I Am Arrows, the new incarnation of former Razorlight man Andy Burrows, debuts this week with a free download, an appearance at Rough Trade for Record Store day, and the announcement of a residency at London’s Old Blue Last.
I Am Arrows appear at the following places:
Sat April 17th - LONDON, Rough Trade West (Record Store Day Acoustic set)
Mon May 17th - LONDON, Old Blue Last
Tue June 8th - LONDON, Old Blue Last
Thu July 8th - LONDON, Old Blue Last
Nun, the free download available today from [link], will be made available as a limited edition picture disc to fans buying tickets for the Old Blue Last shows and in Rough Trade and other independent stores taking part in Record Store Day.
Already previewed as one of NME’s Albums of 2010, I Am Arrows’ debut is chock-full of tunes. Beautiful pop songs that suggest Seventies soul, modern ‘beats and bleeps’, and timeless melodies. Heartfelt songs about love, doubt, confusion, romance and, here and there, the mercurial ‘bromance’ he had with his former bandmates. The songs are small but huge, warmly fuzzy but perfectly formed, instantly appealing and naggingly unforgettable.
A skilled multi-instrumentalist - he played every instrument on the album - and an extraordinarily talented songwriter, in Razorlight, Burrows was an intrinsic part of the success of that band’s multi-million selling eponymous second album before his departure in 2008. Burrows made the forthcoming album with producer Eliot James (Noah and The Whale, Bloc Party) at Eastcote studios in West London. After a long time (literally) taking a backseat, Andy Burrows and his songs are front and centre. Ideas, for so long stoppered up, are flooding out of him. You can hear this – the relief, the fun, the ambition, the talent – in the songs bursting all over the album.
In addition to his solo work, Andy Burrows has been enjoying getting back behind the drumkit once more in sessions with We Are Scientists for their new album, set for release this spring.
For I Am Arrows’ live shows, Andy Burrows is joined by bandmates including his brother, Ben. The full band comprises Burrows (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Adam Chetwood (guitar), Nick Hill (guitar), Ben Burrows (bass) and Adam Chetwood (drums).
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