[Cover Art] Lawson - Red Sky

We've been paying quite a lot of attention to up and coming group Lawson recently and previously featured their taster track Red Sky on the blog. Today, we just happened to be browsing through our inbox and landed on the cover art for the track - we reckon it's pretty damn beautiful.

Lawson cover Lady Gaga's Marry The Night!

You'll be hearing a lot about Lawson in the coming months. They're one of the UK's most excited up and coming boy bands, pushing a more mature brand of rock-pop - they play all their instruments too.

But don't be mistaken in calling them 'just another McFly/Busted', their tracks speak of a far greater level of musicality, and even on this Lady Gaga cover version, their talent speaks for itself.

Now, I'm not much of a fan of the original, but this cover sounds brilliant - throwing some elegant little bluesy guitar licks in and the husky vocals of lead singer Andy Brown into the mix, it transforms the track from disco stormer into gentle campfire classic.

The band are fresh from supporting the likes of Avril Lavigne, The Wanted and Will Young, taking to LA to finish off recording for their debut album, and judging by tracks like Red Sky - which we featured on the blog last month - we should be in for a treat upon its completion.

The band are also set to play a number of live dates early next year:

JANUARY 2012
Mon 16TH             BRIGHTON THE HAUNT
Tues 17TH             BRISTOL FLEECE  
Wed 18TH             LONDON ISLINGTON O2 ACADEMY 2 
Thurs 19TH            BIRMINGHAM RAINBOW
Fri 20TH                MANCHESTER SOUND CONTROL
Sat 21ST                GLASGOW KING TUTS 

Lawson to head out on tour with Will Young

They've already racked up impressive support slots with the Wanted and Avril Lavigne and November will see new Polydor-signed group Lawson touring with Will Young.

From across the UK, the assorted twenty-somethings - Andy, Joel, Adam and Ryan - make for an impressive combo; their YouTube page is packed with tender acoustic material. The band's songs tremble with a delicate intensity underscored by soulful, radio-friendly vocals sure to set the hearts of girls across the country alight.

A free download of the band's track Red Sky is available to download from their Facebook page.

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

 14-Nov-11 Manchester Apollo     
 15-Nov-11 Llandudno Cymru Theatre      
 17-Nov-11 Brighton Centre 
 18-Nov-11 Cambridge Corn Exchange 
 20-Nov-11 Birmingham Academy 
 21-Nov-11 London Shepherds Bush Empire   
 22-Nov-11 London Shepherds Bush Empire 
 24-Nov-11 Southend Cliffs Pavilion 
 25-Nov-11 Plymouth Pavilion 
 26-Nov-11 Cardiff St Davids Hall