Ahead of their highly anticipated comeback album “onion”, hard life have unveiled new single “y3llow bike” and an accompanying video.
It follows popular tracks “othello” and “OGRE”, which were debuted at the band’s long-awaited live return at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend after two years away.
Frontman, Murray Matravers commented: “‘y3llow bike’ details the cycles of a crush. The classic story of falling for a friend.
“There’s that constant tug-of-war between wanting to protect the friendship and dealing with the fragile ego that fears rejection.”
The new album lands on July 18th via Island EMI and is the band’s first record since a high profile legal dispute over their previous name “easy life”.
As easy life, the Leicester group broke through with indie earworm “Pockets” back in 2017, before landing two UK #2 charting albums.
They have collaborated with the likes of Arlo Parks, Kevin Abstract and FINNEAS along the way, while gracing iconic stages from Alexandra Palace to Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage.
Their UK headline tour is on sale now for October, including a return to London’s O2 Academy Brixton.
It will follow a run of in-store shows including Edinburgh Assai Records, Liverpool Jacaranda Records, and Nottingham Rough Trade.
Dates are as follows… head to Hard Life | Official Site for new music and ticket information.
HARD LIFE IN-STORES
14-Jul-25 Edinburgh Assai
15-Jul-25 Liverpool Jacaranda Records
20-Jul-25 Birmingham HMV
21-Jul-25 Bristol Rough Trade Bristol
22-Jul-25 Brighton Resident
24-Jul-25 Southampton Vinilo
25-Jul-25 London Rough Trade East
27-Jul-25 Nottingham Rough Trade
HARD LIFE – 2025 UK HEADLINE TOUR
Tue 28 Oct – Leeds – O2 Academy
Wed 29 Oct – Bristol – O2 Academy
Thu 30 Oct – London – O2 Academy Brixton
Mon 3 Nov – Newcastle upon Tyne – The Boiler Shop
Tue 4 Nov – Glasgow – SWG3 Galvanizers
Thu 6 Nov – Manchester – Manchester Academy
Mon 10 Nov – Nottingham – Rock City
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