ENJOY it , LOVE it, EMBRACE it, FEEL it ! LIFES A BEACH BABYYYYYYY

— easy life (@easylife) May 27, 2021

 

Easy Life can’t be confined to one genre, every track on the album varies -from indie to pop to jazz. It’s this unique fluidity that makes the release of their album greatly anticipated. There is something for everyone. ‘life’s a beach‘ consists of 12 songs, including one interlude and features the single ‘ocean view‘.

In discussing the album with DORK frontman Murray Matravers said:

“the album is about wishing things were simpler, but also coming to terms with life and realising: ‘…but it’s okay!’”

Matravers also stated:

“It’s a celebration of all the things that are wrong with the world in a way which flips them around and says: Yeah, but isn’t it great that we’ve all got these similar issues that we can relate to one another with?”

It’s this accessible and relatable aspect of Easy Life’s music that makes their success as artists inevitable. Not only is the album perfect for summer, with  energetic hip-hop and references to the beach, but the lyrical narratives in the singles make the album something everyone can listen to. Although inspired by personal experiences, the lyrics are never confined to that, and instead Easy Life have created a positive spin on common experiences that aren’t necessarily positive.

Finding positivity in the negatives, and offering words of encouragement in amongst brilliant music – Easy Life’s ‘life’s a beach‘ is exactly what we need this summer and for the foreseeable future.

You can listen to the album here.

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Berchtold has said he feels “very good” about the future of festivals and their eventual return in the summer. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic this year, festivals and the whole music industry as a whole has been hit hard with continuing difficulty. Artists and other industry professionals have been hit with the of loosing up to half their income seeing the overall net worth plummet to £3 billion. In late November (24/11/2020) at that point with the Covid vaccine on its way the UK saw a glimmer of hope as UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced he had hope for a return to normal life by easter of 2021.

This year we missed out on a lot on the festival front. Not only did fans and regular festival-goers miss their summer of music and fun but there was a significant festival event that was missed. Glastonbury, one of the UK’s most popular and well known festival was meant to celebrate its 50th year anniversary before the global pandemic took its course with it and stopped the event in its tracks. It is unclear whether or not they will still hold the 50th anniversary but regardless of that, I’m sure that there will be a big celebration at all festivals.

Earlier in the year it was hard to imagine how we would be able to enjoy festivals again in the light of the pandemic. However, now with the vaccine being rolled out to the UK public, it’s very easy to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hancock has said he’s hopeful for festivals in the summer but still advises to take restrictions seriously “We’re going to have a summer next year that everybody can enjoy, between now and then we’ve got to hold our resolve. We passed the tiering arrangements through the Commons with a big majority last night. Let’s all respect the restrictions we have to live our lives in for now.”  

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Before the news of the vaccine being ready, festival heads were ready to put measures in place to protect attendees for next summer. Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis said that “massive testing arrangements” could be put in place next year. Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn told NME that he was confident that “we don’t need a vaccination because we can work through the problem with a really good testing regime”.