Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows is working on a solo album for a Winchester-based charity.

 

A spokesperson for Razorlight could not confirm which charity Burrows' album will be benefiting, but NME.COM understands the record is nearly completed and will be released later this year.

 

Razorlight hit Number One in 2006 with 'America', a track co-written by Burrows

 

..I cacked myself when I first read the headline :heehee:

 

But as long as it's for a good cause, all is well. Wonder what his stuff will sound like, as I quite liked the cover of 'With A Little Help' where Burrows sang the vocals

for people in the uk theres an interview with andy in tomorrows nme :lol:

Andy Burrows' debut solo album will be released next month

 

Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows has released the full details of his forthcoming debut solo album.

 

Proceeds from 'The Colour Of My Dreams', released on May 26, will go to the Naomi House Jack's Place appeal, a Winchester-based children's charity.

 

The album features Burrows singing poems written by friend and poet Peter Dixon, and clocks in at under 20 minutes. It was recorded at Burrows' home in summer 2007.

 

"'Andy Burrows goes solo!'" joked the Razorlight man to NME.COM. "I was in sweats after hearing that for the first time. I'd say it's a mini cute little record."

 

For the first solo album interview with Burrows, see the new issue of NME, on sale now.

 

http://www.nme.com/news/razorlight/35773

Razorlight man to go solo...... and it isn't Johnny

 

Andy Burrows gives us the lowdown on "cute" charity album

 

Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows is releasing an acoustic album next month and has given NME his first interview as a "solo artist".

"The Colour Of My Dreams" is due out on May 26 and features the drummer singing poems written by a family friend. Proceeds from the album will go to Winchester children's hospice, Naomi House.

"Andy Burrows goes solo!" laughs the sticksman. "I was in sweats after hearing that for the first time. It is a record by me, but it doesn't even last 20 minutes. The shortest song is 40 seconds, the longest just under two! It was never even intended to be a record - there's a reason I chose to play the drums, I'm not comfortable being out on my own. I guess technically it is my own solo record but I'd say it's a mini cute record."

The album was recorded at Burrows' home last summer as he learnt to use computer recording programmes and was not initially intended for release.

"I'm pretty c**p on a computer but I thought recording on one would be useful for Razorlight as me and Johnny [borrell] pass ideas to each other," he explains. "So i learnt and started writing songs, I'm not really a lyricist. I've dabbled, but there's a poet from back home called Peter Dixon. I've known him all my life, he's my little brother's godfather and he's an amazing character. It's quite charming stuff, so it was a fun thing to write music to his words."

Burrows decided to make it a charity record after visiting the hospice where his older brother works. "I took a trip down there and played drums with the terminally ill kids," he recalls. "It's an incredible place. It really affected me."

Burrows describes the record as the musical equivalent of notebook scribbles, adding: "The whole thing is 17 minutes long: either it's the longest single in the world or the shortest album! But I am really pleased with it. It's very organic. It's like one of those organic delivery boxes where you never know what you're going to get. A carrot with an eye, a parsnip with three ears? That's what this record is like (laughs)."

The rest of Razorlight have backed their drummer's "solo" efforts and he hopes to recruit "one or all three of them" for a one-off gig in May, which will also feature some more of Burrows' friends performing. For now, though, it's back to the day job.

"I've been working on ideas, Johnny's been up in Scotland sending me ideas over the phone and Carl [Dalemo, bassist] has been working on some stuff," he explains. "We've done a bit of recording and we've got a new rehearsal space. We're all really excited about this one as a four. We start again next week and we're recording all over the summer. Personally, I really hope it's out this year!"

 

Credit - NME Magazine

Confirmation from the official Razorlight site:

Andy releases his solo debut album, The Colour of My Dreams, on May 26. The album will be released to raise awareness and funds for the "Jack's Place"

Appeal at Naomi House. <a href="http://www.naomihouse.org.uk" target="_blank">Click on this link to find out

more about Naomi House</a>

 

'The Colour Of My Dream's was written and recorded at home by Andy during the recent Razorlight downtime, after he stumbled across a book of poems by an old family friend and set about putting them to music. Using just

'Garageband' he began work in his flat and the convergence of the childs-eye view poems and Andy's lo-fi acoustic guitar approach came together beautifully.

 

Find out more at: www.colourofmydreams.com

 

Pre-order the album here.

 

Gig announcement:

 

Andy will be playing a one off gig to support the release of the album.

 

Andy Burrows and Special Guests - with Lucy Rose supporting

28th May 2008

Union Chapel, London

 

Grab your chance to buy tickets for Andy's show, 24 hours before they go on general sale, by clicking here. Tickets go on sale to you 9am Wednesday morning and on general sale 9am Thursday morning.

 

It all sounds very exciting :o

 

I'll check some of his stuff out shortly

Video from ITN which was recently uploaded to the 'Tube. Doesn't explain much about his solo album, but he does give a brief explanation to what America was about:

Ooooh intersting. :o It will be good to hear some of his own stuff without Johnny, sounds like it could be good. ^_^

Ooooh intersting. :o It will be good to hear some of his own stuff without Johnny, sounds like it could be good. ^_^

 

Yeah, agreed. And the fact it's all been done on his own with his own influences and editing programmes etc makes it all the more intruiging. Plus it's for charity which is always a good thing ^_^

anybody going to andys gig?

To celebrate 'The Colour Of My Dreams' album release on May 26th in aid of Naomi House Children's Hospice, Andy Burrows is going to be joined by a host of friends at his Union Chapel show on May 28th.

 

Among those confirmed are Fyfe Dangerfield from the Guillemots, Edith Bowman and Johnny Borrell. As well as supports from Lucy Rose and The Boy Least Likely To.

 

:D

Anyone bought this then? I listened to the 30 second clips on itunes on the day it was released, but to be completely honest I'm not sure if I want it :unsure:

I checked it out a while ago, one decent song but the rest all sounded like carbon copies of it

 

Won't be purchasing, sadly