IDLE HEIRS - Rare Bird (Official Music Video)

IDLE HEIRS debut album 'Life Is Violence' out now on 2LP/CD/Digital

Video by Christopher Commons for Kat Dog Studio

IDLE HEIRS ONLINE:

LYRICS:

Just to get out alive here.
How long must we suffer to keep the momentum, and burn ourselves out right before we give in
and fail to show our nerve.

To be what we're missing most.
Someone to say it's ok to make mistakes and to have enough faith to cover us both.

I could not escape what follows me home.
Let's admit that all we built is a loss.
Face down on the ground it can take me now.
Dead is dead and never built us a home.

How can I fight when everything I move hurts?
So light a fire, run like hell.
If I can't claw my way through for you then what is the point of me?
Everything it breaks.
You are designed to fail.
Everything it breaks.
You will not be ready.

Rare bird, die well.
With your heel to the throat of this world you lean in and you push it through.

There's no warning.
No lead into my final words.
You'll miss the ending.
When this is done you'll have to run till you have lost.
See, we are the same.

Use all they fear so they can't force your hand.
I'm coming home.

#IdleHeirs #Metal #relapserecords

[relapserecords]

IDLE HEIRS make their Relapse Records debut with Life is Violence. The band, featuring Coalesce vocalist Sean Ingram (making his return to a proper album recording for the first time in over a decade), and acclaimed producer and musician Josh Barber, hail from the Kansas City area, and is a tight knit unit that hums with creativity and revels in the freedom of creating exactly what their hearts desire. For over a decade 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 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. Having connected with Barber, Ingram already knew who his co-conspirator for this mission would be. Describing himself as “a doer, not a dreamer, " Ingram made it clear to Barber that there was an increasing urgency to getting the project off the ground. Barber sequestered himself in a remote part of the Pacific Northwest for eight days, giving himself the space and time to concentrate solely on what would become the blueprint for the debut IDLE HEIRS album.

The resulting album, Life Is Violence, was recorded at Ocean Sound studio in Norway. 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.

Thematically, Life Is Violence contemplates the thread of paternal influence from generation to generation - and how it can be disrupted. Ingram examines the impact his father had on his life, whilst simultaneously contemplating his own mortality and what he will pass down to his children. With a determination to ensure that what he leaves behind in the future is markedly different to what he inherited himself, IDLE HEIRS have issued a missive that stands as both a line in the sand and a testament to love.

[corey_kuma]

Ingrams voice is still so powerful and unmistakable

[reyrichard]

Un sublime album qui dure 51mn donc mille merci car trop d'artistes font des albums trop court en temps

[corey_kuma]

So excited sean’s making new music . Been a fan for 20 years

[joshuamartinpryce]

Rare birds are discovered with the ability to fly high but work in the background unnoticed.

[Josiahthemessiah]

That last minute of the song might be one of the best moments in heavy music since the beginning lines to You Can’t Kill Us All

[reyrichard]

Magnifique....unique dans un savant mélange de The Ocean et Morne ☀️☀️☀️ votre groupe est exceptionnel

[bennyjones]

So stoked to hear Sean bellow my hearing into oblivion again!

[JasonTMays]

WOW!!! This is massive and heavy in all the right ways! I cant wait for the album!

[Rodneytheghost]

Totally digging the ISIS, Cult of Luna, and PSOTY vibe. The 5:38 mark has a strong Kurt Ballou influence. This song rips! Super stoked to hear the full album. Pumped to see and hear Sean’s voice again!

[Frankenwookie]

Had the pleasure of recording with Josh, great engineer and talented musician.

[themisfad]

Well done guys. Such a nice atmosphere

[bahabuh]

Josh Barber is a legend on the guitar.

[JustinB...]

Just found this from a metal and coffee post on Facebook. Thanks girl! But this is some hard shit and I'm here for it.

[veleryd]

I liked the beginning of the song. Even in my dreams I imagined that there would be a sequel like Meat Shits, but I miscalculated. Where are the bands similar to Exit-13?

[cbrackett]

It's good to see the genre of baritone guitars drowning out the vocals still going strong after 15 years.

[terrorgrimm]

Did Ingram get really into Creed over lockdown?