Armed with big, catchy hooks, Boston’s Lifestyle are back and ready for more electropop action. Nearing the completion of their second full-length album, the band have spent the past 18 months producing their more sophisticated sophomore effort. Lifestyle and their team are now putting the finishing touches on the record. In the meantime, Lifestyle offer an alternate album of outtakes, oddities, and live favorites (over in the "sounds" section) to hold you over.

Lifestyle formed in 1996 and two years later released At the Risk of Sounding Pretentious, their well-received debut record, as well as little brother bonus CD Companion. Over time, the band refined itself from a loose collective into a tighter, more determined three-piece. Although they look back fondly at the 10-, 11-, and 12-member shows, this lineup really did not allow Lifestyle the freedom to play shows regularly or have everyone participate in the recording process.

Now the band consists of three people who like to make the same kind of music, and who are doing material that’s a little closer to their hearts, using new wave influences as a backdrop for more straight-ahead pop songs. Remaining from the early ‘96 days are synthesizer player The Captain Boothnavy Swallow, vocalist Sean T. Drinkwater, and rhythm-master/synth operator Damascus Trolley.

	At the Risk of Sounding Pretentious, The Archenemy Record Company, 1998, out of print
	Companion bonus CD, The Archenemy Record Company, 1998, out of print
	“Changing,” Know Your Enemy compilation, The Archenemy Record Company, 2000
	Frontier EP, The Archenemy Record Company, 2001
	“It Doesn’t Mean That I Don’t Love You If I Forget to Call You Back,” Popaganda: The Speed of Sound compilation, Souvenir Records, 2001
	“Doorway to Norway,” POPvolume #3 compilation, PopNews (France), 2002
	“Glorious Pilgrimage,” Schuell magazine compilation, 2002
	"Are you coming on to me?" These are the songs we always wanted to hear compilation, Firestation Tower Records, 2003