Lawson

Lawson are a four-piece British band signed that are signed to Polydor Records. The band consists of Andy Brown, Ryan Fletcher, Joel Peat and Adam Pitts, who are originally from Liverpool, Chesterfield, Mansfield and Brighton respectively. The band are currently based in London. Their debut album, Chapman Square, is due for release on 22 October 2012. It has been preceded by the top five singles "When She Was Mine" and "Taking Over Me'", with their third single "Standing in the Dark", released on 14 October 2012.

After finishing at BIMM Brighton (Brighton Institute of Modern Music), drummer Adam Pitts began searching for a singer-songwriter. He contacted Andy Brown, through his acoustic Myspace page, and just over three months later, the pair met up in London. Brown introduced Pitts to bass player Ryan Fletcher, who he had previously met a few years earlier at The Academy of Contemporary Music. They agreed to form a band, bringing in guitarist Joel Peat, whom Fletcher knew from his childhood, to complete the line-up. The band came up with the name "The Grove" after visiting an American shopping centre of the same name. The band began recording material in early 2010, and their debut recording, "When She Was Mine", became one of the highest-rated songs on YouTube within a week. They soon began playing gigs around the United Kingdom, including the Wireless Festival and the Ultrasound Festival. "The Grove" decided to change their name after lead singer Brown was diagnosed with a brain tumour. His surgeon, Dr Lawson, completed a successful operation to remove it, and in honour of his successful recovery, the band renamed themselves "Lawson". The next day, Adam Pitts sketched the all-new 'Lawson' logo freehand on an envelope.

The album is amazing. The best song being Standing In The Dark