Lawson announced
details of their brand new single ‘Brokenhearted’
which features US singer-songwriter/rapper
B.o.B. The track, which was written by lead singer Andy Brown and recorded
in London.
On the track Andy
said,
“Brokenhearted is definitely a bit of a turning point for us
as a band. It’s my favourite song we have recorded to date. It was a dream to
get B.o.B on the track. The whole band are huge fans of his. He really took the
song to the next level and we had a great time shooting the video with
him.”
The video for ‘Brokenhearted’ follows a mystery
female in her mission to bury the memory of an ex, climaxing in a performance
from the band and B.o.B at a private party in a luxury house in the Hollywood
Hills. The video was directed by Declan Whitebloom.
Lawson released their
debut album ‘Chapman Square’ in October 2012, with it going straight in to the
top 5 in the Official Album Chart and quickly achieving Gold status. The band
have had three top 10 singles, selling over half a million singles in the UK
and sold out four UK tours, culminating in their biggest solo UK show to date
at the Shepherds Bush Empire in March 2013. The band have also sold out a
number of shows in the US including venues in New York and Los Angeles.
Lead singer Andy Brown
also scored a Christmas Number One with his involvement in the Justice
Collective’s version of ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’. The song raised
money for various charities associated with the Hillsborough disaster and Andy
performed with the likes of Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams and Melanie
Chisholm.
The band have been
extensively touring South East Asia and Australia at the start of 2013, they
will be returning to the UK to promote ‘Brokenhearted’ and perform a number of
shows including the Capital FM Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium, Isle Of
Wight Festival, T In The Park and many more. A full list of tour dates can be
found here. Lawson will be announcing a fifth
headline tour shortly.
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