Johnny Borrell: Last News

Razorlight have announced a UK headline tour to take place in April and May this year – see the full list of shows and ticket details below.The band released ‘Planet Nowhere’ in October, the first full-length album with their classic line-up since 2008. Their fifth studio LP in total, it included the singles ‘Scared Of Nothing’, ‘Zombie Love’ and ‘Taylor Swift = US Soft Propaganda’.Now, Johnny Borrell and co have announced a run of nine headline shows in the UK, which will kick off in Southampton’s O2 Guildhall on April 26.

Razorlight’s Johnny Borrell has recalled the time that Dave Grohl once asked him to punch him in the face.The frontman discusses his memory of the bizarre interaction with the Foo Fighters main man in a clip that has been shared from the new Razorlight documentary Fall To Pieces.The film, which is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video in the UK now, chronicles the first meeting between Borrell and drummer/songwriter Andy Burrows in 11 years, followed by the story of the band’s 2021 comeback shows.In the clip, Borrell is sitting in a car reflecting on his Grohl encounter. “Yeah, I punched Dave Grohl in the face, yeah,” he says.

Razorlight have shared a quirky new single called ‘Taylor Swift = US Soft Propaganda’ – check it out below.Announced today (October 4), the track marks the latest single the band have shared from ‘Planet Nowhere’ – their first album with the classic line-up since 2008.Coming in at two minutes long, the song comes as an upbeat anthem for the album, and sees frontman Johnny Borrell deliver his charismatic vocals on top of a summer-inspired guitar riff.“This sounds like a filler on a Jonathan Richman album / which means this is probably the best song we’re gonna put on this one,” he says in the tongue-in-cheek opening lines.Despite the title, the lyrics of the song actually don’t mention pop sensation Taylor Swift at all – something the band joke helps them avoid being cursed with what the frontman calls “The Taylor Swift fatwa”.“We were in the studio and Björn went in to record a guitar overdub on ‘Zombie Love’. He started playing this riff, I said ‘What’s that?’.

Razorlight have shared their catchy new single ‘Zombie Love’ from their upcoming new album ‘Planet Nowhere‘. Check it out below.The bright indie track features a groovy-bright melody and jangly guitars. “You’re not the only cowgirl that I ever went down on / But you’re the only love I had to walk out on,” sings frontman Johnny Borrell describing the issues of a of stop-start love and relationship.Speaking about the new single in a press release, Borrell shared: “‘Zombie Love’ was the first thing that Andy [Burrows] and I wrote when we got back together.

Razorlight have said they turned down a “massive” offer to do a greatest hits tour, in favour of an intimate run of shows playing their new album ‘Planet Nowhere’.Last Friday (July 26) the indie band announced ‘Planet Nowhere’, the first album recorded by the group’s classic line-up since 2008. It sees singer Johnny Borrell, guitarist Bjorn Agren, drummer Andy Burrows and bassist Carl Dalemo reunited for the first time since their third album ‘Slipway Fires’.It will be released on October 25, and you can pre-order it here.Borrell and co.

Razorlight have shared the meaning behind their controversially named new song ‘Taylor Swift = US Propaganda’.Today (July 26), the band have announced ‘Planet Nowhere’ – their first album recorded by the group’s classic line-up since 2008. The LP sees singer Johnny Borrell, guitarist Bjorn Agren, drummer Andy Burrows and bassist Carl Dalemo return to the studio for their first full-length since their third album ‘Slipway Fires’. You can pre-order the album here.While speaking to NME about their upcoming album, the band discussed how the first track written for the LP was their newly released single ‘Scared Of Nothing’ and opened up about the creation of their new song ‘Taylor Swift = US Propaganda’.“I went back to the Basque country where I live and promptly forgot about being a musician for five weeks.

Razorlight have announced details of ‘Planet Nowhere’ – their first album recorded by the band’s classic line-up since 2008. Check out new single ‘Scared Of Nothing’ below, along with our interview with the band.Arriving on October 25, the album sees singer Johnny Borrell, guitarist Bjorn Agren, drummer Andy Burrows and bassist Carl Dalemo return to the studio for their first full length since third album ‘Slipway Fires’.The line-up, which also released the chart-topping self-titled album ‘Razorlight’ in 2006 featuring Number 1 single ‘America’, announced their reunion in 2021. That year, they released two new songs as part of a Best Of album, ‘Razorwhat?’Speaking to NME, Borrell admitted he had been ready to end the band if they hadn’t been able to make further new music.“I said to everyone: ‘If new music doesn’t work, let’s move on.’ I was ready to ceremonially say goodbye to Razorlight,” he said.

Razorlight have announced plans for a one-off ‘Up All Night’ 20th anniversary show in London later this year.The band will performing their 2004 debut in its entirety along with new and old songs at the O2 Academy Brixton on November 21. Support will come from the Mystery Jets.Tickets go on sale this Friday (July 5) at 10am BST and can be purchased here.

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Johnny Borrell has formed a new band, Jealous Nostril.The Razorlight frontman has recruited Mystery Jets’ Jack Flanagan and ElliS D for his latest venture, with Borrell explaining of the new band name: “Jealous Nostril, a binary system… One is fulfilled, the other isn’t.”Asked in an accompanying press statement if the name is a drug reference, Borrell replied: “The half of my north London friends who still party hear it as cocaine, and the half who have been through rehab ask me if it’s referencing Pranayama yoga breathing.“We’re definitely neither a coke or a yoga band! I actually think I just wanted a name that would help people under-estimate the band.”Jealous Nostril have released their debut single ‘Phase 6’ today (September 29), which was recorded in a single afternoon at Eastcote Studios in London.“I just think it is that simple: bands should sound like bands. Most don’t these days,” Borrell said of the single.“When it comes to the process of getting the songs down, we’re pretty much more Jack White than Jack White.

Razorlight have today (June 17) returned with a punky new single, ‘Call Me Junior’ – check it out below.Released via Atlantic Culture Records/Absolute, the new track sees the return of the original line up of the band – made up of Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows, Björn Ågren, and Carl Dalemo – following a 10-year hiatus.Borrell, Ågren and Dalemo first formed the band in 2002, with Burrows joining in 2004. Together, the quartet released three studio albums (2004 debut ‘Up All Night’, 2006’s self-titled follow-up and 2008’s ‘Slipway Fires’).Produced by Borrell, the new single was recorded straight to tape and was written amidst the pandemic restrictions.

Razorlight have announced the reunion of their classic line-up for the first time in more than a decade. That’s Johnny Borrell, Andy Burrows, Björn Ågren and Carl Dalemo, if you were wondering.

"Bjorn's return has been the best thing to happen to me in the last year."

Johnny Borrell has responded to the time Matty Healy called him “a wanker” in a 2013 interview, revealing that he has still never met Healy and saying “it seems like a strange thing to say!”Borrell was speaking to NME for the latest edition of ‘Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?!’ in which the Razorlight frontman looked back over his career by answering questions on topics such as old song lyrics and appearing on the cover of Vogue.During the interview, Borrell was asked if he knew which frontman once said in a Guardian interview: “We’re not worried about becoming a bunch of wankers because the people who become wankers were always gonna become wankers.