Hear The Weight Of Your Love Now

If you have iTunes, you can stream Editors' new album The Weight Of Your Love in full, for free. Just click here. The album will be released on July 1st, and includes the single A Ton Of Love.

Editors Unveil New Track

Editors have unveiled a new track from their fourth album, The Weight Of Your Love, this morning. The track is the title track (of sorts) - called The Weight, and you can check it out here. The song is the opening track to the album, which is due out on 1st July.

Preview Of Three New Editors Songs

Here are previews of three new Editors songs off their new album The Weight Of Your Love - Formaldehyde, Sugar and What Is This Thing Called Love? They were played on a Dutch radio station last night.



The album is due out July 1st - and you can check out its epic first single here.

Editors - The Weight Of Your Love

Artwork

Tracklist:
1. The Weight
2. Sugar
3. A Ton Of Love
4. What Is This Thing Called Love?
5. Honesty
6. Nothing
7. Formaldehyde
8. Hyena
9. Two Hearted Spider
10. The Phone Book
11. Bird Of Prey

The album will be released on July 1st, and will be preceded by a single, A Ton Of Love, due out 7th May - the video can be seen here.

There will be a special edition, with acoustic versions of Hyena and Nothing, along with three new tracks: The Sting (which was played as early as 2011), Get Low, and Comrade Spill My Blood.

Editors To Premiere New Single

Editors have announced that their new single will get its first play on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show, probably at 19.30 (BST) on Monday 6th May. The single is the first taken from their upcoming fourth album, which is currently untitled. The single's name has not been revealed - but my money's on it being either Nothing or A Ton Of Love, as they were two massive songs that they played live!
 However, nothing has been confirmed yet.

EDIT: It has now been confirmed that the single is A Ton Of Love.

Editors Tease New Album

Editors' frontman, Tom Smith, has posted eleven pictures on Twitter - these consist of lyrics from the band's upcoming fourth album. It is speculated that he just posted in order of the tracklist, and judging from the videos they posted while recording, and what we've already heard, this is what we have.

01. The Weight Of Your Love
02. Sugar
03. A Ton Of Love
04. What Is This Thing Called Love?
05. Honesty
06. Nothing
07. Formaldehyde
08. Hyena
09. Two Hearted Spider
10. The Sting
11. Bird Of Prey

Tracks 8 and 10 are the ones I'm unsure of. The lyric 'the world looks so ridiculous to me' was used in a song that we haven't heard live (but in the recording videos) so it was either Hyena or The Phone Book (the latter of which I'm told is an acoustic song, which this is not). We've already heard track 10 (The Sting) but it didn't have the lyric 'I'm the ribs in your chest' - however, Tom also posted that The Sting was sounding awesome; and it's unlikely that it wouldn't have made the cut - therefore, I'm guessing it's track 10. All the others I'm fairly sure of. Even if three of the first four tracks end in the word 'love'.

But, then again, this is pure speculation. Details on the album are suspected to be released soon - the album has two potential titles; "The Weight Of Your Love" and "Every Conversation Within You". It is also suspected to be released early July. But, again, there is no concrete information - they're getting very good at teasing!

Editors Enter The Studio

Finally, Editors have announced that they will be entering the studio soon to record their new album. The record will be the band's fourth, following 2009's epic In This Light And On This Evening, and also the first with their new line-up, having replaced guitarist Chris Urbanowicz in 2012 with two new members.

There are twelve songs set to be recorded for the album: six that have been played in full live (Sugar, Nothing, Two Hearted Spider, The Sting, A Ton Of Love and Formaldehyde), two that have been played acoustically (What Is This Thing Called Love?, The Weight Of Your Love), and four unheard (Honesty, The Phone Book, Hyena and Bird Of Prey - the latter of which has been around since the sessions for their last album). Other than that, no more information is available - except for the fact that the band clearly can't get enough of the word 'love'. Also, spiders and the weight of stuff.

Where Is Everyone?

So I have been posting a lot less recently... mainly because none of the bands I follow are doing anything! After the release of The Twang's 10:20 today, I have no albums on the horizon to anticipate until January, when Biffy Clyro will grace our speakers with a double album! Whilst this time of year is usually barren in terms of releases, there is usually some form of news; some promise that music is coming soon, but in the latter end of 2012... nothing. So, while I'm scouring the Internet for new bands to enjoy in the meantime, I decided to have a catch-up on what all the other bands are doing, and of course provide the information here. So, where is everyone?

