Boys Life
Biography
Boys Life is an indie rock/post-hardcore band from Kansas City, Missouri.
Forming in 1993, they released a self-titled demo the same year and would go on to release two albums: a self-titled LP in 1995 on Crank! and "Departures and Landfalls" in 1996 on Headhunter Records. Other releases include a 7" single released by Synergy Records in 1994. They also released splits with Secular Theme, Vitreous Humor, Giants Chair, and Christie Front Drive. They broke up in 1997.
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Featured singer/guitarist Brandon Butler who went on to form groups The Farewell Bend (with Boys Life bassist John Rejba and Giants Chair drummer Paul Ackerman) and Canyon (with Boys Life guitarist Joe Winkle). He now performs as a solo artist. The drummer John Anderson formed the bands Higher Burning Fire and White Whale.
After their discography was reissued by The Numero Group in 2024, the band reformed to write and release the "Ordinary Worlds" EP on Spartan Records in 2025, their first new music since their breakup.
There was an earlier Boys Life as well, from Boston in the early 80s, best remembered for their 1982 12" on Seco Records.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.