IDLE HEIRS from Kansas City is a band born from necessity, forged through a need to articulate previously unspoken feelings, illuminating the darkest recesses and inhabiting them wholeheartedly.
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.
With their debut album Life Is Violence, 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. Assuming that it would never be heard beyond his closest circle of friends allowed a disarming honesty to permeate the songs.
The album’s poignant second single “Pillow Talk“ arrives today. Josh Barber comments: “This is a deeply personal song. I feel like a lot of people can relate to what is portrayed in this video. The lyrics and visuals of Pillow Talk speak for itself.“
Life Is Violence 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.
Pre-order Life Is Violence here ahead of its April 11 release date and see the band at their record release show the same day in Kansas City, MO.
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:
1. Loose Tooth
2. Rare Bird
3. Jaded Mountain
4. Lemonade Stands
5. Dim Shepherd
6. Pillow Talk
7. Dead Ringer
8. Momma