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LIFE IN BED

Passed and Presents US release 3.25/ Japan 3.26

About Me

Taking the name, Life in Bed off of the magnetic poetry adorning a refrigerator, the group seeks to combine their love of 80's pop icons, The Smiths and The Cure with the more aggressive sounds of the 90's indie guitar explosion while maintaining a fresh approach to highlighting what made these sounds great.
Life in Bed was formed in late 2001 in Pittsburgh by ex-members of Manifold Splendor. The band’s first full length release, Two Point Perspective was released in 2003 on drummer Sean Finn’s Polar Recordings imprint. The release met with positive reviews and the band began regional touring.
2005 brought the release of a 5 song EP. Recorded at H-hour studios by Jason Kirker (Modey Lemon, Pikadori), Exercises for Translation expanded Life in Bed's continued emphasis on melody and dynamic guitar interplay while emphasizing a more mature, focused sound.
Founding member and guitarist, Craig Svitek left the band in March of 2006 and has been replaced with long time Life in Bed supporter and ex- Voice in the Wire guitarist, Steve McMillen.
Life in Bed continues to tour regionally and 2007 sees the release of their second full length record, Passed and Presents. Continued regional touring is planned.
July 2007 marked the departure of long time bassist, Christopher James from the band. Thomas Cipollone has been recruited to take Christopher's place and has been a welcome addition to the Life in Bed roster!
Life in Bed has shared the stage with such great bands as Aloha, Engine Down, Minus the Bear, The Life And Times, Channels, Pilot to Gunner, The Promise Ring, Hey Mercedes, Matt Pond PA, Rahim, Antelope, Rainer Maria, Race For Titles, Appleseed Cast, Trans Am, Don Caballero, The Forms, Cities, Chin Up Chin Up, Aspera, The Six Parts Seven, Maritime, Decibully, Owen, Asobi Seksu, Travis Morrison, Troubled Hubble, The Detachment Kit, New London Fire, Headlights, Adam Franklin of Swervedriver, Bear Hands, Mussels, The Twilight Sad, Pompeii.
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Member Since: 5/22/2004
Band Website: lifeinbed.net
Band Members: Bill Merante
Thomas Cipollone
Stephen McMillen
Sean Finn
(Christopher James, Craig Svitek & David Horn: Alumni)

Contact Life in Bed: [email protected]

for US publicity please contact: Becki Carr @ Yarrr! PR
Influences: Bands we like: the smiths, dinosaur jr., archers of loaf, swervedriver, pixies, radiohead, the cure, blonde redhead, joy division, pavement, the wedding present, superchunk, braid, polvo, arcade fire, guided by voices, david bowie, the beatles, broken social scene, the thrills, super furry animals, new order
Sounds Like: life in bed
Record Label: Polar Recordings (US), Moor Works (Japan)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Life in Bed "Passed and Presents" 10% off at Insound.com

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Posted by LIFE IN BED on Tue, 06 May 2008 07:42:00 PST

Passed and Presents now available on Interpunk & Insound!

click on the Interpunk or Insound images to order!
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:42:00 PST

New reviews of Passed and Presents!

from The Big TakeoverLife in BedPassed and Presents (Polar)The first thing you notice about this Pittsburgh indie quartet’s second LP (to go with an EP, all three on drummer Sean Finn...
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:09:00 PST

Pittsburgh City Paper 12-6-2007. Japanese CD Release.

  DECEMBER 6, 2007. Pittsburgh City Paper. Signal To Noise. Locals Life in Bed license self-released album ... to Japan http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3 A39186BY A...
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 09:59:00 PST

Pgh Post Gazette 3-8-07, Pgh City Paper 3-7-07 & 3-15-07.

Wide awake: Guitar rockers Life in Bed re-energized with new record Thursday, March 08, 2007 By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Despite the name of the band -- Life in Bed -- Bill Merante soun...
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:04:00 PST

LIFE IN BED NOW ON iTUNES

You can now purchase tracks from "Exercises for Translation" from the itunes music store along with tracks from "Two Point Perspective" Go get'em!!
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Sun, 11 Sep 2005 06:58:00 PST

ORDER LIFE IN BED RECORDS VIA PAYPAL!!

Life in Bed CDs are now available to order via Paypal send payment to [email protected] Two Point Perspective (2003) $11.50pp Exercises for Translation (2005) $6.50pp Tshirts (gold...
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:30:00 PST

LiB on the airwaves

hey everyone check out the podcast of insomniaradio that recently featured our new song "Logic is Your Best Defense" off of our upcoming EP "Exercises for Translation"on episode 17. Check out Insom...
Posted by LIFE IN BED on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST