Razorlight chat to I Like Music

Every once in a while a band emerges fully formed, that fulfils a dream no-one even realized they had. A band who are spookily, synchronically of the moment, but who also transcend it, slightly glazed eyes already on where they're going next. A band who simply strap on, plug in and give out but manage to do so with an uncanny pop universalism. Razorlight is such a band and one of I Like Music's favourite bands in the world.

Formed in the Summer of 2002 by Londoner Johnny Borrell and Swedish ex-pat' Björn Ågren, rehearsals produced immediate sparks, and with the addition of drummer Christian Smith-Pancorvo (now replaced by Andy Burrows) and Ågren's old pal Carl Dalemo on bass, their first recordings were made by their manager on a video camera. Four years later and they've not only conquered the UK with debut album Up All Night going double platinum, they played a corker of a set at Live 8, played sell out shows in New York and blew apart Texas at the legendary South By South West Music Festival.

This year sees them release a new album, Razorlight, with new single, In The Morning released July 3rd, before they play V Festival, and head off on tour in October/November. We caught up with Carl Dalemo (bass, backing vocals) to find out about the new album, new single and playing Live 8
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