Ourlives var stofnuð í Reykjavík árið 2005 en hljómsveitin hefur verið síðan þá að leita að hinum rétta hljóm og hefur hljómsveitin gert tilraunir með hin ýmsu hljóð og hafa neitað að gefa út breiðskífu fyrr en þeir urðu ánægðir með hljóminn.

 

Ourlives eyddi mestum part af 2006 og 2007 í að ferðast víðsvegar um Ísland og Bretland og spiluðu á 80 tónleikum með hljómsveitunum Oceansize, The Shins, Mínus, The Stills, Malpractice og fleiri. Á þessum tíma fengu þeir umboðssamning við ITB UK.

 

Árið 2008 kom út fyrsta smáskífa sveitarinnar við lagið Núna en lagið unnu þeir með Barða Jóhannssyni úr Bang Gang sem sá um upptökustjórn. Eftir að upptökum á laginu lauk, fann hljómsveitin loksins sinn hljóm. Lagið varð eitt mest spilaða lag ársins á X-inu 977.

 

Lagið Núna náði athygli upptökustjórans og Grammy verðlaunahafans David Bottrill og hann bauð sveitinni að taka upp 3 lög með sér í Kanada fyrir fyrstu breiðskífu sveitarinnar. Eftir þessa velheppnuðu Kanada ferð varð sveitin mun ákveðnari í að klára breiðskífuna og eina leiðin til þess var að fá Barða Jóhannsson til að stjórna upptökum og því var ákveðið að fara í hljóðver og klára verkið. Hljómplatan "We Lost The Race" kom út í kjölfarið á því. Platan fékk góðar viðtökur og gaf Fréttablaðið plötunni meðal annars 4 stjörnur.

 

Den Of Lions var önnur breiðskífa hljómsveitarinnar en hún fylgdi eftir plötunni We Lost The Race frá árinu 2009. Platan innihélt m.a. lögin Blissful Ignorance og Loose lips.

 

Hljómsveitin stefnir á útgáfu í USA árið 2014 og verður spennandi að sjá hvernig hljómsveitinni gengur á erlendum markaði.

 

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Ourlives are an explosive, emotive, expansive four-piece at the tipping point of their music recording lives, poised and ready -- a band clearly capable of injecting their own edge and making forward-looking, life-touching music. Hailing from Reykjavik, Iceland, their music is a dramatic hybrid of melodic progressive rock and powerful emotional pop. They are not a band afraid to play with the warmth of old-school guitars, the analogue dust of keyboards, the power of silence, or the strength that can be found in their harmonious vocals. Their songs are founded on soothing, soaring melodies, emotional choruses, and the idea that less is often so much more. The foursome fuses their ambitious ideas together to produce a sound that's as epic as their Icelandic landscape.

 

Since the band's formation in Reykjavik in 2005, Ourlives focused on recording as much music as possible in the quest to perfect their sound. With influences ranging from a lot of different bands, the band continuously experiments with different sounds, and has refused to release an album until they are satisfied that it feels and sounds exactly the way they intend it to.In 2008, they finally released the first single from what would become their Icelandic debut album, We Lost The Race. The track “Núna” (translates to “now”) was their first time working with one of Iceland’s most renown producers, Bardi Johannsson (Bang Gang). After recording “Núna”, the band knew they had finally found their sound. Their own weird mixture of pop and indie represented everything they wanted from their music -- with every flourish and movement orchestrated with celestial vision, and no minor detail overlooked. The single was widely successful in Iceland, and became the most-played song of the year on Iceland’s most popular alternative radio station, Xid97.7. The song was also featured in various promotional media spots on local TV and radio.

 

“Núna” caught the attention of Grammy award-winning producer David Bottrill, who brought them to Canada to record three more songs for the album. After a successful experience in Canada, the band became even more focused and driven, but quickly realized the only way they could finish the album in the way they envisioned was to have Bardi Johannsson produce and record the album in their homeland of Iceland. Bardi and the band started recording in Reykjavik right away. We Lost The Race followed and was released in Iceland in November of 2009.With the release of the band's debut album behind them (as well as its subsequent follow up), the foursome now set their sights on the US. The band's debut US EP, Out of Place, was their introduction to the world outside of Iceland and was released to Seattle's Spartan Records.

 

The first LP album outside of Iceland is scheduled to be released in may/june 2014.

Get ready for Ourlives to take you on a musical journey, with their dynamic song structures, big choruses, and the intense ambition and attitude -- to do the very best you can do, or don’t do it at all.