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Easy Life‘s last gig under their current band name in London tonight (October 13) following a legal battle with the airline’s licensing company EasyGroup.The band performed their sold-out farewell show at London’s KOKO today, following a goodbye date at the O2 Academy in their Leicester hometown last night (October 12).Both shows were performed in light of the recent legal action the members faced from EasyGroup over their band name.Frontman Murray Matravers told the London crowd that they hadn’t quite worked out what to say at the farewell shows, which was met by supportive cheers from fans before an impassioned chant of “fuck EasyJet” erupted.Matravers quipped in response: “Your words, not mine.

Easy Life frontman Murray Matravers has spoken to NME about the upside of their legal battle with EasyGroup, current situation and plans for the future.Last year saw saw Easy Life play their final show under that name, having conceded defeat in a legal battle over the moniker against easyGroup (the brand owner of easyJet airlines) and that “sadly, it seems that justice is only available to those who can afford it” without “the funds to access a fair trial in the High Court.”Despite this, frontman Murray Matravers said that 2023 was “a good year in general” – as he told us at the recent Featured Artists Coalition AGM, supported by NME.“We had our first ever profitable festival season after six years of doing it, so we worked that out,” he told the NME-chaired panel. “We’re still here.

NME recently supported the Featured Artist Coalition’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM at Walthamstow’s Signature Brew in London. Following on from 2021 and 2022, NME returned to support the event as well as chairing an artist-led ‘Year in Music’ panel discussion featuring Murray Matravers of the band formerly known as Easy Life, Sam Duckworth of Get Cape.

NME will return for a third year to support the Featured Artists Coalition’s annual AGM, with a panel of artists looking back on 2023 and what challenges and opportunities lie in the year ahead.The FAC’s 2023 End of Year Party and AGM, in association with PPL, will take place at Signature Brew in Walthamstow on Wednesday, November 29. Following on from 2021 and 2022, NME will return to support the event with News Editor Andrew Trendell leading an artist-led ‘Year in Music’ panel discussion featuring FAC board member Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice, Murray Matravers of the band formerly known as Easy Life, LVRA and Cherise.LVRA and Cherise have both been recipients of the FAC’s Step Up Fund powered by Amazon Music, while TBFKA easy life will be recognised for their outspoken advocacy at the upcoming Artist & Manager Awards last night (November 23).The FAC’s Artist in Residence, Blur drummer Dave Rowntree will also deliver an opening statement.Much of the event will focus on the major issues that the FAC continues to tackle, such as streaming reform, the application of AI in music, the 100 Per Cent Venues campaign to end punitive commissions on merchandise sales, and the #LetTheMusicMove campaign to encourage friction-free international touring.“With 2023 coming to a close, I’m really proud of what the FAC team has accomplished, and particularly our campaigning work with 100 Per Cent Venues, #LetTheMusicMove and continuing push to reform the economics of streaming,” said FAC CEO David Martin.“Our end of year party is a perfect opportunity to hear the views and perspectives of artists on all these issues, to find out about the work we do, and for our community to come together in unison.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘Trust Exercises’ – their last release under their current band name. Check it out below.Shared this morning (October 13), the track is available now via Island Records and marks the final part of new music that the Leicester five-piece will release under the name Easy Life.It also arrives ahead of their sold-out farewell show at London’s Koko venue later this evening, following a goodbye date at the O2 Academy in their Leicester hometown last night (October 12).

Easy Life have announced that they will be releasing their final single ‘Trust Exercises’ under their current band name after losing the EasyGroup battle.The band – comprised of Murray Matravers, Oliver Cassidy, Sam Hewitt, Lewis Berry and Jordan Birtles, took to their official Instagram page and posted a snippet of what will be their final track as a band under the name Easy Life. It is set to release this Friday, October 13.“‘Trust Exercises’.

Easy Life have today (October 10) taken to social media to say that they’re having to surrender their band name following a “David and Goliath” legal battle with EasyGroup.Earlier this week, the band revealed that they were being sued by the conglomerate and claimed the company was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.Easygroup are the Cayman Islands-registered company owned by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou built to expand the “easy” brand from EasyJet’s airlines into the fields of hotels, supermarkets, financial services and more – licensing out the “easy” name.Now, in a new post on the website, the band have updated fans to say that despite “having explored literally every possible angle,” the band have “realised that there are no good options available” and that they have to subsequently “change our name to move forward.”In the statement, the band wrote: “Sadly, it seems that justice is only available to those who can afford it. We simply don’t have the funds to access a fair trial in the high court.

