As We Are Now: Music Analysis

A common theme that runs through the songs of 20-year-old Callum Burrows, better known as Saint Raymond, is that of youth and growing up. This theme is particularly apparent in Burrows’ song “As We Are Now”, which he has explained to be about a time period in his life during which all of his friends were beginning to move away for university or to begin their career and he was still at home, whilst Burrows himself decided after attending college for merely one lesson that he wanted to pursue a career as a musician and quickly dropped out (The Telegraph, 2014). He has also claimed that it is one of his favourite songs he has written due to the personal meaning and connection he has with it. Aiming to be successful in the music industry can be scary for any music artists but particularly so for someone so young that is unsure of what their alternative route would be, whilst watching friends they have grown up with going off to do completely different

These opportunities have given him a wide experience of performing in different cities and venues to different crowds, all of whom will have different responses and reactions. Burrows plays with a band on stage to create a bigger atmosphere but when he performs “As We Are Now” he plays it solo, which makes for a more emotional performance as it shows his personal connection to the song and often makes the audience take more notice due to the change in dynamics on stage. Live performances have shown “As We Are Now” to be a favourite amongst fans despite it never being released as a single. This was shown in particular on one occasion where Burrows himself forgot the lyrics and had to ask for help from the audience, who knew every