Brooklyn Vegan — Extra Life Extra Life and Parenthetical Girls are releasing a tour-only split 12" in support of an upcoming West Coast run together. The run is part of Extra Life's tour with Sam Mickens (The Dead Science, Xiu Xiu) that ends... more info

Impose Magazine — Extra Life held their record release show at Death By Audio last Friday, April 1.  It was a pretty killer Fool's Day line up that also included Dreamboat Crusaderz, Hume, and Sam Mickens Ecstatic Showband & Revue. See more images from this post. more info

Altsounds — *Ripped Heart's* vast sound was captured by modern metal luminary and longtime *Extra Life producer Colin Marston* (Krallice, Gorguts). In contrast to indie music's current trend of sonic murkiness and vagary, the EP's shimmering orchestration cuts... more info

Stereogum — Occasionally overlooked New York BTW Extra Life have trimmed down to a saxophone-free trio and are set to release a more electronic-leaning four-song vinyl/digital EP, Ripped Heart. It was produced beautifully by Colin Marston (Krallice, Gorguts, etc... more info

Altsounds — On April 5 2011, Brooklyn art rock audience-dividers *Extra Life* will release their new EP *Ripped Heart* on the newly launched *Last Things Records* (digital and limited edition 12” vinyl) in the US, through LOAF Records (digital only) ... more info

Altsounds — Brooklyn-based quintet *Extra Life* recently debuted a brand new *Tyondai Braxton (Battles)* remix of their single "Head Shrinker," with Stereogum, available for mp3 download here... more info

Stereogum — In 2001, Extra Life leader Charlie Looker and Tyondai Braxton played in a band together (with Period’s Mike Pride) called Antenna Terra. After that, Looker studied music at Wesleyan with Tyondai’s father Anthony. The ongoing association/collabor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Lucha VaVOOM @ Webster Hall (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * Lucha Va Vom @ Webster Hall * Jonsi, Death Vessel @ Terminal 5 * Bora Yoon, Luke DuBois @ Roulette * Extra Life, Larkin Grimm, Queening @... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Sarahana Headliner Owen Pallett (no longer called Final Fantasy like he was when he played Webster Hall in December) joined opening act The Luyas for a few songs. Luyas singer Jessie Stein, who has an inviting... more info