Brighton Art-Rockers Ideal Living Share ghoulish double single ‘Roam’ / ‘OFD’
‘Roam’ / ‘OFD’
Splicing tense, smoky jazzscapes with crashing orchestral overloads - via haunting folk a capellas and invective spoken word - Ideal Living navigate sultry art-rock noirs on double single ‘Roam’ / ‘OFD’ - due for release on 3rd July.
Inspired in equal parts by the brooding narratives of Tom Waits or Nick Cave, the brash melodrama of Ennio Morricone’s Spaghetti Western soundtracks, and a passing
obsession with Classic FM, this upcoming brace of tracks - Produced by Bobby Smiles (Hutch) at Brighton’s Electric Studios - sees the band reflect on themes of loneliness and urbanisation via the harsh lens of modernity, as frontman (and band founder) Billy Marsh explains:
“‘Roam’ came about at the tailend of Covid, when I’d fallen out with my previous project and was going on lots of walks; my feelings at that time were mingling with my observations of the countryside around Brighton, how it’s being eaten away at, and how these beautiful landscapes are changing. ‘OFD’ or ‘Old Forgotten Days’ reflects on relationships with once close friends ending on bitter terms, channelling all the anger, the annoyance, and the regret”
Listen to 'Roam' // 'OFD'
Formed in Brighton in 2022 by frontman Billy Marsh, Ideal Living notably features musicians from across the city’s current wave of emergent alternative acts (Flip Top Head and SoftTop among them) in its ever-shifting orchestra. In recent months, their dramatic live performances have ushered in tours of the UK and Ireland with Flip Top Head and Lifts, airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music (New Music Fix), and support slots for
Egyptian Blue, The New Eves and Opus Kink. To celebrate their new release, Ideal Living play their biggest headline show to date at The Hope & Ruin on 4th July.
Ideal Living are:
Billy Marsh - lead vocals/baritone guitar
Austin Prichard - Lead guitar/Backing vocals
Jamie Broughton - Trumpet/Special Noises
Alyx Ashton - bass/Backing Vocals
Miles Goodall - Keys/Backing Vocals
Freddie J Watts - saxophone
Bertie Beer - Drums
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Upcoming Live Dates:
4 JULY // Brighton, The Hope and Ruin [Headline] - Tickets available here 10 JUL // London, The Old Blue Last
11 JUL // Reading, The Butler
