More Than Life (band)

More Than Life (originally Basics) were an English hardcore punk band formed in Bath, Somerset. Formed in 2006 by James Matthews (vocals), Joel Peets (guitar), Joey Bayes (guitar), Bobby Daniels (bass) and Tony Klein (drums), they self-released their debut EP Prelude the following year. In 2008, its followup Brave Enough to Fail was released through Day Records and Anchors Aweigh Records. They released their debut album, Love Let Me Go in 2011. They release were widely influential, helping to establish a major wave of melodic hardcore in Britain in the 2010s. In 2011, they announced they would disband the following year, however by October 2012 had decided to continue as a band. On their second album What's Left Of Me (2014), they shifted their sound towards post-rock. They disbanded in 2016.