Review: Editors – In This Light and On This Evening

Editors are a British indie-rock band hailing from Birmingham. Having formed in 2002, the band consists of Tom Smith, Chris Urbanowicz, Russell Leetch, and Edward Lay. They were formerly known as Pilot, The Pride, and Snowfield, before settling on Editors. They released their debut album, “The Back Room” in 2005 and received a Mercury prize nomination for the release. Their sophomore album “An End Has A Start” went straight to the top spot on the UK Album Chart and earned Editors a Brit Awards nomination. The band’s third album, “In This Light and On This Evening” also debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album, as well as the first single, “Papillion” has received mixed reviews from both fans and critics due to its staggeringly different approach to its sound. The band previously stated that it would be heavier, darker, and more raw and in that sense, they did not disappoint. Frontman Tom Smith explains the change to the British media by saying, “If we’d tried to make another more traditional guitar record, I don’t think we’d have got through it… for our own sanity, we had to do something we hadn’t done before.”