Have a Nice Life | |
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Origin | Middletown, Connecticut, United States |
Genres | Experimental rock, post-punk, experimental |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | Enemies List Home Recordings, The Flenser |
Associated acts | Giles Corey, The Danger Strangers, The Flowers of St. Francis, In Pieces, Nahvalr, Black Wing |
Members | Dan Barrett Tim Macuga |
Have a Nice Life is an American experimental rock band founded in Connecticut in 2000 by Dan Barrett and Tim Macuga. They are known for their unique style of post-punk, which includes elements of shoegazing, post-rock, industrial, ambient, drone, and gothic rock.
Their debut album, Deathconsciousness has received critical acclaim since its release in 2008, with many positive ratings in sites such as Rate Your Music.
The band's extended-play album Time of Land was released for free as a digital download in 2010.
In January 2014, Have a Nice Life released their follow-up LP to Deathconsciousness, titled The Unnatural World. According to Metacritic, this album has received generally favorable reviews.