New single. Release date 28th July 2025.
Overview
Must be some way of living, where I don’t hurt you anymore. Must be some way of living, where you don’t kill me every day. Some way of living, stop digging holes in the ground. Must be some way of living, uncharted, unplanned.

Biggest invention, is what we do now. Some system that caught us, way back when somehow. Liberate our side steps, our shuffle back and forth. Must be some way of living, to break this curse.

Some way of living, unlock every day. Pixel perfect reflections, getting carried away. Storms ahead brewing, lighting up the same sky. Must be some way of living, where we’re on the same side.

Credits
Ian Roland – vocals, guitar
Dave Coomber – bass
James Chapman – drums
Mishkin Fitzgerald – piano, backing vocals

Song by Ian Roland
Recorded at Brighton Road Recording Studios by Jake Skinner
Produced by Ian Roland and Jake Skinner
Mastered at Subvert Central Mastering by Bob Macciochi
© 2025 Ian Roland


Some Way Of Life

A3 - Serial Killer

B1 - Time Hard

B2 - Down in the Ghetto

B4 - Chant Sensimilia

B3 - Culture a Gallop

A5 - Musically Bad

A4 - Jack it Up

B5 - Reggae a mi Girl

The author finds himself torn when trying to decide which town is home - his family's town in Portugal or the English town where he was born. 

Two hometowns - one offers roots, the other a vibrant life, by Manuel Bernardo Tavares Moreira Belo Carmona

Youth Journalism International connects student writers, artists and photographers with peers around the globe, teaches journalism, fosters cross-cultural understanding, and promotes and defends a free youth press.

Roaming Reggae Rodeo host
Original Rub-a-dub vibes from outta Te Mata, New Zealand

Website : http://ianroland.com/
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Baylen Leonard - Amazing Radio
"Ian Roland's songs have a way of sneaking into your head and heart after just one listen. I find myself singing them long after hearing them. His songwriting somehow has the magical ability to transport me back to the front porch of my youth. They manage to sound both modern and like something from times gone by. Excellent." Baylen Leonard - Amazing Radio, http://amazingradio.com/?show=thefrontporch

Phil Widdows - FolkCast
"Ian Roland is a gifted songwriter and performer with an individual and refreshingly different approach to his art, producing songs that really are well worth getting to know." - Phil Widdows, folkcast.co.uk

New tracks tagged #Roots