Razorlight’s classic line-up announce first new album since 2008 and tell us: “We were ready to ceremonially end the band”

nme.com:

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. “It would have been a major deal.

I was contemplating all kinds of ways to end it, some involving Japanese swords. But this album wanted to be made.”Made in Spain with veteran producer Youth, ‘Planet Nowhere’ is launched today with new single ‘Scared Of Nothing’, the first song written for the album. “When ‘Scared Of Nothing’ was finished, I thought: ‘This changes everything.