Razorlight's drummer is going to leave the band

Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows has declared that he is leaving the band to "follow other musical ventures".

In an announcement on the band's website, he called the past five years an "astonishing experience" but has neow decided to quit the band "for private reasons".

Burrows attached with the band in 2004 after the leaving of original drummer Christian Smith-Pancorvo.

Burrows, who just recorded a charity solo album, wrote the band's major hit single, America.

He was not able to play at a Razorlight gig in Wolverhampton on 2 March and was swaped by David Sullivan-Kaplan.