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The Mysteries of Life
Total Request: 54880 (46797 downloads, 8083 plays)
Request since monday May 13: 320 (312 downloads, 8 plays)
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Categorized as: Alt-Rock
Comments: 10 comments
About:Led by the husband-and-wife team of singer/guitarist Jake Smith and drummer Freda Love (both formerly of Antenna), the Bloomington, Indiana-based alternative pop band the Mysteries of Life also comprised keyboardist Dale Lawrence, celloist Geraldine Haas, bassist Kenny Childers and drummer LonPaul Ellrich. After debuting with the single "Kira," the group signed to RCA to issue their 1996 LP Keep a Secret; following a pair of indie label EPs, Focus on the Background and Anonymous Tip, the Mysteries of Life resurfaced with the full-length Come Clean in 1998. They later released the superb "Distant Relative" on in-house record label No Nostalgia in 2001. Released "Beginning To Move" in 2006 on Affirmitive/MFT. Currently Jake and Freda live in Nottingham England and continue to play and record. A new album of recordings is expected in 2008.
MOL Compiliation
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A selection of some of our favorite Mysteries of Life songs from all their albums.
Going Through the Motions- Wish You Well
- I Just Bet
- A Year Ago Today
- Hesitate
- Southdowns
- I Forgot To Say Goodbye
- Your Face Betrays You
- I Need To Know Where I Stand
- 3 Things at Once
- Tell Me
- Native Tongue
- When I Let My Guard Down
- Talk to Me Then
- Once in a While
- Feel My Way
- Downhill
Selections from Beginning To Move
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Released 2006 on Affirmation/MFT
- One False Move
- Stop Thinking
- Early Summer
Selections from Distant Relative
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2001, No Nostaglia Records, Released 2001 on No Nostolgia
- Back and Forth
- I Just Bet
- When I Let My Guard Down
- T - 1
- 3 Things at Once
- Talk to Me Then
- Native Tongue
- All My Might
Come Clean Demos
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Recorded for the Come Clean album on RCA.
- Track 03
- Track 09
- Track 13
- Track 17
- Track 14
- Track 18
- Track 12
- Track 01
- Track 02
- Track 19
- Track 05
- Track 06
- Track 07
- Track 15
- Track 10
- Track 04
- Track 11
Misc Recordings 1996
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Transferred from Cassette tape
- 1 Naive Melody
- 4 Cold Out
- 3 White Elephant
- 5 Shortest Day
Jake solo performance at Collins Dorm, IU Bloomington
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- Track 06
- Track 05
- Track 02
- Track 07
- Track 03
- Track 04
Live at MFT 2005 at Double Cross/The Church Bloomington
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Recorded by Chris Menkhaus
- Take It Easy
- I Just Bet
- One False Move
- Someday, Some Way
- Stop Thinking
Live at Lafayette Brew Pub 02/14/04
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- A Year Ago Today (Live)
- Cold Out (Live)
- I Just Bet (Live)
- When I Let My Guard Down (Live)
- Nothing Ever Happens (Live)
- Stop Thinking (Live)
- In The Summer (Live)
- Hard As I May Try (Live)
- Walk On By (Live)
Live at Second Story 08/12/06
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Recorded by Chris Menkhaus
- Where Did Our Love Go? (Encore)
- I Just Bet
- Downhill
- Naive Melody
- Building On Fire (Encore)
- Stop Thinking
- Magnetic Fields
- Shaking
- Farewell Toast
- Hot Dog
- I Need To Know Where I Stand
- Your Face Betrays You
Live at Second Story 03/11/06
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Recorded by Chris Menkhaus
- Full Moon In My Soul
- Take It Easy
- Where Did Our Love Go?
- Tomorrow Night
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
- Stop Thinking
- Gypsy
