Lawson live like “Animals”!
The resurgent Lawson follow their comeback single “Lovers” with the captivating “Animals”. A modern take on ‘80s-flavoured power-pop, the track has already made an immediate impression. Although the song’s lyrics focus on the infatuation that comes with love, the video interprets its title literally. The result is a playful, tongue-in-cheek visual, directed by the bands very own Adam Pitts, in which Lawson add a fresh fun factor to the joyous track.
Ever wanted to see frontman Andy Brown dressed as a llama? Or Ryan Fletcher singing backing vocals in a mandrill suit? Add a light-hearted synchronised dance routine and a sensational celebrity cameo from Eastenders ‘legend’ Shaun Williamson, and you have one of 2020’s most engaging music videos. This is off the back of their parody music documentary Lawson – Where Are They Now?, which featured appearances from Robbie Williams, Rick Astley and Scott Mills.
Andy Brown tells us: “Over the years we’ve had our fair share of ‘interesting’ ideas pitched to us for our music videos. However, normally we’d opt for the cool cars, Californian deserts and epic performance shots. With ‘Animals’ we wanted to do the complete opposite. We’ve never taken ourselves too seriously, so it didn’t take me long to convince the rest of the guys that we should simply dress up as animals and learn a dance routine. After all, we’re probably only going to release a song called ‘Animals’ once. We are all big fans of Extras and Life’s Too Short and that is where the idea to feature Shaun Williamson came from, once he agreed the rest all fell into place!”.
“Lovers” represented Lawson’s first new music in four years as the band returned rejuvenated with a fresh new sound that lost none of their pop nous. The first chapter of Lawson’s story saw them release five top ten singles and the Gold-certified debut album “Chapman Square” as well as playing shows with pop icons Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Take That. They returned from hiatus in 2018 to headline Shepherd’s Bush Empire, a show which sold-out in minutes. From the ecstatic fan reaction to the fun they had playing, it was evident that it was time for them to mount a comeback.
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