Boys Life was an American

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band from Kansas City, Missouri, formed in 1993. The band was foundational in the

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genre, especially influencing

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. Band members went on to form other bands such as Canyon and

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. Brandon Butler has also released several albums of solo material under his own name and formed the band Six Bells in 2014, who released their debut album in late 2015. In 2015, the band announced a brief reunion tour to coincide with the vinyl-only reissue of its second full-length album.

Members

*Brandon Butler (vocals/guitar) *Joe Winkle (guitar) *John Rejba (bass) *John Anderson (drums)

Discography

;Albums *''Boys Life'' (1995, Crank! Records 004) *''Departures and Landfalls'' (1996,

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063/ Cargo Records; 2015 reissue,

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130) ;Singles and splits *"Lister/Without Doubt" (7-inch single, Synergy Records) *''Boys Life/Secular Theme'' (split 7-inch with Secular Theme, Flapjack Records) *"Breaker Breaker + 1" (7-inch single, Synergy Records) *''Boys Life/Giants Chair'' (split 7-inch with Giants Chair, 1993,

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) *''Boys Life/Vitreous Humor'' (split 7-inch with

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, 1994, Crank! Records 002) *''Boys Life/Christie Front Drive'' (split 10-inch EP with

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, 1996, Crank! Records 005) ;Compilation appearances *''(don't forget to) breathe'' CD / 12-inch plus 10-inch

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LP (1997, Crank! Records 011) **Track 15 - "Sight Unseen" (live)

Related bands

*Six Bells - Brandon Butler *Brandon Butler - Brandon Butler * Canyon - Brandon Butler, Joe Winkle *

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- Brandon Butler, John Rejba *

- John Anderson *

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- John Anderson

References

External links

* Musical groups from Kansas City, Missouri Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 Musical groups reestablished in 2015 1993 establishments in Missouri Topshelf Records artists {{US-punk-band-stub