Highly popular U.K.-based indie rock band with a knack for a catchy song.
British indie rock band Razorlight formed in London in 2002 around vocalist/guitarist Johnny Borrell and guitarist/vocalist (and Swedish ex-pat) Björn Ågnen. After a strong showing at the 2004 South by Southwest industry fest, their debut album, Up All Night, was hailed for its stylish, fizzy mix of Strokes-styled sensibilities and post-Brit-pop cool. Additional show dates opening for Queen and Oasis gave Razorlight some of their biggest audiences in 2005, and their second offering arrived in summer 2006, yielding their first chart-topping single, [roviLink="MC"]"America." The album itself also topped the U.K. charts, going multi-platinum in the process. Razorlight embraced a mainstream style on 2008's Slipway Fires. ~ Johnny Loftus
Island/mercury
2008
Vertigo/Universal Motown
2006
Universal Distribution
2004