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Editors

Editors
Editors
Editors
Editors
Editors

British band formed in 2002 in Birmingham, Editors were one of the main groups of the post-punk revival of the early 21st century. Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen are among the band's main influences. Its members Tom Smith (vocals/guitarist), Chris Urbanowicz (guitarist), Russ Leetch (bassist) and Ed Lay (drums) met at Staffordshire University.

Initially, the group was called Pilot, The Pride and also Snowfield. As Editors, the band released their first single, Bullets, in January 2005 on Kitchenware Records. Bullets was well publicized by British radio stations Xfm and 6 Music.

Their first album, The Back Room, came out in July 2005. Critically acclaimed, the band's debut album was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Prize. However, the award went to another debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys. In 2007, the band released An End Has a Start. The quartet's second album was also well received by critics and audiences, highlighting the singles "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors", "An End Has a Start" and "The Racing Rats".

Produced by Flood (a producer known for his work with New Order, Depeche Mode, U2, Nine Inch Nails and others), the band's third album, entitled In This Light and on This Evening, was released in 2009, featuring changes in the sound of the band, with the remarkable presence of synthesizers. Dissatisfied with the new musical direction the band followed, Chris Urbanowicz announced his departure from the group in April 2012.

Editors released their fourth album, The Weight of Your Love, in June 2013. In 2015, the group returned with In Dream, an album that features vocalist Rachel Goswell (Slowdive) on the tracks "Ocean of Night", "The Law" and "Oh My World". The group returned in 2018 with Violence. The seventh album, EBM, arrived in 2022 with the announcement of new member Benjamin John Power of the Blanck Mass project and also founder of the duo Fuck Buttons. EBM is an acronym for Editors and Blanck Mass and also a reference to Electronic Body Music's influence on the group's work.

Tags

Editors
post-punk revival
place
England
Featured Songs

Tracks

  • Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors
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  • Ocean of Night
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  • Munich
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  • The Racing Rats
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  • An End Has a Start
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Featured Albums

EBM
EBM
Álbum
2022
Violence
Violence
Álbum
2018
In Dream
In Dream
Álbum
2015
The Weight of Your Love
The Weight of Your Love
Álbum
2013
In This Light and on This Evening
In This Light and on This Evening
Álbum
2009
An End Has a Start
An End Has a Start
Álbum
2007
The Back Room
The Back Room
Álbum
2005

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