Olympus Sleeping is the fourth album by English rock band Razorlight, released on 26 October 2018. It marked the first Razorlight album for a decade and four years after Johnny Borrell disbanded the group.[1] The album was written by Borrell, at that point the only original member of the band, along with guitarist David Ellis. Martin Chambers of The Pretenders played drums.
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| Released | 26 October 2018 | |||
| Studio | Fish Factory, London | |||
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| Length | 36:23 | |||
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| Producer | Tommaso Colliva | |||
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Background
editWhile announcing his new solo single My World, Your Life on 3 May 2018, Borrell also announced that a new Razorlight album would be released that year.[2] The album was released on 26 October 2018, but prior to then four songs were released with promo videos, along with the announcement of a UK tour.[3] Borrell stated that the album "was about embracing English indie guitar pop".[3] The song Good Night was previously played live in 2013 prior to the hiatus with Kaplan receiving a songwriting credit.[4]
The new line-up featured guitarist David Ellis (who co-wrote several of the songs on the album and also appeared on Borrell's solo single My World, Your Life), bassist Harry Deacon (formerly of Kid Wave) and drummer David Kaplan.
Although drummer David Kaplan appeared in press shots for the album and toured in support of it, the album was recorded with drummer Martin Chambers. Borrell met Chambers at a David A. Stewart birthday gig and asked him if he would like to play on the new album.[3] Ellis and Borrell shared bass duties on the album.[3]
Track listing
edit- "Got to Let the Good Times Back Into Your Life" – 2:40
- "Razorchild" – 3:01
- "Brighton Pier" – 2:45
- "Good Night" – 1:37
- "Carry Yourself" – 3:53
- "Japanrock" – 3:13
- "Midsummer Girl" – 2:42
- "Iceman" – 2:58
- "Sorry?" – 3:07
- "Olympus Sleeping" – 2:49
- "No Answers" – 4:02
- "City of Women" – 3:10
Personnel
edit- Johnny Borrell – vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesisers and percussion
- David Ellis – guitars, backing vocals, bass, drums and mellotron
- Martin Chambers – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 36 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 27 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] | 3 |
References
edit- ^ https://discover.ticketmaster.co.uk/music/interview-razorlight-2019-47614/
- ^ "Johnny Borrell drops new solo track 'My World, Your Life' as Razorlight announce first new album in 10 years – NME". NME. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d Trendell, Andrew (28 August 2018). "'A love letter to rock n' roll' – Here are four new Razorlight songs and Johnny Borrell's comeback interview". NME. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Razorlight - Good Night - AVO Sessions". Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 July 2024.