There’s a nervous pulse running through End Times Elevator Music, but it’s not the kind you can shake off—it’s tethered tightly to the world outside your door. Across the record, the band grapples with weighty themes—religion, war, and the uneasy overlap between global conflict and personal lives—without losing their melodic footing.
Originally hailing from Alaska and now rooted largely in Los Angeles, The Lives of Famous Men have spent years refining a sound that sits somewhere between cerebral pop and indie rock restlessness. Their live show has carried them from South by Southwest to Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where they performed their breakout “You’re Everyone I Know Right Now,” along with stops on MTV Campus Invasion Tour.
Since forming in 2007, they’ve collaborated with a range of producers, including James Paul Wisner, Casey Bates, and Paul Q. Kolderie, steadily building a catalog that travels well beyond borders. Their reach is eclectic by design—you might catch The Angry Kids’ remix of “Annie Taylor” in a late-night set overseas or stumble on the hushed folk of “Leaves Are Coming off of Branches” in a neighborhood café in Portland. Meanwhile, “Orchids” found a second life after appearing in Jennette McCurdy’s short film Strong Independent Women.
Nearly two decades in, The Lives of Famous Men sound more locked in than ever. End Times Elevator Music feels like a culmination—ambitious, uneasy, and undeniably current. The album arrives April 24th, with a limited vinyl pressing accompanying its full streaming release (PRE-ORDER).
Today, Glide is offering an exclusive premiere of the standout track “Parallel Lives” along with its accompanying video. Unfolding like a sideways love story that traces two paths long before they intersect, the song is a melodic and driving work of power pop and indie rock. Reminscent of artists like Death Cab For Cutie, Voxtrot, and Placebo, the song carries an expansive sound driven by sonically rich guitar, synth, and of course Hall’s impressive vocals. Somehow, the song recalls both the indie rock and pop scenes of the early aughts while simultaneously sounding fresh and new, and it definitely feels suited for big venues.
Daniel Hall, lead singer of The Lives of Famous Men, shares the inspiration behind the song and video:
In every relationship, there is the time that came before each other, and I wanted to write a love song about that time. ‘Parallel Lives’ isn’t about fate per se, but it’s an appreciation for the rest of the story of two people, and what is true about each of them that ultimately brings them together. Director Lucas Ortiz Estefanell’s concept for the video took this story into a whole different stratosphere, exploring the connections between many lives across time and space. It was so fun to collaborate with Lucas and his team on all the little details that populated this surrealist playground and brought a new dimension to the song.
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