Just found a link on MySpace to listen to some snippets of the upcoming album on iTunes :)

 

*listen*

 

I especially like the first song and The Boxer from what I heard in the snippets. But Papillon will be one of my faves as well, I'm sure about that. :smug:

Off to see Editors tonight! :D

Can't wait, also looking forward to finally seeing Bombay Bicycle Club as support.

FIRST LISTEN:

Editors

‘In This Light And On This Evening’

(Kitchenware/Columbia)

 

Tom Smith: “In my opinion the great bands evolve over the course of their careers and take risks…this album will alienate some Editors fans, it will split opinion…good."

 

Editors release new album ‘In This Light And On This Evening’ next month. Following on from the guitar-y epics of ‘The Back Room’ and ‘An End Has A Start’, ‘In This Light…’ is a radical departure for the Birmingham quartet, featuring minimal guitar in favour of synth soundscapes. Over the course of the last few months, frontman Tom Smith has been shedding out some fairly precocious inspirations for the new material, one of them being the soundtrack to the Terminator films. As far-fetched as that might sound, our First Listen on ‘In This Light…’ reveals a brave band looking to the future and unafraid of change, even if, like Tom says, it might mean they lose a few fans along the way…

 

‘In This Light And On This Evening’

From the very first note of the opening song, it’s clear Editors have broken away from their previous sound, with the title track setting the scene for something more electro-epic. The pumping note that drives this track is an unrecognisable trait, and even when Tom first croaks “I swear to God…”, his vocals sound haunted and uncomforting, but it all gels well. After a tense three minutes of synths and piano, a climactic ending of distorted bass and drums unfolds. A bold introduction, for sure.

 

‘Bricks And Mortar’

The Terminator influence doesn’t seem so mind-boggling now - like New Order’s ‘Power, Corruption…’ being rewired by Kraftwerk, ‘Bricks And Mortar’ revolves around a relentless, menacing krautrock groove. The chorus resembles more classic-sounding Editors, yet before you had a chance to reminisce, a flood of noise and a series of bleeps and crashes catch you off guard. For a song that’s over six minutes long, ‘Bricks And Mortar’ doesn’t drag – it’s almost the palette cleanser before you get your teeth stuck into the rest of the album.

 

‘Papillon’

Already a big song in their live set, ‘Papillon’ is a storming, pop magnificence. Like a distant, ADD relative of Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy The Silence’, it’s based around a repetitive addictive synth riff driving the verses, and after only a short listen you’ll be singing along with Tom as he hollers “It kicks like a sleep twitch!” New Order is the reference point again on this one – 50 seconds in we’re sure there’s a definite nod to ‘Blue Monday’.

 

‘You Don’t Know Love’

“You don’t know love like you used to; you don’t feel love like you did before” goes Tom’s heartfelt, barren vocals on ‘You Don’t Know Love’. A steady-paced suspense guides you through the track until, at last, old-Editors-style guitars unveil themselves halfway through. Guitarist Chris interweaves his style all over the ending as Tom repeats the title, a clash between the old and the new, but it’s not much of a battle. Out with the old and in with the new.

 

‘The Big Exit’

Just when you think you’re beginning to understand Editors’ new direction, ‘The Big Exit’ arrives and you realise you don’t have the foggiest. 'The Big Exit''s background palette is very mechanical and unnerving, a sharp surge of what can only be described as a more threatening take of those shaving noises present in The Smith’s ‘Meat Is Murder’ squeal and splice into your ears on various occasions throughout. Exciting and worrying both at the same time.

 

‘The Boxer’

The main riff of ‘The Boxer’ marvels around electro eastern-tinged strings being plucked, with subtle and almost hypnotic guitar work, it’s a dark chilling song that wouldn’t be too out of place if sat next to ‘Distance’ from their debut and ‘The Weight Of The World’ from the last studio effort.

 

‘Like Treasure’

When describing ‘Like Treasure’, Tom Smith paints it as “A mouthful of chocolate followed by a mouthful of flies”. Definitely an album track in that it might take a few more listens than the likes of ‘Papillion’ to sink in, it cements the path that ‘In This Light…’ takes. A whirlwind of feel-good instrumental sections must be the ‘chocolate’ part of that bewildering description.