The Courteeners - Their third album has apparently been recorded, and are currently in the process of sorting out a promotional campaign to go with it. A few songs have been debuted live, but hopefully more will appear at the end of the year as the band are playing a few gigs then.
TRACK TITLES: Welcome To The Rave, Lose Control, Push Yourself, Save Rosemary In Time, Why Are You Still With Him?, Something You Can't Have
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: February

Delphic - The band have started playing gigs and started debuting some new songs to follow their Olympics single Good Life. Their second album has been recorded, but no word on where the release stands.
TRACK TITLES: Good Life, Atlas, Memeo, Baiya, Changes
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: April

Editors - After a re-jigging of their line-up for album number four, the band are now at work on said album. A few tracks have been played live to whet our appetites, and some have even gone through noticeable changes as the line-up changed. Hopefully some more details will arise around December as the band are playing XFM Winter Wonderland then.
TRACK TITLES: Sugar, Nothing, Two Hearted Spider, The Sting, Magazine, Upright, What Is This Thing Called Love?, Honesty, The Weight Of Your Love, Formaldehyde
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: April

Embrace - The band's sixth album has been in the pipeline for several years now, and promise something will appear soon, but there isn't much to go on, apart from one track title!
TRACK TITLES: Self Attack Mechanism
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: June

Glasvegas - After NME mistakenly reported a title for the band's third album, it came out that the album was practically done, but remained untitled. A song called If? was also put online in demo form.
TRACK TITLES: If?, I'd Rather Be Dead Than Be With You, Later... When The TV Turns To Static, All I Want Is My Baby
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: March

Hadouken! - Well, this one is taking forever. After two singles in 2010, which may not feature on the album, the band followed this up by another one in April, one in August, had another song feature on FIFA 13, did a collaboration with Drumsound & Bassline Smith, and also debuted three further songs at their live shows in April! That's practically an album in itself! Just release it already - the songs are fantastic!
TRACK TITLES: Vessel, Parasite, Mecha Love, Oxygen, Comedown, Bliss Out, Daylight, Levitate, Bad Signal, As One
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: April

Klaxons - Not too much info available on this one, but there is a third album, and the band have debuted two songs live.
TRACK TITLES: Rhythm Of Life, Invisible Forces
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: May

One Night Only - The band are slowly building up tracks for their third album, and are reportedly about halfway through the process. One song has been released (Long Time Coming) and another (Games) should surface soon... hopefully!
TRACK TITLES: Long Time Coming, Games, Night On Earth
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: August

The Pigeon Detectives - Firing out a fourth album not that long after their third, the band should be back sometime not far into the new year. However, nothing is really known about it! Maybe some of their gigs in November will reveal some more...
TRACK TITLES: I Don't Mind
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: March

White Lies - Nothing is known about this one, other than a third album is in the works, after two phenomenal ones. Let's hope it lives up to its predecessors!
TRACK TITLES: ?
ESTIMATED RELEASE DATE: September

Editors Part Ways With Guitarist

Editors have announced that their long-time guitarist, Chris Urbanowicz, will be leaving the band due to differences regarding their musical direction. They will be continuing on with their fourth album and beyond as a three-piece, and is set to include songs such as Two Hearted Spider, The Sting, Formaldehyde, The Weight Of Your Love, What Is This Thing Called Love?, Magazine, Nothing and Sugar.

Editors Working On Fourth Album

Editors have released an update on plans for their forthcoming fourth album - they are intending to record it early next year, and aiming for a release around or after the summer festival season. Along with songs Two Hearted Spider and The Sting, played live on previous occasions, they have announced three further working titles: Formaldehyde, Sugar and The Weight Of Your Love.

Two New Editors Songs

Two new Editors songs, named Two Hearted Spider and The Sting, were recently played live. This may be hinting at a fourth album - if so, it'll probably be released late 2011.

UPDATE: The band are recording four songs at the moment, but not a full album as they are taking their time writing it. Therefore 2011 is very unlikely for a release date, but I will estimate a spring 2012 release instead.

TWO HEARTED SPIDER


THE STING

Best Of 2009 - #1

And the winner of 2009 is...

Editors - In This Light And On This Evening
10/10

Original review here.

Album Review: Editors - In This Light And On This Evening

Album: In This Light And On This Evening
Artist: Editors
Singles: Papillon
This new album from Editors is a very interesting change of direction from their usual stuff, embracing the sound of synths for a fantastic new album. There are huge anthemic moments, there are beautiful moments, and there are some really catchy songs on there.

