My Life Story

My Life Story was one of many orchestral British pop groups that appeared in the wake of Pulp and Suede. Led by Jake Shillingford, the ensemble never quite amassed the buzz and critical praise of such peers as the Divine Comedy, yet their junk-shop sophisti-pop -- best heard on 1997's The Golden Mile, the sophomore set that was their first album for a major -- earned a devoted cult following that stuck by the group even after its disbandment in 2000. Shillingford capitalized on that fandom by reuniting the band to celebrate the 15th anniversary of The Golden Mile in 2012, a re...