Easy Life.Earlier this week, the group revealed that they were being sued by the conglomerate owning easyJet and claimed the company was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.In response, an EasyGroup spokesperson told NME: “Stelios and easyGroup founded and (now) own the right to the easy brand name.“Other companies (including easyLife) pay annual royalties for its use as part of their business strategy. We cannot allow unauthorised third parties to simply use it free, gratis and for nothing.

Easy Life have refuted EasyGroup’s suggestion that they are “brand thieves”, arguing that they came up with their name long before the conglomerate licensed the name of the online retailer EasyLife.Easylife is an independent website and licenses its name from easyGroup for an annual fee. The easyJet owner has no financial interest in the business.The group revealed yesterday (October 2) that they were being sued by easyJet and claimed the company was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.In response, an EasyGroup spokesperson told NME: “Stelios and easyGroup founded and (now) own the right to the easy brand name.“Other companies (including easyLife) pay annual royalties for its use as part of their business strategy.

Easy Life have said that EasyJet are suing them because their names are apparently too similar.The band shared a statement to their social media accounts, in which they claimed the airline was “forcing” them to change their name or they risked facing a costly legal battle.“okay… never imagined having to do this but we’ve no choice but to address the situation we find ourselves in,” they began. “as some of you have already discovered, we are being sued, easy jet are suing us for being called easy life.“they’re forcing us to change our name or take up a costly legal battle which we could never afford.

Easy Life‘s Murray Matravers has reflected on the band’s rapid rise so far and their definitions of success.Speaking to NME at Reading Festival 2023 this weekend, the frontman looked back on what the band have achieved in recent years – including performances on much bigger stages and a rapidly growing fan base – and said they’ve been asking themselves what success looks like.“If you had of asked me two or three years ago, I would have said, ‘Huge gigs and international critical acclaim and being famous’. But I think, now, it’s definitely not that, and I don’t want that.”He added that “if you’re happy in what you do, then you’ve smashed it”, and that “if you’re enjoying it, and you’re healthy, and you’re healthy in your mind as well, that for me is success.

Easy Life and Mahalia have been announced as headliners for a new event titled Corona Sunsets Festival, set to take place in Hertfordshire.Taking place in Hatfield Park on Saturday, September 2, the one-day event will see Franc Moody, Newton Faulkner, Frankie Stew & Harvey Gunn and Elder Island along with the headliners. A line-up of DJs are set to be announced in the coming weeks.The festival will also feature live art installations and culinary experiences all inspired but the sunset which are designed to connect attendees with nature during golden hour.Tickets for the event will go on sale on June 14 at 10am.

Reading & Leeds Festival have added 80 new names to their 2023 line-up including Rina Sawayama, Sleep Token and Yard Act – see the full list below.As announced in December, the festivals will return for 2023 on the weekend of August 25-27, and be headlined by Lewis Capaldi, Foals, Billie Eilish, The Killers, Sam Fender and Imagine Dragons.

NME about the “crippling” damage that will be done to international touring if a 260 per cent price hike for US visas is allowed to go through – and encouraged music fans to have their say and help stop it.Earlier this month, it was revealed that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was planning to raise touring visa fees for foreign acts by more than 250 per cent – laying out that the cost of acts arriving in the US to perform temporarily, would increase from the current rate of $460 (£375.23) to $1,615 (£1,317), with a longer term work visa jumping from $460 (£375.23) to $1,655 (£1,349).The news was met with widespread uproar from the international music scene – with the new measures proving preventative for both new and established artists – and now more have come forward to call for action. This could also lead to an increase in the cost of gigs and tickets for international acts playing in the US.Music fans and industry workers have until March 6 to oppose the move on the Federal Register website here, with those in the industry also invited to fill in this survey from the Featured Artists Coalition.This month also saw Leicester band Easy Life scrap their upcoming US tour due to “some insane costs“.

Easy Life have shared the final single from their forthcoming album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is out later this week.The downbeat track, ‘Fortune Cookie’, which you can listen to below, follows previous singles ‘Antifreeze’, ‘OTT’ (feat. BENEE), ‘Dear Miss Holloway’ (feat. Kevin Abstract) and ‘BEESWAX’.“‘FORTUNE COOKIE‘ is the last song on our new album and was written as a message to the band,” they said. “Over the last few years, we’ve had a lot of ups and downs and sometimes we all need reminding of what’s important.