In This Light And On This Evening
From the first note of this album, you can tell it's going to be huge. The album sounds like it knows where it wants to go, and this song is a great starting point. It is a very dark, intense song, and it builds up slowly while Tom Smith repeats a weirdly poetic lyric ("I swear to God, I heard the Earth inhale, moments before, it spat its rain down on me. I swear to God, in this light and on this evening, London's become the most beautiful thing I've seen.") a few times before the song launches into an insane instrumental where all the synths crash wonderfully into one another. A very strong opener.

Bricks And Mortar
It's only the second track and we're already onto six minute epics. This is my favourite from this album. It is led by a fantastic synth riff repeated throughout the song. This is another build-up song - first come the drums, then the bass, then the synths, then the vocals, then some backing synths... etc. The best part is when the drums get going about a minute in. Then two and a half minutes in, it launches into a huge chorus backed by a choir, as Tom tells us "this home is more than bricks and mortar." The song then adds some odd instrumental noise before it calms down for a story about a boy becoming a soldier, before launching into one final chorus, and then it keeps up the synth riff to the end. Absolutely fantastic stuff.

Papillon
The first single, clocking in at five and a half minutes, is another long song. Its synth riff is a stroke of absolute brilliance. The line "it kicks like a sleep twitch!" is odd, but guaranteed to get some crowds chanting along live. It seems to be the song with the most simplistic song structure on this album, but is catchy and keeps up the amazingly high standard the album has set so far.

You Don't Know Love
"You don't know love like you used to. You don't feel love like you did before" opens this song, rumoured to be the second single (a well-chosen one at that). The song returns to a dark mood that shows the band making full use of their synth sound. And just before you were getting bored of having no guitar, in comes a fantastic guitar solo that, despite its repetitiveness, perfects the song for its final two minutes.

The Big Exit
The most raw song on this album. It pretty much only features drums, an odd mechanical noise that crops up every so often and vocals for the first couple of minutes, save for a chorus backed by one lone synth. It is very much an album track, unlikely to make it as a single, but will work (and has worked) well live. Towards the end it turns into a massive crash of vocals chanting "They took what once was ours" with drums and synths that sounds incredible. Odd, but brilliant.

The Boxer
This is my second favourite song from this album, and builds up slowly with synth noises and piano before a beautiful synth riff joins them. A very downbeat song, but with a massive chorus that manages to pack a lot of emotion into it. It sounds huge, particularly the second time round, when Tom continues to sing in tune with the synth riff. It reminds me of some parts of the band's previous album, An End Has A Start, particularly The Weight Of The World. The ending of this song, with Tom singing "dazed in the final count" with a fantastic mix of synths, is absolutely staggering. Brilliant song.

Like Treasure
Very much an album track, and in my opinion the weakest song on the album, but still very good indeed. It really sounds good when it gets to the random instrumental synth bits at the end. But it's not as memorable and instant as most of the tracks on this album. I'll be amazed if this becomes a single (despite its popularity amongst a lot of Editors fans (at least, amongst ones that I know))

Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool
Interesting title. Slightly disturbing, and the only song I've ever heard that has an equals sign in it. Inventive. But regarding the music, the song is another brilliant, raw, anthemic masterpiece. The drums, at first, seem a bit weak, but then they smash in for the massive chorus, that sounds quite poppy, particularly with the seemingly uninventive lyrics "I give a little to you, I give a little to him, I give a little to her." One final anthem before the deep beauty of the final track, which is...

Walk The Fleet Road
"A winter wind blows, in from the north" opens this final song. The humming throughout the song sounds great, and this song is another indication of how well Editors can use their synths to full effect. Like The Boxer, it manages to pack a sense of emotion into its chorus. It's unusual that this is the shortest song on the album; usually the last song is quite long, but this one is the only one under four minutes on the entire album. It does feel like it ends too quickly at the end, but shows that the band can tinker with their normal formula and still make it sound completely stunning.

Overall, the new sound is a welcome change of direction. Of course, I wouldn't complain if they went back to guitars, but they seem extremely comfortable with this new synth sound. They have used it to make an absolutely brilliant album. Despite having only nine songs, the album flows wonderfully. There are little bits here and there that don't sound perfect, but that's just me nit-picking and doesn't spoil the enjoyment of the album. As such, I don't feel as though there's anywhere I can knock points off. Therefore, I give this album:

For the record, their previous albums: The Back Room (8/10), An End Has A Start (7/10)

In This Light And On This Evening Preview

The new Editors album is up for previewing on iTunes. It sounds absolutely amazing.

