I Am Arrows - Green Grass
I Am Arrows (Andy Burrows) premiers his brilliant new video for Green Grass.
The debut single by I Am Arrows, the new incarnation of former Razorlight man Andy Burrows, will be released on Vertigo on August 9th. Green Grass is the first single to be taken from Burrows’ debut solo album as I Am Arrows, Sun Comes Up Again, itself set for release on August 16th , and its release will be preceded by a trio of shows at London’s Old Blue Last, starting on May 17th and sandwiching Burrows’ band’s first stadium gig, supporting Muse in Paris.
Already previewed as one of NME’s Albums of 2010, I Am Arrows’ debut is chock-full of tunes, and Green Grass is the perfect introduction to a collection of songs that will light up summer 2010. Beautiful pop songs that suggest Seventies soul, modern ‘beats and bleeps’, and timeless melodies. Heartfelt songs about love, doubt, confusion, romance and, here and there, the mercurial ‘bromance’ he had with his former bandmates. The songs are small but huge, warmly fuzzy but perfectly formed, instantly appealing and naggingly unforgettable.
A skilled multi-instrumentalist - he played every instrument on the album - and an extraordinarily talented songwriter, in Razorlight, Burrows was an intrinsic part of the success of that band’s multi-million selling eponymous second album before his departure in 2008. Burrows made the forthcoming album with producer Eliot James (Noah and The Whale, Bloc Party) at Eastcote studios in West London. After a long time (literally) taking a backseat, Andy Burrows and his songs are front and centre. Ideas, for so long stoppered up, are flooding out of him. You can hear this – the relief, the fun, the ambition, the talent – in the songs bursting all over the album.
In addition to his solo work, Andy Burrows has been enjoying getting back behind the drumkit once more in sessions with We Are Scientists for their new album, set for release this spring.
For I Am Arrows’ live shows, Andy Burrows is joined by bandmates which include two sets of brothers, no less. The full band comprises Burrows (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Adam Chetwood (guitar), Nick Hill (guitar), Ben Burrows (bass) and Ben Chetwood (drums).
The Debut Single Green Grass is released on 9th August. Watch the video here