easy life is the latest band to take part in DHL’s FAST-TRACK programme, where fans can win the chance to see the band live at Abbey Road Studios, London.DHL FAST-TRACK connects music fans across the world with their favourite artists while spotlighting exceptional new talent and fast-tracking their rise to global stardom.Ahead of the release of their upcoming second album, ‘MAYBE IN ANOTHER LIFE…’, easy life has teamed up with the series to offer fans a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Taking over Studio Two at the iconic Abbey Roads Studios on the day of the album’s release, Friday, October 7, fans will experience an immersive visual world inspired by the new album, as well as a live performance from the band.One lucky winner will win the Dream House model and attendance to the event with a +1, and 14 runners-up will receive an invite to the event with a +1.“We’re so excited to be part of DHL FAST-TRACK, the collaboration allows us to get closer to our fans and share our music across the world,” said easy life frontman Murray Matravers.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘Antifreeze’ – you can listen to it below.The song serves as the latest preview of the Leicester band’s second studio album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is due for release on October 7 via Island (pre-order/pre-save here).‘Antifreeze’ was written during the COVID lockdown by frontman Murray Matravers and US bedroom pop artist Gus Dapperton.“[I’ve] been meaning to write a song with [Dapperton] since we met,” Easy Life wrote on social media upon the track premiering as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record last night (September 14).“It’s inspired by the winter and all its icy emotions. We shot the video together on the coldest day I can remember.

Easy Life have announced details of a 2023 UK and European headline tour featuring their biggest gigs to date – get full details below and find out how to get tickets here.The Leicester band are set to release new album ‘Maybe In Another Life’ next month (October 7) after production delays pushed the record back from a planned July release.The band have now revealed that following the album’s release they will tour across the UK and Europe in early 2023, with the extensive set of gigs including their biggest headline show to date at London’s Alexandra Palace on February 25.“it’s happeninggg,” the band wrote on Twitter when announcing the gigs. “We are taking the easy life show on the road – UK, Ireland and Europe.”They added: “this is our biggest tour yet and we are bringing out the big guns.”General sale tickets for the show go on sale from 10am BST on Friday, September 16 here.

Elbow and Easy Life have been announced as headliners for this year’s Glastonbury Pilton Party.Both acts will perform at the Worthy Farm bash, which will be held for the first time since 2019, on September 2. They also appeared on the Pyramid Stage during the summer.Every September, a few bands return to Worthy Farm for the annual bash, which is put on as a “thank you” fundraiser event for nearby residents and workers.The Velvet Hands and Inkara are also on this year’s bill.

Easy Life have announced that their album release date has been delayed by months. The band shared a post on Instagram today (July 21) explaining the pushed-back release date to fans.The Leicester band had previously said that their upcoming second album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, would be due out next month.“The look on your face when our album moves back” they shared in the post.

Easy Life have shared a new single called ‘OTT’ featuring New Zealand singer BENEE – watch its official video below.The track is the latest preview of the Leicester band’s upcoming second album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, which is due out next month.Of the new song, frontman Murray Matravers said: “Like most things easy life,” comments Murray, “there is still that element of optimism: that perhaps with enough care and attention, something can be done. BENEE crushed it – her voice is like water and she’s a real queen of melody.”BENEE added: “so stoked to have worked with the easy life boys on this, such a wicked bunch of humanssss!!! Hope u guys love the song, its all summery and I’m a sucker for melancholic lyrics sooooo!”Watch ‘OTT’ below.Last month, the band shared a new collaboration, ‘Dear Miss Holloway’, featuring former Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract.Discussing their collaboration with Abstract and him joining them on stage at Glastonbury 2022, Matravers said: “He’s just a very inspiring dude; I was lucky enough to meet him when we were last in LA.“We thought it would be amazing to bring him out, so we flew him in and bless him, he forgot every single word.

Glastonbury, Easy Life have talked about their experience of stepping up to play the Pyramid Stage, and of working with Kevin Abstract.Immediately after their set, singer Murray Matravers, drummer Ollie Cassidy and guitarist Lewis Berry told NME that they had been feeling quite nervous, and that the adrenaline was still flowing.“This is probably the worst time to speak to us, because I genuinely think we’re all still speechless,” Berry laughed. “For the first time ever, we’re all just like, aaay!”Taking to the Pyramid at 2.30pm, 2022 marked the Leicester group’s second appearance at Glastonbury, and a significant step up from their 2019 headline slot on the BBC Introducing Stage.

Pale Waves are set to top the line up for 2022’s Live At Leeds: In The City – get all the details below.This year, the traditional multi-venue festival in Leeds will be split into two events – an outdoor event in June dubbed Live At Leeds: In The Park which will feature Bombay Bicycle Club, Arlo Parks, Sea Girls, Easy Life, The Vaccines and more, and the usual inner-city festival, now called Live At Leeds: In The City, on October 15.Alongside Pale Waves at the October event will be Working Men’s Club, Baby Queen, Sea Power, Will Joseph Cook, Prima Queen, Palace, Highschool, Anorak Patch and many more.See the full line-up below and pick up your tickets here.Your first line-up announcement for Live at Leeds In The City is HERE!!!

