Easy Life were an English alternative indie pop group formed in Leicester in 2017. They came second in the 2020 edition of the BBC's Sound of..., an annual music poll of music critics and industry figures to find the most promising new music talent. Their third mixtape, Junk Food, reached No. 7 on the UK Albums Chart a day after its release. Their debut studio album, Life's a Beach, was released on 28 May 2021.^[1] In October 2023, the band made public the fact that they were being sued by easyGroup over the use of the easy name.^[2] In a public statement, Easy Life said they were financially unable to fight the court action brought upon them, and that Easy Life had to cease to exist. They played their farewell show on 13 October 2023 at KoKo in London.^[3]

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Easy Life
Easy Life in April 2019
Background information
Origin	Leicester, England
Genres	Indie Pop Hip hop Pop
Years active	2017–2023
Labels	Island
Members	Murray Matravers Oliver Cassidy Sam Hewitt Lewis Berry Jordan Birtles

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The band was formed by frontman Murray Matravers in mid-2017.^[4][5] They released their first single, "Pockets", via Chess Club Records in November 2017,^[6] and subsequently signed to Island Records.^[5] They released their debut mixtape, Creature Habits in April 2018.^[7] Following the release of the singles, "Frank" in July 2018^[8] and "Nightmares" in September 2018,^[9] the band appeared on Later... with Jools Holland.^[10] The band finished 2018 by releasing their fourth single, "Temporary Love Part 1" (with B-side "Temporary Love Part 2"), in December.^[11] In 2022 they took to Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, this was their second Glastonbury appearance and a remarkable step-up from their first on BBC Introducing. They featured alongside former Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract, who joined them on stage and promptly forgot his verse.

They released their second mixtape, Spaceships, containing the single "Sunday" in March.^[12] They headlined the BBC Introducing stage at the Glastonbury Festival in June.^[13] Debuting as Annie Mac's "Hottest Record" on BBC Radio 1 in July, the band released the single "Earth". The music video, commenting on environmental issues, was shot at a plastic recycling plant in Morocco.^[14]

The band released their debut album Life's a Beach on 28 May 2021. It reached the number two spot on the UK Albums Chart.

They released their second album "Maybe in Another Life..." on 7 October 2022.^[15] Like the band's first album, it also reached the number two spot on the UK Albums Chart.

On 2 October 2023, the band announced that they were being sued for copyright infringement by EasyGroup, a venture capital conglomorate.^[16] The company allege that the band used their branding and imagery of EasyJet, a subsidiary of the group, in their 2021 and 2022 Life's a Beach tour.^[17]

On 14 May 2024 the band became known as “hard life” on Apple Music before quickly changing back.^[18]

• Murray Matravers – vocals, synthesizer, keyboard, trumpet
• Oliver Cassidy – drums, percussion
• Sam Hewitt – bass guitar, saxophone, backing vocals
• Lewis Alexander Berry – guitar, bass guitar
• Jordan Birtles – percussion, keyboard, backing vocals