Razorlight Self-Titled. Release Date : July 17, 2006. Label: Vertigo / Universal Motown. Rating: Fun. (Screw points. To each his own!) Razorlight. You know you've heard of them. Swell collection of tunes here - these guys are hip as hell yet not in a snobby and dry manner. The songs are lively and fun, pouring out with hip pianos and hip guitar sounds, but jazzing up the voices in a somewhat classic INXS manner. And look at that, a real voice! Yeah I know a lot of dudes can sing, but he sounds really slick, rather than merely 'appropriate.' Does someone say "Come on Andy!" in the middle of "Who Needs Love?" Sweet, this song was meant for me. How depressing! Anyhow, on we go - this is actually part of Universal Motown, which is really interesting and outwardly makes no sense, but when you listen to the hands-clapping-wildly jive of this album, it makes perfect sense. Filled with big, bouncy and powerful choruses - happy-powerful though. Uplifting and playful. "Kirby's House" is a bit dorky. But every album's gotta have one, right? Song of choice : "Who Needs Love" take the cake. -Andy Scheffler Elsewhere Razorlight website Published : January, 2007.