Easy Life have dropped a surprise new single and video entitled ‘BEESWAX’.The clip, which you can view below, sees the Leicester band hopping on motorbikes before donning beekeeper outfits. At one point frontman Murray Matravers gets attacked by a swarm of bees.“BEESWAX’ is essentially about people being nosy,” Matravers said of the track.

Bombay Bicycle Club, Arlo Parks and more are on the line-up for the first ever outdoor edition of Live At Leeds.It was announced earlier this month that Live At Leeds: In The Park would take place in Temple Newsam Park on June 4 next year, with the event’s regular multi-venue festival moving to October.The line-up for the first outdoor edition has now been revealed, with Sea Girls, Confidence Man and more also on board.“We’re incredibly excited to release the first ever Live at Leeds In the Park

Stereophonics will be headlining the Friday night of Y Not Festival 2022 with over 30 other bands also joining the bill.READ MORE: Stereophonics talk new album ‘Oochya!’: “You can’t fake those rock n’ roll songs”Stereophonics will be joining previously announced headliners Courteeners and Blossoms at the Derbyshire event.

Easy Life have spoken about the struggles of talking about mental health, saying it “remains really difficult to talk about how you feel”.The Leicester band released their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ today (May 28), which tackles subjects including anxiety and depression.Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, frontman Murray Matravers discussed the 2018 single ‘Nightmares’, which also appears on the new record.

Easy Life have released new track ‘Ocean View’, the final preview of their anticipated debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’.Ahead of the record’s arrival this Friday (May 28), the Leicester band have shared the laidback track, which comes with some typically outlandish visuals.In the accompanying video, frontman Murray Matravers is seen in a bizarre relationship with a giant fish, but the two are seen facing arrest for an unspecified crime.You can watch the video for the track below.The latest track

Easy Life have shared their latest single ‘Have A Great Day’ – you can hear the new track below.The song is the latest preview of the Leicester band’s upcoming debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’, which is now set for release on May 28 via Island Records.After premiering on Apple Music this afternoon (May 12) Easy Life have now released ‘Have A Great Day’, which you hear in the below video.The song, as frontman Murray Matravers explains, “stems from my need / desire to always see the positives in every

Easy Life have announced a run of special record shop shows for this summer – check out the full schedule below.The Leicester band, who release their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’ on May 28, will take to the stage at various venues across the UK in partnership with stores such as HMV, Rough Trade and Leeds’ Crash Records.Beginning at The Waterfront in Norwich on July 8 (through HMV), Easy Life’s ‘record store tour 2021’ will also include stop-offs in Bristol (July 11), Brighton (July 13), London

Easy Life have brought forward the release of their debut album ‘Life’s A Beach’.The Leicester band were initially due to release the record, which will feature the singles ‘Skeletons’ and ‘A Message To Myself’, on Friday, June 4 via Island.Taking to Twitter today (May 6), the group told fans that “the album came early” and are therefore bringing it forward by one week. “YOU HEARD IT RIGHT 28TH OF MAY GO GET IT,” they wrote.You can see that post below.OH SHIT THE ALBUM CAME EARLY.

Easy Life have shared a new track called ‘Skeletons’ – you can listen to it below.Premiering on BBC Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record tonight (April 13), the song follows on from ‘A Message To Myself’ in previewing the Leicester group’s forthcoming debut album, ‘Life’s A Beach’.“‘Skeletons’ plays with the idea of a slightly mysterious and potentially terrifying past.

Easy Life have confirmed that they’ll hit the road later this year for their biggest UK headline tour to date, before following it with European dates in early 2022.The Leicester band will kick things off with a show at Bristol’s O2 Academy on November 1, before following it up with a string of dates that also includes a homecoming show at Leicester’s Morningside Arena on November 5.Elsewhere on the tour, they’ll play their biggest headline show to date at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on November

Easy Life have announced details of their long-anticipated debut album, ‘Life’s A Beach’.The first LP from the Leicester band is set to arrive on June 4, with the group confirming details of the record on social media. The first track, ‘a message to myself’, is set to arrive tonight (March 23) at 7pm.You can check out the track-listing and album artwork in full below.1. ‘a message to myself’ 2. ‘have a great day’ 3. ‘ocean view’ 4. ‘skeletons’ 5. ‘daydreams’ 6. ‘life’s a beach (interlude)’ 7.