Forever Forever Announce New EP Life Is Easy Ahead of New Single “Bouldering”
London indie-pop and alternative-folk quartet Forever Forever have announced their new EP, Life Is Easy, due for release on 13 November 2026 via Kartel Music Group, alongside the arrival of lead single “Bouldering,” which was released on 31 July.
The new record marks the latest chapter for the emerging four-piece, whose music combines 2000s indie influences with contemporary pop, folk and grunge. Across the EP, the band continue to explore the uncertainty, contradictions and pressures of navigating young adulthood, balancing introspective songwriting with expansive four-part harmonies and more upbeat indie-pop arrangements.
“Bouldering” offers an early glimpse of that approach. The track takes a self-deprecating look at self-improvement, questioning the desire to achieve personal growth without necessarily wanting to put in the work required to get there.
The song turns that contradiction into its central idea: the temptation to want the finished version of a better life without having to endure the difficult process of building it.
“It’s really about wanting everything to be okay forever, which feels incredibly on-the-nose, but became a bit of a rallying cry for the bridge,” says band member Fionn Connolly. “We all want the life that looks perfect from the outside — the rock climber girl — but who honestly wants to put in the effort of going bouldering? Maybe I’m just lazy. But I wrote a song about it.”
Musically, the single highlights the more energetic indie-pop side of Life Is Easy, contrasting the band's softer folk influences with a brighter and more immediate sound.
Connolly also takes on production duties for the EP. The recording was produced by the band member and NMG-longlisted Breakthrough Producer of the Year at Goldsmiths Music Studios, with previous production credits including JULIET, Modern Liv and George Bone.
The EP was mixed by Sean Woodlock at Hackney Road Studios, whose credits include Sports Team and The Cinematic Orchestra, while mastering was handled by Nick Powell at Unit 9, who has worked with Arlo Parks and Mandrake Handshake.
The production team reflects the band's increasingly ambitious approach to their sound, bringing together organic instrumentation, electronic elements and layered vocal arrangements.
Forever Forever describe themselves as a genre-blending and gender-bending London quartet, drawing on a broad range of musical backgrounds. Their sound moves between warm, organic folk textures and more expansive alternative-pop arrangements, with elements of electronic music and classic rock also appearing throughout their work.
That stylistic range has become central to the band's identity.
Their songs can shift from sparse and intimate passages to larger, more energetic moments, while their four-part harmonies provide a consistent thread across the different influences.
The band's songwriting focuses heavily on the experience of being in your 20s in the modern world, with themes of uncertainty, self-doubt, relationships and the pressure to build a successful life.
Rather than presenting young adulthood as a straightforward period of independence and possibility, Forever Forever explore its contradictions — the excitement and anxiety, ambition and exhaustion, confidence and uncertainty that can exist at the same time.
That approach has already attracted comparisons to artists including The National, Glass Animals, Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Lucy Rose and Orla Gartland.
The group's growing profile began with their early release “Difficult Feelings”, which received editorial support from Apple Music through its New in Indie and New in Alternative playlists.
Their subsequent 2025 debut single and EP, Good Light In, expanded their audience and established Forever Forever as a developing presence within London's alternative music scene.
The release attracted support from a number of independent music tastemakers, including Atwood Magazine, EARMILK, Louder Than War, NOTION and BBC Introducing.
That early attention also translated into live opportunities.
Forever Forever sold out their debut headline show at London's Troubadour and have since performed support slots alongside artists including Leo Walrus, Bryony Dunn & The Forest and Natsuma.
The band's progression from early independent releases to a new EP reflects the growing momentum around the group as they continue to develop their sound and expand their live presence.
With Life Is Easy, the quartet are now looking to build on that momentum while pushing further into the contrast between light and dark that has become a defining part of their music.
The title itself carries an element of irony.
The band's latest single suggests that, despite the optimism implied by its name, life is rarely as straightforward as it appears. “Bouldering” approaches that idea through humour, turning the familiar language of self-improvement into something more relatable and self-aware.
Rather than presenting personal growth as a clean or inspirational journey, the track acknowledges the reluctance, laziness and frustration that can accompany it.
That balance between emotional honesty and playful songwriting is likely to remain central to the band's next release.
With the Life Is Easy EP scheduled for November, Forever Forever are expected to continue unveiling new material and live dates in the months ahead.
For a band whose music is built around the contradictions of modern young adulthood, their latest chapter arrives with a fitting question: what if getting your life together is harder than it looks?
For Forever Forever, the answer appears to be four-part harmonies, loud guitars, a healthy dose of self-deprecation — and perhaps a reluctance to actually go bouldering.
Life Is Easy is released 13 November 2026 via Kartel Music Group. Lead single “Bouldering” is available now across digital streaming platforms.
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