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Slipway Fires is Razorlight's most mainstream release to date, an album that downplays the band's garage-rock past for something akin to Snow Patrol's adult-approved pop. Theatrical harmonies and hooks demonstrate the band's growth -- they're no longer ripping off the Strokes, having left the swaggering sounds of Up All Night far behind -- but growth is the very problem with Slipway Fires, whose mature, polished tones might as well have been recorded by middle-aged AOR vets rather than Clash-loving twentysomethings. This is an album of earnest piano ballads and well-scrubbed rock, an album that sports song titles like "North London Trash" but sounds as dirty as early-'80s Fleetwood Mac. At times, the earnest posturing gives way to something like "Tabloid Lover," a fun, shamelessly trashy romp that takes its cues from the Bangles. Another highlight, "Burberry Blue Eyes," calls to mind the Feeling's bouncy power pop, but while such a song would sound appropriate on the Feeling's next release, it's hard to reconcile the fact that Razorlight -- a band that previously sang about bar-filled evenings and hung-over mornings -- have now traded in their street-smart denim for songs about luxury clothing chains. Enjoying Slipway Fires requires a suspension of disbelief, a conscious separation between the band's past and the (somewhat ludicrous) present. Of course, not looking at the outlandishly serious cover art -- in which frontman Johnny Borrell attacks the camera with a smoldering glare, an unbuttoned dress shirt, and a seemingly un-ironic pearl necklace -- may also help.
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Mike Crossey, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Feora, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Chris Kelly, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Lee, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy May, Viol, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Cervonaro, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Piano, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jules Buckley, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Trigg, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Huse Monfaradi, Video Director, FilmDirector - Margo Mars, Video Producer, FilmProducer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Pedal Steel, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Cervonaro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, Guitar, Unknown, Pedal Steel, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Razorlight, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Borrell, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, ComposerLyricist - Antonio Feora, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Mike Crossey, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bjorn Agren, ComposerLyricist - Razorlight, MainArtist - Johnny Borrell, ComposerLyricist - Andy Burrows, ComposerLyricist - Carl Dalemo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
Album review
Slipway Fires is Razorlight's most mainstream release to date, an album that downplays the band's garage-rock past for something akin to Snow Patrol's adult-approved pop. Theatrical harmonies and hooks demonstrate the band's growth -- they're no longer ripping off the Strokes, having left the swaggering sounds of Up All Night far behind -- but growth is the very problem with Slipway Fires, whose mature, polished tones might as well have been recorded by middle-aged AOR vets rather than Clash-loving twentysomethings. This is an album of earnest piano ballads and well-scrubbed rock, an album that sports song titles like "North London Trash" but sounds as dirty as early-'80s Fleetwood Mac. At times, the earnest posturing gives way to something like "Tabloid Lover," a fun, shamelessly trashy romp that takes its cues from the Bangles. Another highlight, "Burberry Blue Eyes," calls to mind the Feeling's bouncy power pop, but while such a song would sound appropriate on the Feeling's next release, it's hard to reconcile the fact that Razorlight -- a band that previously sang about bar-filled evenings and hung-over mornings -- have now traded in their street-smart denim for songs about luxury clothing chains. Enjoying Slipway Fires requires a suspension of disbelief, a conscious separation between the band's past and the (somewhat ludicrous) present. Of course, not looking at the outlandishly serious cover art -- in which frontman Johnny Borrell attacks the camera with a smoldering glare, an unbuttoned dress shirt, and a seemingly un-ironic pearl necklace -- may also help.
© Andrew Leahey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:09
- Main artists: Razorlight
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Mercury Records Limited ℗ 2008 Mercury Records Limited
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