'On The Ropes' brings Bad Sounds' trademark irresistible groove, danceable beats and sunny energy. Written during a tour of the US, the Merrett brothers had time to kill while staying in LA. As two brothers from the south west of England, California was a slightly bewildering, unfamiliar place - but imbued with American dream for a musician. A tropical intro has a cabana feel, and the song meshes together various influences that channel the sunshine, palm trees and urban hedonism of LA as seen through the Bad Sounds lens.