And now some lyrics, as far as I can make out.

IN THIS LIGHT AND ON THIS EVENING
I swear to god
I heard the Earth inhale
Moments before
It spat its rain down on me

BRICKS AND MORTAR
No one understands
The way you found your god
There's a bullet in your hands
Give a dog a bone

PAPILLON
It kicks like a sleep twitch!
Darling...

YOU DON'T KNOW LOVE
With the moles and the CIA
They say more than you ever say
Headlights in your rear view mirror
A panther's eyes as he preys on fear
You'll hunt for love, you electioneer

THE BIG EXIT
Take and you shall receive
No need to ask, you already know
The way I feel inside
Once, crowd among the shadows
See how much our love grows
Reflected in...

THE BOXER
A bruiseful moon
Playing fights with the stars
This place is our prison
Its cells the bars
So take...

LIKE TREASURE
...meat
You'll become digested
Well, love, it isn't felt
Well, love is tested
Yeah...

EAT RAW MEAT = BLOOD DROOL
I give a little to you
I give a little to him
I give a little to her
I give a little to you
I give a little to him
I give a little to her

WALK THE FLEET ROAD
But you're a long way from home
Through the dark we tiptoed
The hospital looms
As we walk the fleet road
Hold your tongue...

BONUS TRACKS
THIS HOUSE IS FULL OF NOISE
All that noise
There in your brain
Won't give you peace
It says I won't let you go
Where there's rivers or townfolk
I won't let you see
Because you're safe here, safe here with me
Baby, don't go

I WANT A FOREST
Too fast to see
The shapes they make
Or how they run
Our little world right round
Aaaahh....
I'm in your garden
But I want a...

MY LIFE AS A GHOST
Get out of this house now!
Head for the horizon
Tonight we take a...

HUMAN
In your TV, human yet

FOR THE MONEY
Make to the fields
That are neighbouring your town
Take all you can carry
Play with the fire
And let the money burn
It only bought a laugh
(?) sincerity...

A Lot Of Editors News

1. Papillon artwork; the most colourful artwork they've ever done!


2. A listening session of the album confirms No Sound But The Wind is not on the album. :(
3. Papillon will be played on Radio 1 at around 1930 GMT tonight, and will feature an interview with Tom about the new album.
4. The Cuttings 2 disc coming with the album will feature these five tracks:

• This House Is Full Of Noise
• I Want A Forest
• My Life As A Ghost
• Human
• For The Money

5. And finally, the lengths of the album tracks (I don't have the Cuttings 2 lengths)

• In This Light And On This Evening 4.23
• Bricks And Mortar 6.23
• Papillon 5.26
• You Don’t Know Love 4.41
• The Big Exit 4.46
• The Boxer 4.42
• Like Treasure 4.54
• Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool 4.55
• Walk the Fleet Road 3.47

Total Time: 43:57 (if my maths is correct)

Now all we need is 30 second previews from iTunes....

Single Review: Editors - Papillon

Single: Papillon
Artist: Editors
Album: In This Light And On This Evening

Incredibly catchy, an unforgettable synth riff, a completely unexpected yet at the same time wonderful departure from their old stuff. Probably the best song I've heard all year. This new album can't come fast enough. (55 days until it comes out as I type this.)

10/10

Editors News... Again

I seem to be full of Editors news recently.

• First, the artwork.
• Second the first play of Papillon was moved... which leads me to item 3 on the Editors agenda:
• Papillon was played [:)] but I didn't hear it [:(] and it wasn't on Radio 1, it was on Irish radio station Phantom. Well, it's out there so maybe radios will start to properly play it.
• Item 4: For those doubters complaining that the album's too short, there will be an extra five tracks on a bonus EP called Cuttings 2. (The Back Room had Cuttings 1)

Well, that's a lot. What next? A free download? (Hint, hint...)

Papillon's First Play Moved

Damn. The first play of Editors' new single, "Papillon", has been moved back to 24th August.

In This Light And On This Evening Artwork

Editors' third album, In This Light And On This Evening, will be released 12th October.

First Single From Editors Album

The first single from Editors' third album, In This Light And On This Evening, has been confirmed to be Papillon.