British pop rock band Lawson appear in the fire-themed promo to their latest single "Learn To Love Again," the fourth release following "When She was Mine," "Taking Over Me," and "Standing Over Me," from the four-piece group's debut studio album, "Chapman Square." The quartet calls themselves Lawson after lead singer Andy Brown’s doctor who performed a surgery on him to remove brain tumor, which was successful. The video sees them performing in a dark dungeon-style room in front of a host of energetic dancers and fire-breathers.
"Learn To Love Again" manages to keep their pop/rock sound in toe with a heavy guitar and drum arrangement throughout. It's the building pre-chorus with the synthesizers, the drum machine, and the "oh oh oh" chants that just explodes into a more surprising lyric-driven hook. To be honest we've pretty much had it up to here with Kings Of Leon/Coldplay-style "whoaah-ohhh" manchants, thanks very much, but Lawson do ridiculously overwrought pretty well and considering the only thing that could make this song better within the boundaries it has established for itself is a massive bagpipe solo we'd say they're onto a winner here.
"Learn To Love Again" is a sort of deviation from their past three singles in that all seemed to be about Brown's romantic misfortunes. The song finds Brown singing about finally had some luck with the ladies, being in love and reuniting with someone to give a relationship a second chance. The song tells of two lovers who have been through the bad times of a relationship, where the "darkness took its toll" as they were "in the shadows," but they've seem to make it through despite all the negativity surrounding them; Brown croons that "maybe that is how I knew you were the one." They were lost, but now they are found, sharing in what, in the future, may be the best of times for them together.
It's a rousing effort that blends Lawson's usual breezy guitar melodies with strobing synths and an anthemic, cooing chorus that places them somewhere between the youthfulness of The Wanted and the hooks of Bon Jovi. The result leaves us thinking that global success suddenly doesn't seem totally out of the question. The accompanying video is an all very dark and epic-looking live set from the band performing in a disused building while people with torches and boats journey this post-apocalyptic wasteland.
"Learn To Love Again" manages to keep their pop/rock sound in toe with a heavy guitar and drum arrangement throughout. It's the building pre-chorus with the synthesizers, the drum machine, and the "oh oh oh" chants that just explodes into a more surprising lyric-driven hook. To be honest we've pretty much had it up to here with Kings Of Leon/Coldplay-style "whoaah-ohhh" manchants, thanks very much, but Lawson do ridiculously overwrought pretty well and considering the only thing that could make this song better within the boundaries it has established for itself is a massive bagpipe solo we'd say they're onto a winner here.
"Learn To Love Again" is a sort of deviation from their past three singles in that all seemed to be about Brown's romantic misfortunes. The song finds Brown singing about finally had some luck with the ladies, being in love and reuniting with someone to give a relationship a second chance. The song tells of two lovers who have been through the bad times of a relationship, where the "darkness took its toll" as they were "in the shadows," but they've seem to make it through despite all the negativity surrounding them; Brown croons that "maybe that is how I knew you were the one." They were lost, but now they are found, sharing in what, in the future, may be the best of times for them together.
It's a rousing effort that blends Lawson's usual breezy guitar melodies with strobing synths and an anthemic, cooing chorus that places them somewhere between the youthfulness of The Wanted and the hooks of Bon Jovi. The result leaves us thinking that global success suddenly doesn't seem totally out of the question. The accompanying video is an all very dark and epic-looking live set from the band performing in a disused building while people with torches and boats journey this post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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