 

‘Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool’

The goth titled ‘Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool’ encapsulates the dystopian, Blade Runner-esque atmosphere that hangs over ‘In This Light…’. Its incessant, robotic sci-fi groove sounds like nothing they’ve done before, with Tom’s dark drawl spouting lyrics like ‘if you’re chewing with an open mouth, raw meat, your blood drool attracts the flies’ over the top.

 

‘Walk The Fleet Road’

And after all the dystopia, a ray of light. Of sorts, anyway – ‘Walk The Fleet Road’ is the much needed utopian ending to an album that swoops between the light and the dark. It’s a euphoric, slow-building song that resembles Joy Division’s ‘Atmosphere’ and a calming, soporific conclusion after the industrial clammer of ‘Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool’.

 

On first listen, ‘In This Light…’ is staggering and bewilderingly brilliant – even despite their declarations that it’s a change in direction, nothing prepares you for just how much of a direction swerve it takes. And as for Tom Smith’s Terminator analogy, well, if their previous albums are James Cameron’s apocalypse-hinting Terminator flicks, then this one is a bleak, break from the mould that plants itself right in the middle of the carnage. Terminator Salvation perhaps? Nah, this is much better.

 

http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/features/5853/editors-in-this-light-and-on-this-evening-//-first-listen

Getting very excited for LP3.

SO PUMPED!

Any news? A new album is SO CLOSE.... This is one of my most anticipated of the year.

They were absolutely brilliant last night.

Played the whole of the new album inside the setlist and it all sounded fantastic.

A Really great night!:D

Whats the synth sound like?

Any news? A new album is SO CLOSE.... This is one of my most anticipated of the year.

 

there are more reviews coming out,

 

i would assume that it would leak sooner than The Resistance

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq4tyDRhU_4]YouTube - Editors - Papillon[/ame]

 

I really like the video. I would have loved to see the band joining the running men in the end, but oh well. Kick ass song anyway. :D

those runners must be REALLY tired! :P

 

cool video.

 

once again, it's dark. it's in the evening, but they have some light

in this light an on this evening! :)

Nice pickup will....!

 

I like the vid, and reckon it would have been a lot cooler had the band entered in the final stages of "the crazy run"... the facial expressions were priceless.

Nice pickup will....!

 

I like the vid, and reckon it would have been a lot cooler had the band entered in the final stages of "the crazy run"... the facial expressions were priceless.

Agree. I mean they could have joind in the very end and could have left after like ten seconds but a video without them is somehow ... odd. Especially for they are not too much known so people need to see them in their videos.

 

@ w1ll1am7

Well, when they listend to Papillon during the run they are certainly not very tired. It just pushes you so much in my opinion. :cheesy:

In which city has been filmed the video ?

Some exclusive acoustic material here:

http://3voor12.vpro.nl/tv/#/41129552/42481733/0

 

Yes, new songs too.

sounds good! :)

A lot of people seem to like this band, but I've honestly never heard of them. heh. What'd you suggest by them? I'm going to check some videos out right now.

anything really, it's all good

the new album has been leaked or not ?

A lot of people seem to like this band, but I've honestly never heard of them. heh. What'd you suggest by them? I'm going to check some videos out right now.

Uhm ... :thinking: Maybe try Munich, The Racing Rats and Escaping The Nest. Blood as well. Those four are Editors for me and I think it gives you a pretty good idea of what they are like. And finally: Of course try Papillon. :D

the new album has been leaked or not ?

 

not that i know of! :S

No, hasn't leaked yet. Which is surprising.

Cuz I know people (at least 3) who've heard the album.

REALLY?

GOD I WANT IT SO BAD! :)

I am bumping this thread!

 

The anticipation is killing me for this release!

 

has anyone heard the previews?

I am bumping this thread!

 

The anticipation is killing me for this release!

 

has anyone heard the previews?

Yep, the snippets on iTunes, I posted a link a while ago. All the song snippets sound so promising. :bomb: I really can't wait to the album to be released.

And the tickets for them here in my hometown are pretty cheap in my opinion, so I'm definetely going. :dance: I don't mind that I need to go to school the day after the gig. :lol: