CORONAVIRUS: Boston rock band hit top ten with NHS fundraising charity single

Kill the Ideal saw their song Let’s Get Excited enter the official iTunes chart last week at number eight.

Singer Ash Wilson works on the frontline for the NHS as a staff nurse and is treating people with Covid-19 on a daily basis.

As well as giving 100% of all profits made from the single to the NHS, the video pays tribute to carers with footage of frontline staff at work, as well as showing some of the band’s fans in isolation rocking out to the track.

Kill the Ideal have been establishing a fan base for their music and have enjoyed coverage with BT TV, Kerrang, Upset, Rock Sound, BBC, Deezer, and other national platforms.

And they are planning two concerts at Blackfriars Theatre in Boston once the lockdown has been lifted.

Jordan Bell of the band told the Standard it was important for them to do something for health carers, particularly given Ash’s role.

"We decided as a band that if we could make any difference big or small by donating all the funds of this single to the NHS then it would be 100% worth it,” he said.

"The reaction has been amazing. So many people have shared our story including local surgeries, venues and schools.

"The video features NHS staff footage of them coping in this testing time. We also included fan footage of them isolating along to the track. We hope that it spreads much joy to everyone throughout this pandemic."