recording engineer Mark Trombino. Boys Life's music is a mix of hardcore punk with emo tendencies. The popular band Taking Back Sunday was a big fan and have cited them as an influence. After releasing the 1997 album Departures and Landfalls on Cargo's Manhunter label, Boys Life split up. The album Boys Life is available as a budget CD. Butler has recorded three solo albums. He briefly formed The Farewell Bend with Rejba. He moved to Washington and formed Canyon with Winkle. More recently he is the leader of the Louisville based band Six Bells. Anderson toured and recorded with Matt Suggs and was also in Koufax and The Appleseed Cast. Rejba was in the Chicago based band Rare Animals. After Canyon split up, it looks like Winkle quit the music business. Boys Life reunited for a brief tour in 2015 to promote the vinyl only reissue of Departures and Landfalls. Here's a video of Golf Hill Drive by Boys Life.
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