[5] On a budget of less than $1,000, Have a Nice Life's debut came in 2008 with Deathconsciousness, which John Hill of Noisey described as a mix of "shoegaze, noise, black metal, synthpop, drone, doom, and everything in between".

[5] Following Deathconsciousness was Time of Land, an extended play (EP) released in 2010 and distributed physically at Have a Nice Life's first official live show, occurring at The Stone in New York City.

Have a Nice Life's interpretation extends the song's duration to eight minutes and supplements the original's slowcore sound with funereal themes.

[1] The project took its name from Giles Corey, an English farmer accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials and executed by pressing.

[1][13] The album draws on philosophy and the paranormal, something Barrett explored to theorise the experience of death during his depressive year.

[15][16] According to Ray Finlayson of Beats Per Minute, "no words or descriptions will really, properly, fully prepare you for the sheer heart-wrenching emotional pull that these tracks have".

On official sources, Deconstructionist is regarded as an album,[18][19] while Wired writer Phill Cameron called it an extended play (EP).

[20] Cameron described it as a "disconcerting racket" that feels "almost lonely; every sound echoes, as if in a huge space, and the constant pressure of electronic beats adds a sense of desperate urgency to the music.

The music is categorised within electronic subgenres, though maintains the gloomy and dark characteristics present in his work as Giles Corey and with Have a Nice Life.

[25] He cited 1980s new wave as an inspiration, as well as Washed Out, whom Pitchfork described as "the godfather of chillwave":[25][26] a style of electronic music that Black Wing has been classified under.

[29] In June 2015, "My Body Betrayed Me" received a music video and Barrett announced ...Is Doomed, the debut album of Black Wing,[27] which released on 25 September 2015.

Sam Robinson for Echoes and Dust said it was refreshing yet reminiscent of his previous works, but that listeners should not expect it to be "the next great milestone" in Barrett's discography.

[30] Thomas Brand for Beat was disappointed with the production but still lauded several songs, including the closer "If I Let Him In", which he considered Barrett's best work to date.

[28] No Moon was preceded by three singles: "Bollywood Apologetics",[23] "Is This Real Life, Jesus Christ",[33] and "Choir of Assholes / You Think It'll Make You Happy But It Won't".

It was founded solely for the purpose of releasing Have a Nice Life's debut Deathconsciousness, and as such he used it as a personal label until 2010, at which point he allowed submissions from other bands.

[42] The label has released albums from Have a Nice Life; Barrett's solo projects Giles Corey and Black Wing; as well as unrelated artists, including Planning for Burial,[5] Mamaleek,[43] and Xasthur.