Life's a Beach

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Life's a Beach
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Studio album by
Easy Life
Released28 May 2021
Length34:21
LabelIsland
Singles from Life's a Beach
  1. "Daydreams"
    Released: 21 October 2020
  2. "A Message to Myself"
    Released: 23 March 2021
  3. "Skeletons"
    Released: 23 April 2021
  4. "Have a Great Day"
    Released: 12 May 2021
  5. "Ocean View"
    Released: 24 May 2021

Life's a Beach is the debut studio album by English alternative R&B band Easy Life, released on 28 May 2021 through Island Records.

Life's a Beach was preceded by five singles—"Daydreams", "A Message to Myself", "Skeletons", "Have a Great Day" and "Ocean View".

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[2]
DIY4/5 stars[3]
NME4/5 stars[4]

Life's a Beach received critical acclaim. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised score of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a score of 84 based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Clash writer Robin Murray felt that the album was "a record you're sure to fall hopelessly in love with, its immediacy taps into the endless zen of those long summer days."[2]

Writing for DIY, Will Richards noted that "Life's A Beach's lasting impact is its confrontation of depression and self-doubt: this is a record that will make you feel deeply as well as provide a soundtrack for your first post-lockdown festival".[3]

Track listing[]

Life's a Beach track listing
No.TitleLength
1."A Message to Myself"2:08
2."Have a Great Day"3:22
3."Ocean View"2:54
4."Skeletons"2:58
5."Daydreams"2:35
6."Life's a Beach" (Interlude)0:33
7."Living Strange"2:31
8."Compliments"3:26
9."Lifeboat"2:28
10."Nightmares"3:27
11."Homesickness"3:33
12."Music to Walk Home To"4:20
Total length:34:21

Personnel[]

Easy Life

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

Charts[]

Chart performance for Life's a Beach
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Irish Albums (OCC)[5] 47
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Life's a Beach – Easy Life – Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Murray, Robin (May 28, 2021). "Easy Life – Life's a Beach". Clash. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Richards, Will (May 7, 2021). "Album Review – Easy Life – Life's a Beach". DIY. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Smith, Thomas (May 28, 2021). "Easy Life – 'Life's A Beach' review: a sun-drenched debut". NME. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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