Editing Razorlight (section)

===''Slipway Fires'' and Burrows' departure (2008–2009)===
[[File:Razorlight-KEXP.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Razorlight in 2009]]
Razorlight were due to perform for BBC [[Children in Need]] 2008, but were forced to cancel due to Borrell suffering with vocal problems. The band made a donation to the charity. After months of working on new material, some of which was written by Borrell on the island of [[Tiree]] in the [[Inner Hebrides]], Razorlight released their third studio album, ''[[Slipway Fires]]'', on 3 November 2008 with the lead single, ''[[Wire to Wire (song)|Wire to Wire]]'', released on 20 October 2008. The second single from the album, ''[[Hostage of Love]]'', however, received little commercial attention and failed to enter the charts. As a result, a planned third single ''Burberry Blue Eyes'' was cancelled. Borrell later stated that the album was their weakest, and that the "album was just about greed – that's the only way I see that record". He added that after writing songs in the Inner Hebrides "I came back to London and the label had already booked studio time even though I wasn't really confident in the songs. The songs I wrote came from this place of total mental breakdown and they were shoe-horned into a pop album, which just didn't work. I was very conscious that I didn't tell anyone in the band what I thought about their part of a song, because I couldn't face the consequences of saying that and the tantrums that would ensue".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wow247.co.uk/2014/04/23/johnny-borrell-interview-razorlight-23144/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313044433/http://www.wow247.co.uk/2014/04/23/johnny-borrell-interview-razorlight-23144/ |archive-date=2016-03-13 |title=Johnny Borrell interview: 'Razorlight is still treated like a cash cow' &#124; WOW247 |date=2014-04-23 |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>

On 5 March 2009, it was announced that [[Andy Burrows]] had quit the band to "pursue other musical ventures". [[Johnny Borrell]] stated that although "over the last two albums and five years Andy has been an integral part of Razorlight and we will miss him", the band would continue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/Razorlight/43251|title=Andy Burrows quits Razorlight – exclusive|website=[[NME]]|date=9 March 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309205840/http://www.nme.com/news/Razorlight/43251|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=9 March 2009}}</ref> Burrows initially claimed that his time with the band had been "an amazing experience", but later went on to state that he "hated being in the band. Johnny and I didn't get on. Now I've got my freedom. He never wanted people to know that we both wrote songs". A well publicised fight between Borrell and Burrows occurred in 2006 at the Hawley Arms in Camden, London over songwriting credits for the song ''America'' with it being reported that Burrows was the main songwriter of the song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/razorlight-ex-drummer-andy-burrows-382078|title=Razorlight ex drummer Andy Burrows breaks silence on bust-ups with Jonny Borrell - 3am & Mirror Online|website=[[Daily Mirror]]|date=27 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627210453/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/razorlight-ex-drummer-andy-burrows-382078|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=27 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Leonard |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/razorlight-split-andy-burrows-leaves-199167 |title=Razorlight split: Andy Burrows leaves |publisher=MusicRadar |date=2017-01-25 |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> In 2019, Burrows revealed that he had bumped into Borrell in central London three years prior and was "brushed off". He stated that Borrell "acted like I was a stranger, it was the weirdest thing. I think I went off and got extremely drunk, but felt very weird for a couple of days… it was almost like seeing a ghost".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/former-razorlight-star-andy-burrows-johnny-borrell-acts-like-im-a-stranger-37792170.html|title=Former Razorlight star Andy Burrows: Johnny Borrell acts like I'm a stranger - Independent.ie|date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311094956/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/former-razorlight-star-andy-burrows-johnny-borrell-acts-like-im-a-stranger-37792170.html|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=11 March 2019}}</ref> In 2016, Borrell admitted that the band were collaborative and that Burrows had helped shape the sound of the second album, stating that "I rate the drummer Andy Burrows. He was a great drummer with a melodic ear – but if you want to figure out who was taking Razorlight in which direction, then maybe have a listen to what we're each doing now. I'm playing psychedelic blues-tango, and his stuff is so middle of the road it's got more white lines than [[Liam Gallagher]] in 1997".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/music/razorlight-1196189|title=Johnny Borrell hits out at 'middle of the road' ex-Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows|website=[[NME]]|date=23 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223220117/http://www.nme.com/news/music/razorlight-1196189|access-date=14 December 2020|archive-date=23 December 2017}}</ref>

Following Burrows' departure, the band enlisted [[David 'Skully' Sullivan Kaplan]] as a temporary replacement to fulfil live commitments, and soon became an official member. He had previously worked for the band's booking agent.<ref name="khaleejtimes1">{{cite web|author=Adam Zacharias |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/in-the-city/shine-a-light |title=Shine a 'Light |work=City Times |date=October 18, 2012 |access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref> With a top 5 album and single in Germany, the band toured America, Australia and Europe before returning to the UK for shows in May at [[The O2 (London)|The O2]] and [[Manchester Evening News Arena]] followed by UK festivals. Towards the end of the album tour cycle, the band previewed the new song ''Dr. Boushitan'' at several German gigs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/razorlight/status/3980021681 |title=Twitter / razorlight: Last night in Offenbach we |publisher=Twitter |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=13 April 2011}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=January 2020}}