Yes, i know, they're too mainstream!
I'm bored, and so i thought i'd write a track review, and as you'll see, i have quite a strong opinion on this song.

After some time away from our poor old ears, 'Razorlight' are certianly back, but their new single 'Wire to Wire' is pretty understated. Well that's what i thought at first.

In some attempt to sound as deep and mysterious as possible, the piano is pretty prominent in th song, and with Borrell wailing over the top of it, it's strangely difficult to like this song on first listening. Or second listening. There's no doubt that the hook-line 'love me, wherever you are' can go round ad round in your head, but apart from that, the song leaves you cold, when the lyrics suggest that you should feel tenderness and question the way you look at love, and life.
The entire video is centered around Johnny Borrell and his enormous face crowding the camera, and in fact, the rest of the band hardly feature in it at all.
It's as if the entire thing is centred around the frontman, and the rest of the band seem completely happy with this. The whole video consists of Johnny lighting matches, which doesn't hold your attention for the the three-minutes of the song. You can't help but be bored.

It's a shame, but 'Razorlight' really seem to have lost their way after the first album, 'Up all Night', which really is great. 'Wire to Wire' isn't terrible, but really just disappointing. It's predictable, but it never really gets going at the same time. Everyone knows Borrell has a huge ego, but now it's as if he considers himself so high and mighty that he can just write boring rubbish, and expect people to like it.

Listen for yourself, or even better, don't bother, and listen to 'Golden Touch' instead.

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