Oh, What a Life

Oh, What a Life is the debut studio album by American indie rock band American Authors. The album will be released by Island Def Jam label Mercury Records on March 4, 2014. The album is a follow-up to the bands eponymous 2013 extended play, American Authors. American Authors first formed in 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts as The Blue Pages. The members of the band first met at the Berklee College of Music. The Blue Pages, after relocating to New York City, New York, recorded and independently released two extended plays, Anthropology in February 2011, and Rich With Love in January 2012, as name-your-price albums on online music store Bandcamp. In 2012, The Blue Pages changed their name to American Authors. Their debut single, "Believer," has garnered attention through alternative rock radio. Their second single, "Best Day of My Life", was featured in a Lowes television advertisement in the United States, a Hyundai television advertisement in the United Kingdom, a Telecom New Zealand advertisement, a trailer for the film Delivery Man, and the opening sequence for ESPNs 2013 World Series of Poker coverage. In January 2013, the band were signed to Mercury Records. American Authors released their self-titled debut EP on August 27, 2013. Their song "Hit It" is featured on the FIFA 14 video game Their song "Best Day of My Life" was used in a MLB Fan Cave commercial and is the title music of Sky Sports News My Special Day feature. It is also featured in the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.