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Loz Campbell
BEAUTIFUL LIAR
British rocker Loz Campbell is getting ready to release her new single Beautiful Liar. The latter is the second single to be taken from the artist’s forthcoming self-titled EP.
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Although fans will have to wait until next year to get their hands on the full-length EP. The plan is that it will feature three studio tracks and two live favourites. Of course, Loz Campbell is known for her no holds barred live performances. The Yorkshire native has already drawn comparisons to legendary artists such as PJ Harvey and Shirley Manson from Garbage.
Beautiful Liar will be released on Friday, 4th November, just one day before Guy Fawkes Night, and you can be sure that Loz will be bringing her own musical fireworks to the proceedings. HRH Mag recently caught up with Loz Campbell to get the lowdown on her latest release and plans moving forward.
We are getting very close to the end of 2022. How has this year been for you?
As cliché as it sounds, THE BEST! This year has been full steam ahead, and Covid hasn’t impacted anything, which has been great. We have toured with some amazing bands, such as Richie Ramone, Eric Martin and many more. It has certainly launched this year, and it is great to be busy once again.
You have played live quite a lot this year, including shows with the likes of Richie Ramone, Eric Martin and Firekind, to name but a few. Have you enjoyed getting back out on the road this year?
Absolutely it has been none stop laughs, and we have been riding the highs all year. We (me and the band) have literally lived together this year, it now feels weird if we don’t wake up together in a different city. So grateful for the opportunities that we have had. I think we are all still buzzing from the Richie Ramone dates; they were pretty special!
With your forthcoming self-titled Ep planned for release next year, you are getting ready to release your second single from it, which is called Beautiful Liar. Can you tell us a little bit about the song and the inspiration behind it?
Yes, exciting times! This song is very much a follow-on from “Bad Girl” it is grasping tighter onto those heavy riffs and big choruses, which we seem to have formed now as our style. The song is also a cheeky wink to watch out for the other “Bad Girls”, the “Beautiful Liars”. It sprung from watching how people treat others and how love blind people can become, so the song is a warning to keep those eyes open so as not to get hurt.
Beautiful Liar follows in the footsteps of your previous single Bad Girl, which had some great success as well as airplay. Were you happy with the response to the first single?
So happy with how “Bad Girl” was received yes! To the point where when we went into the studio to record “Beautiful Liar”, even our producer said to us this next song needs to be HUGE to smash Bad Girl out of the water, quite a daunting task. “Beautiful Liar”, although with that pressure behind it came together quickly, and I had the most fun I have ever had recording this song.
You worked with Tom Gittins once again on this release. What was it like working with Tom, and what did he bring to the table?
Tom is amazing. We are very comfortable working with him, and we have almost gained a new writing style; he has made us really think about our writing in depth. He is very good at hearing all the layers at the very start of the process. He also played bass on Bad Girl and Beautiful Liar; I love how the bass “pops” on these tracks.
The video for Beautiful Liar has been described as being “fastpaced”. Can you share with us any details about the video and the concept behind it?
It is the most fast-paced video we have done, and we did this because it compliments the track. The main opening riff is driving, and I think visually it gives the sense of being in a bit of a whirlwind which is what the song is about; getting lost in the love of a “Beautiful Liar”.
Besides Beautiful Liar, can you tell us about the other tracks on the new EP?
It includes a track that we tested out live, but when we took it into the studio, it evolved (as they
Your music was featured on the New Wave of Rock n Roll compilation. Can you tell us a little bit about how that opportunity came about?
It was one of those magic moments where a lovely email lands in your junk box, and you say, “Wohoo, what are you doing in there!?” HA!
Your band features Steve Pickles (bass), Alice ABomb (guitar) and Tom Kirby (drums). Can you tell us a little bit about how long you have been playing together and
Tom and myself met when we were teenagers. I was on the panel for his battle of the band’s competition, but we didn’t start playing together until 2020 (when he was still a teen!). Steve was recommended to us last year, so I believe his one-year anniversary is coming up very soon! Alice ABomb, we met at last year’s Christmas gig as she played a solo on the top of the bar, I thought she has to be in the band! So, her one-year anniversary is coming up as well.
It honestly feels like we have been playing together for years, we have formed strong bonds this
With the New Year around the corner, do you have 2023 mapped out?
We have a lot to announce over the next coming months, and we will be out on the road in February and March, just after the release of the EP, but I can’t say much more. Tickets will be on sale on the website soon: www.lozcampbellmusic. co.uk
Beautiful Liar, the new single from Loz Campbell, will be released on Friday, 4th November.
