Supporting notable artists including Noel Gallagher, Circa Waves and Spring King is something that countless bands dream of- however, after forming just one year ago, Liverpool quintet, LYING BSTRDS, managed to achieve this through hard work and raw talent. Not only this, but their capabilities have already been noticed after being hailed as “Liverpool’s most dangerous band” from the Liverpool Echo along with gaining support from the likes of BBC6 Music and BBC Introducing. With more people falling for their catchy rock and pop combination, they’ve been constantly gaining new fans, which explains their recent nineteen (yes nineteen!) tour dates across Japan this year.
We LOVE your latest single, Youth And Old Age, can you explain a little about the writing and recording process of this? Did you all write it together?
It was brought into the praccy room as a pretty solid idea and then as soon everyone got there kits on it, it ended up how it is now. Things change, new ideas and parts get thrown about, standard procedure. We’ve all got very different influences, we’re surprised at the ohos things turn out in the end.
It’s hard not to notice that you had nineteen tour dates in Japan, wow! How did that come about? Have you gained a fan-base out there since playing?
It wasn’t an all singing all dancing affair. We just love Japan and it influences us. It was just a case of wanting to do something and doing it. We had no money, no tour manager, nothing like that. We only planned for around 11 dates which we booked by contacting as many people as possible and got quite lucky with one guy Rei Muto who had studied in Liverpool, he was the real star in the whole operation and we ended up getting asked back by various venues. Some recorded the sets so we’ll release them at some point. It was us laying foundations. We work hard and we’re already in planning to go back next year.
Can you tell us about your most memorable live performance?
All of them. Every gig is all or nothing. Last performance (Festival No.6) left me on crutches. Something different happens at every show. Our first gig was pretty memorable. We’d only had about 3 rehearsals all together. We were supporting Son of Dave in a much missed Liverpool venue, Kazimier. Im sure it was rough rounds the edges but we came of stage thinking “what the fuck was that?!” We had no idea how much energy we would produce on playing live, it just clicked.
Supporting artists like Spring King and Circa Waves is impressive! How did you find these experiences? Have sharing a stage with these acts change how you perform now?
A gig is a gig. When we’re on stage, it’s our stage. Its our event. We’ve loved all of our shows so far. Had the most fun sharing a stage with Clean Cut Kid. They’
re a a real talent. Whatever stage we get on, we adapt to. The bigger the best cos our bass player likes to get about.
What do you think sets you apart from all of the other bands out there at the moment?
Couldn’t really say. I just know we fucking love playing. Its the reason we’re in a band. We don’t fuck about. Every gig we give it our all. A reviewer at festival said we were arguably we had one of the best performances at Festival No6 and considering the line up, thats not a bad accolade. Another said we were like “a beat up 1970’s Chevvy Camaro barrelling down a dirt road across the desert at 120miles per hour, not stopping for anything or anyone and filled wi
th four pirates playing loud, high-octane rock and roll”…we’ll take that every day.
Some incredible bands have come from Liverpool, how did growing up there shape your musical sound?
Liverpool is like the New Orleans of Britain. Music is everywhere. Its in the veins of the city. You’ll find the best musicians in a tiny boozer on a quiet Tuesday. The question is How Did Liverpool Shape The Rest Of The World Musically? We grew up in working class neighbourhoods with fuck all, classic tale. So that plays a huge part in defining who you are, you’re surroundings, when we were kids if you were brave enough to start growing your hair and play guitars, you had the balls to do something with your life. It was vicious. It was brilliant.
Finally, if you could give us three tracks on your playlist that you’d recommend to our readers- what would they be?
Youth & Old Age – Lying Bstrds
Clean Cut Kid – We Used To Be In Love
Everybody’s Got Something To Hide But
Me & My Monkey
https://soundcloud.com/lyingbastards/youth-and-old-age
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