Idle Heirs announce ‘Life Is Violence’ album and share first single
IDLE HEIRS is a band born from necessity, forged through a need to articulate previously unspoken feelings, illuminating the darkest recesses and inhabiting them wholeheartedly. The two piece band from the Kansas City area is a tight knit unit that hums with creativity and revels in the freedom of creating exactly what their hearts desire.
Featuring vocalist Sean Ingram of Coalesce and producer Josh Barber, Idle Heirs will release their debut album Life Is Violence on Relapse Records on April 11.
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The album was recorded at Ocean Sound studio in Norway— something of a bucket list adventure, given Barber’s fondness of Cult of Luna. Indulging themselves in the freedom that came with creating without restriction or expectation, the pair decamped to the icy Norwegian wilderness with five of their collaborators to lay down the eight tracks. The isolation of the studio and the absence of external pressures allowed for an unparalleled clarity and exacting level of attention to detail.
Idle Heirs have created a post-metal album that captures a certain vulnerability within its mournful sound. Ingram attributes this to the fact that throughout its creation, even as the songs themselves were taking shape and coming to life, the album was still not recorded with an audience in mind. There’s a leftfield turn for anyone expecting only to hear his familiar throat-shredding vocals: on Life Is Violence, Ingram utilizes a broader range of vocal styles. The unguarded approach and differing vocal delivery allow slivers of optimism to counter the desperation and tension; even in darkness light can sometimes be found.
Idle Heirs shares “Rare Bird”, the first taste of music from their Life Is Violence debut album.
For over a decade Sean Ingram’s focus had been elsewhere; due to the prolonged hiatus of Coalesce, music was no longer at the forefront of his artistic endeavors. When events – on both a global and personal level, and specifically, where the two intersect – conspired to bring Ingram & Barber to a place where music once again became essential, the seed for IDLE HEIRS was planted. Rather than the conditions being right for a musical reprise, the conditions had to be all wrong, leaving only one way forward.
Together with producer and engineer Josh Barber, whose recording credits include Norma Jean, The Devil Wears Prada, Tech N9ne, and more, the two piece band from the Kansas City area is a tight knit unit that hums with creativity, and revels in the freedom of creating exactly what their hearts desire. Originally conceived as a private endeavor with the sole aim of articulating unresolved damage, Idle Heirs has bloomed into a fully realized project, with a blistering debut album on the horizon.
Life Is Violence track list:
- Loose Tooth
- Rare Bird
- Jaded Mountain
- Lemonade Stands
- Dim Shepherd
- Pillow Talk
- Dead Ringer
- Momma
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