Messy Eater has been a firm favourite of ours for a while now. Pairing music and illustration, the York-based project led by Pete Bott, offers up some fresh funk and indie.
By Graeme Smith
It was in 2024 that Messy Eater made his debut on our pages and since then we’ve shared oodles of his singles and ran the rule over Bott’s live performances (with band in tow.) A recurring theme of his work is an attempt to break modern toxic narratives, and his latest single, Anything for an easy life, epitomises that.
It’s an anti-productivity anthem performed with laidback flair. A smooth groove introduces us to the track before Bott’s sultry vocals come in. He has his tongue firmly in his cheek in the lyrics as he declares “I’ll do anything for an easy life,” in the chorus.
With temperatures pushing the mid-twenties today, Anything for an easy life should be your anthem for the upcoming Bank Holiday.
If you fancy catching Messy Eater live, they’ll be playing at The Fulford Arms on 12 May 2026.
To keep up to date with the project, you can head to its website, and follow it on Spotify, Soundcloud, Instagram, and TikTok.
Anything for an easy life is out now, and you can listen to it below.
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