Billy Liar
What are your top five albums that were released in 2022? (In order 1-5)
- The Interrupters - In The Wild
- Frank Turner - FTHC
- Smoke Or Fire - Beauty Fades
- Lenny Lashley’s Gang Of One - Five Great Egrets
- Elway - The Best Of All Possible Worlds
- Christian Lee Hutson - Quitters
What band did you discover in 2022 (can be a brand new band or an older band) that had an impact on your life? How so?
Johnny Madcap & The Distractions. I knew about them already as we share a guitar player (shout out to Little Dave Parker!) but I hadn’t properly listened to them until I was playing shows in LA over the summer and I caught them live and fell in love with their music. They’re a great live band and Johnny is a hell of a songwriter. Absolute wall to wall bangers. I popped up in one of their music videos during lockdown -- go find it!
Also shout out to my friends in Go Betty Go and The Gilman Blacklist who I met over there too -- both great bands.
How will you remember 2022? (In terms of music)
I made a new record that will be out next year and got to do some great touring. Playing Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings Festival in Berlin was unreal and had my favourite appearances at Rebellion in the UK and Fest in Florida this year. Playing full band shows in LA was also absolutely insane. Shout out to Mike and Derik!
What can we look forward to from you in 2023?
Got a new record coming out which is the follow-up to Some Legacy. I’m really proud of it and can’t wait for you to hear it.
What records are you looking forward to most in 2023?
- Iggy Pop - Every Loser
- Lucero - Should've Learned By Now
- Tim Van Doorn - Riots Are Fine
Live shows are still a mixed bag as we adapt to social gatherings in a COVID world. What is something positive you see about touring right now? Anything you’d like to see change?
I’m grateful that we’re able to do it again and grateful for every single second of every show. I felt like it might never happen again and it means everything to me. Thanks for reading this far. Hope to see you at a show!
Billy Liar – social media links
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