Beauty School have released a video for their new single Oak, taken from their upcoming debut album Happiness.
“The root of Oak sits within Dan’s gran’s struggle with dementia and his relationship with her. Growing up they were really close and as he got older he started to see the effects of her illness manifest when he visited her. Despite the lyrical content, the track is pretty uplifting musically. We decided to run with that and have fun with the video,” explains vocalist Joe Cabrera.
“I’ve always been overweight and I’d be lying if I said the music industry hadn’t always tried to separate that aspect of me from the music I make. I remember once being asked to join a band and then told that I couldn’t because their manager said I was too fat. The Oak video was my chance to lean into that. It’s hilarious and we had so much fun making it. We really wanted to display our personalities and our humour in this video and I think we achieved that. However, behind all the jokes and laughs is my middle finger to those in the industry that think they should have some say over the way I (or anyone for that matter) looks, as if it in some way affects the songs that we write.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase Oak HERE.
Happiness is due for release on 9th September 2022 via Slam Dunk Records, available to pre-order HERE.
See Beauty School live at one of the following dates:
September 2022
Sat 10th – LEEDS – Hyde Park Book Club (album release show)
Tue 27th – BIRMINGHAM – The Flapper*
Thu 29th – BRISTOL – Thekla*
Fri 30th – LEEDS – The Key Club*
October 2022
Sat 1st – NEWCASTLE – Think Tank*
Sun 2nd – MANCHESTER – The Deaf Institute*
Mon 3rd – GLASGOW – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut*
Tue 4th – NOTTINGHAM – Rescue Rooms*
Wed 5th – LONDON – The Underworld*
*supporting The Dangerous Summer
Tickets are on sale HERE.
