Interview with Losers
We had the pleasure of interviewing Losers over Zoom video!\xa0
Berlin-based genre-defying band\xa0LOSERS\xa0have unveiled their long-awaited EP,\xa0EP01. With all four tracks, there were two halves to the production process -\xa0the initial ideas session followed by a more detailed fine tuning, all of which was separated by a couple of years. Not unlike an artist having lots of canvases with half-finished sketches to paint on, Losers have enjoyed the luxury of being able to finish things when the energy \u201cfelt right\u201d and not rushing just so that they can say they\u2019ve \u201cfinished a song.\u201d In tandem with the EP release, Losers have teamed up with\xa0Under The Radar\xa0to premiere the video\xa0for their witty, up tempo electro rock\xa0single\xa0\u201cFool Anyone.\u201d
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The inception of \u201cFool Anyone\u201d came about nearly eight years ago when\xa0Eddy Temple-Morris\xa0created a guitar loop and a top line melody that immediately connected with multi-instrumentalist\xa0Tom Bellamy. The two then recorded it as a very basic demo, but they couldn\u2019t find the inspiration they needed to finish the rest of it. So the track actually sat in an unfinished state for years, to the point where the band forgot about it until they were taking stock one day in Berlin. Fast forward to 2020, they clicked on the track and straight away, they suddenly had the inspiration they needed in terms of what to write about.
Bellamy states that even\xa0after watching\xa0The Social Dilemma\xa0and being aghast at the levels that Silicon Valley goes to in order to harness our attention, he found himself glued to technology. In watching, \u201cFool Anyone,\u201d the band wants people to question what it was they were watching and hopefully it will make people talk about the subject a bit more.
Whereas \u201cFool Anyone\u201d and the previous\xa0EP01\xa0singles "Wake Up" and "Lost in Translation\u201d really started to come to fruition after a \u201clight at the end of the tunnel\u201d epiphany at Primavera Festival in 2018, the band says the last track on the EP (the electronic infused indie rock number "Follow You\u201d) came about almost instantaneously in 2015.
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The tracks on\xa0EP01\xa0showcase Losers journey from the heavy and somberness of their past into the lighthearted and hopeful present.
Formed in 2007, Losers are comprised of DJ\xa0Eddy Temple-Morris, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist\xa0Tom Bellamy\xa0(formerly of The Cooper Temple Clause), and guitarist/vocalist\xa0Paul Mullen\xa0(formerly of Yourcodenameis:milo and The Automatic). Hailed by critics and fellow artists alike who reveled in the band\u2019s ability to seamlessly merge indie electronic music with guitar rock,\xa0Losers have been so venerated that their dynamic and epically sweeping music has been heard in dozens of TV, film, videogames and sports placements including\xa0Game of Thrones, The Blacklist, Hercules, The Killing,\xa0and as the official theme music for BMX Championships London\xa02012 Olympic Games.\xa0Earlier this year,\xa0they released a reworking of Tears for Fears\u2019 1985 smash "Shout" \u2013 which has been prominently featured in the hit show\xa0A Discovery of Witches\xa0(S2: Ep 4) on\xa0Amazon Prime,\xa0AMC+, Sundance Now, and\xa0Shudder\xa0and is not only rejuvenating their loyal fanbase but also winning over new fans who heard their dark cover and fell in love.\xa0
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