''The Theory of Everything'' is the second studio album by Life On Planet 9, the

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used by American

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band

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when releasing music of a more experimental sound. The first album under the moniker, '' Bittersweet'', had been more of an outlet for Lo-Pro's acoustic songs that had taken on too many

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elements to be billed an acoustic album. ''The Theory of Everything'' largely disavows the acoustic elements in favor of electronic elements coupled with melodic guitar-work. It was released on August 26, 2014.

Background

Lead singer Pete Murray and guitarist

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first began working with each other in the late 1990s for the

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band

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. After two albums, the band disbanded, though the two later started a new

band in the early 2000s, called

. The band released their major

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debut, ''

'' in 2003, and despite a top 20

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, "

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", the band was dropped from their label. After the split, Murray and Godfrey spent an extended five-year period of working on new material before releasing anything. The band found themselves with some material that was more centralized around

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and

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than Lo-Pro's hard rock sound. As such, the band decided to release the Lo-Pro acoustic/electronic sessions under a different moniker; the

Life On Planet 9. The band finally released their debut album, '' Bittersweet'', in August 2011.

Writing and recording

Work on the album started in 2012, shortly after ''Bittersweet''. Progress would be slow though, as Murray and Godfrey would concurrently be working on their 2013 Lo-Pro release, '' Disintegration Effect'', and participating on the ''Battlefield of the Mind'' project, where they collaborated with members of

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and

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. Murray and Godfrey would refocus their efforts in mid-2013, with them stating that they were about 75% complete with the album as of August 2013, and done with all but one track by the end of the year. They spent the first half of the year tinkering with tracks and their mixes, with them wrapping up the final mixing process in June 2014.

Promotion and release

The band released an early version of "What Would You Say" in June 2012. In early August, the band released a teaser video that showed clips of the tracks "Everything" and "Rainy Days", with a full version of "Rainy Days" being streamed on August 15. The album was released on August 26, 2014.

Background

Writing and recording

Promotion and release

Track listing

Personnel

References

External links