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Andy Burrows (Former Razorlight) To Record Solo Material And Join We Are Scientists

• 7th Aug 2009

Andy Burrows, former Razorlight drummer, will be joining We Are Scientists, as well as recording a solo album.

After quitting Razorlight in March, Burrows has been working with the band on songs for their third album in New York.

Talking to NME about his plans, he said, “There was no plan from me to go solo. I’ve always been comfortable behind the drums, but I’ve always written songs too and I had a bunch sitting around, and it dawned on me once I’d left Razorlight I had enough for an album.”

The percussionist also spoke of the reasons for leaving the band, “I’m a fan of Razorlight. I was really pleased to hear that they were going to carry on without me, though. It was good to see the band being positive and moving on.”

Burrows will be joining Chris Caine and Keith Murray (We Are Scientists) for both live performances and some recordings.

Murray spoke about the new band member, “We were thinking for this record that we’d collect all our drummer friends and have different guys do different songs. Andy was one of those guys but after he left Razorlight we got together, fell in love and decided to make a record.”