
| Up All Night CD (2004)
Bjorn Agren songs. The 2004 debut by London's Razorlight is another addition to the post-Strokes fray of driving, updated garage rock. Stylish, swaggering, and fueled by catchy hooks, chugging bass and drums, and electric guitars that alternately ring and chime, Razorlight has all the trimmings of a successful rock outfit. From the seesaw riff that kicks off "Leave Me Alone" and vocalist/guitarist Johnny Borrell's David Bowie-influenced phrasing, it is clear that Razorlight plans to take the international stage with a classic flourish. And if any doubt remains, the punchy, pop-conscious rave-up "Rock N Roll Lies" should settle the score.
However, UP ALL NIGHT mixes it up a bit, too. The title track is a brisk, melodic ride aided by stinging, upper-register guitar leads. The bouncy vocal delivery of "Which Way Is Out" provides a bit of quirky, rock & roll soul, while "Don't Go Back to Dalston" is a minor-key ditty that builds in intensity. But edgy, energized, raw-throated rockers like "Rip It Up" bring the quartet back to what it does best. UP ALL NIGHT shows this up-and-coming band not only finding its legs, but strutting with them.
Audio Mixers: John Cornfield; Steve Lillywhite.
Recording information: Brixton Academy; EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England; RAK, St. Johns Wood; Sawmills Studios, Cornwall, England; Sphere Studios, London, England.
Razorlight: Bjorn Agren, Johnny Borrell (vocals, guitar); Carl Dalemo (bass guitar); Christian Smith-Pancorvo.
Personnel: Christian Smith-Pancorvo (vocals, drums); Carl Dalemo (vocals).
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| Slipway Fires CD (2008)
Bjorn Agren CD discography. For its third full-length studio album, SLIPAWAY FIRES, the British alt-rock act Razorlight opts for a more intimate outing. Tempering fast-paced, guitar-heavy tunes with pensive piano ballads (see the plaintive single "Wire to Wire"), the record gives brash Britpop poster boy Johnny Borrell a chance to reveal his introspective side.
UK pressing of the British quartet's 2008 album includes a link to download to two bonus audio tracks. After releasing ... |

| In The Morning Pt.1 (2006)
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Bjorn Agren albums. Part One of Two. First single taken from the self-titled 2006 sophomore album from these Britpop heroes. Features 'In The Morning' coupled with 'Black Jeans'. Mercury.
Personnel: Carl Dalemo (vocals, Fender Rhodes piano); Bjorn Agren (guitar); Andy Burrows (organ, drums, hi-hat, ... |