EDITORS - Back Room Review

The sparse verses are down right tame, but when flowing through Tom Smith's pipes they seem more profound than if one were to read them off a lyric sheet....full text If you haven't had your ears to the ground or your eyes on the new band radar, I suppose there is a chance that Editors, the super-hyped new band from the Midlands, have passed you by - I'll fill you in. Having met at Stafford University, the four-piece set out as a band in 2003, looking to combine the rock 'n' roll edge of The Strokes and the delicate beauty of Elbow. Barely two years later, they have created one of the finest debut records of the year....full text Let's get it straight out the way right now, shall we? Yep, Editors could undoubtedly form a Joy Division tribute act and perfect the epileptic-chic cool with little time needed to refine their sound. Boy Division, anyone?...full text