Who are Easy Life?
Originally from Leicester, the five members of the band all met while gigging separately around the city as seperate members of other bands. Murray (Lead Singer) and Sam (Sax/Bass/Vocals) both played in swing bands together while in school. Jordan (Keys/Percussion/Sax/Vocals) and Cass (Drums) both met playing in a reggae band. The four were joined by Lew (Guitar/Bass).
Murray grew up on his parent’s farm, but he isn’t a kid who spent his life picking potatoes and working chicken farms. “That’s been misquoted so many times!” Murray says, laughing. “There’s this Spanish write-up that was like, ‘oh he’s grafted his whole life on a potato and chicken farm’ as though I’d had an impoverished upbringing and never seen a city in my life and never went to school”
What’s the sound?
Leicester is often considered one of the most multi-cultural cities in all of the UK, so it’s no surprise that the band is a blend of lots of different genres. Taking inspiration from the city’s strong association with reggae and dub soundsystem. The band channels the Happy Mondays, with a 90’s happy-go-lucky vibe, while also giving off plenty of slacker looks (like an English Mac Demarco).
“Woozy, cheeky…Arctic Monkeys meets Mac Demarco, spitting out Kate Tempest-esque lyrics” The Times
It’s hard to define the band into just one genre, since they cover so many! “We could go all R’n’B… but probably not. Who knows?” said Murray, the band’s lead singer.