Razorlight

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Have you ever heard about this rock band? Have you ever heard any song of this band? They are really good in my opinion! What do you think about them? Razorlight From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed during the summer of 2002 around 22-year-old singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. History 2004 Razorlight's debut album, Up All Night, was released on June 28, 2004, reaching number 3 in the UK album charts on 4 July.[1] The critical reception was generally good, receiving good reviews from NME, Q magazine and Billboard, although they were also accused of lack of imagination and unoriginality for allegedly borrowing ideas from other influential bands, notably The Strokes. They appear to polarize opinion. NME wrote that the album: "bristles with passion, energy and, most importantly, amazing songs", while they were described elsewhere as "nearly everything wrong with rock and roll today". Their fans, though, embrace the music for its simple melodies and multi-layered, easy-going compositions. Frontman Johnny Borrell caused some controversy and surprise when he likened himself to musical legend Bob Dylan, quipping "If Dylan's making the chips then I'm drinking the champagne". This led to suggestions of self-promotion. This statement was taken out of context however as Borrell was comparing his and Dylan's first albums, not their overall career. The band became very popular on the London music scene when they arrived earlier in the year. Large demand caused the band to play extra shows, including a 7,000+ capacity gig at Alexandra Palace. The album was heavily marketed in the UK. Up All Night is now recognized as one of the pre-eminent albums of 2004. On Up All Night, Johnny Borrell recorded a phone number into the track "Vice". This number was widely rumoured to be his own phone number, however, it is the number of a London based samaritan type company called "Vice" who people can ring for advice. The number is 07761010233. 2005 Up All Night was re-issued in April 2005, including previously unreleased single "Somewhere Else", which peaked at Number 2. In July 2005, the band performed at Hyde Park, London, as part of the Live 8 series of concerts. However, the band came under fire for not donating their extra revenue to charity. Razorlight claim that due to their "fledgling status", they're unable to make such a commitment. [2] Razorlight supported Queen + Paul Rodgers on Friday 15th July 2005, in front of 60,000 people. This gig had been rescheduled following the July 2005 London bombings. They also appear as themselves in series 2 of The Mighty Boosh, in the episode 'The Priest and The Beast'. Razorlight supported Oasis in December 2005, at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The band also supported Richard Ashcroft in his homecomeing gig at the Lancashire County Cricket Club on June 17, 2006. 2006 On April 3rd 2006, they streamed a new song from their new album on their website, from around 1800 BST to 1900 BST. According to NME.COM, it was called "Pop Song 2006". According to an interview with Planet Sound, this was only a working title and was a tribute to R.E.M.'s Pop Song '89. The band planned on calling it "Small Town Heroes", but never told the production people. Continuing their association with The Who which started at the Live8 gig, Razorlight debuted some of their second album songs on the March 30, 2006 in one of a chain of Teenage Cancer Trust concerts, organised by Roger Daltrey. Later that year, on the 2nd July, they played to a sellout Hyde Park "London Calling" gig, where they were preceded by the Zutons, and opened for The Who. Again they played half a set from the new album, the first single from which "In the Morning" was released at midnight that evening at HMV on Oxford St. The band then appeared in front of Brighton's West Pier on the 12 July 2006 in a free concert as part of a Vodafone TBA event to be broadcast on Channel 4. Razorlight released their eponymous second album on July 17 2006. It was preceded by the release on July 3rd of the single "In The Morning".