Formed in the Summer of 2002 by Londoner Johnny Borrell and Swedish ex-pat' Bjorn Agren, rehearsals produced immediate sparks, and with the addition of drummer Christian Smith-Pancorvo (now replaced by Andy Burrows) and Agren's old pal Carl Dalemo on bass, their first recordings were made by their manager on a video camera.
This proved enough to pique label interest sufficiently to front some cash, so by October 2004 Razorlight were recording their demos at Hackney's Toerag Studios, hot on the heels of the White Stripes.
So impressed was (London indie rock radio station) Xfm's John Kennedy that he took the unusual step of playing the demos ( 'Rock'n'Roll Lies', 'Rip It Up' and fast-becoming-anthemic set-closer 'In The City') on his show.
(Biography by Razorlight)
