Editors biography
On 8 November 2010, it was announced that anyone who pre-ordered the item would be credited in the photo-art book in the boxset. Apart from the 3 albums, the boxset also includes a set of 4 compilations entitled "You Are Fading", named after the b-side of the same name recorded during sessions for The Back Room. These compile b-sides, demos of released songs and also unreleased songs. This includes the full band version of "No Sound But The Wind" (the version released on the Twilight soundtrack only featured Smith on piano), as well as the Twilight version recorded at Rock Werchter 2010, demos of "Camera" and "These Streets Are Still Home To Me" (a Japanese bonus track to In This Light And On This Evening), "Last Day", and an unreleased version of "The Weight of the World", called "Every Little Piece". On the same day that the boxset is released (28 March 2011), the collection will be available as a separate download.
In December 2010, a clip of Editors performing an acoustic version of the song "Let it Snow" was released on their website. On 16 January 2011, this was replaced by an alternate version of "Blood" from The Back Room. The box set has been delayed to be released on 28 March 2011, due to a manufacturing error in one of the vinyls.
On 26th March, Editors performed at the Royal Albert Hall as the headline act for the penultimate show in the 2011 Teenage Cancer Trust line up. They were supported by Wolfgang and I Am Arrows. Two new unreleased songs, "Two Hearted Spider" and "The Sting", as well as an acoustic cover of "Walkin' With Jesus" by Spaceman 3, were played.
Musical style
Editors' own variation of dark indie guitar rock draws on influences from both older and contemporary bands. Their influences include Echo & the Bunnymen, The Walkmen, and Elbow. While often compared to Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen by the media, the band commented that those bands are too old to have a major impact on their musical style. Upon Editors' first appearances in the British music scene, they were also heavily compared to American indie band Interpol; however both bands have strongly played down the associations.
Editors' first album, The Back Room, was described as having a wiry and raw sound, which led it to being famously dubbed 'dark disco' by the NME. This sound was created by the use of synthesizers, catchy guitar riffs and simple, ambiguous lyrics. An End Has a Start showed progression to a new 'bigger' sound. This new sound was created by adding more textured layers to the songs as well as incorporating new forms of music into them. These include the adding of a choir in "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" and the inclusion of the sounds of the band playing Hide-and-seek in the song "Spiders".
Lead singer Smith announced that the band would explore a new direction on their next album, pursuing a new, rawer sound.
While Smith tends to write the lyrics and chords, song writing overall is a collaborative effort. The song writing starts with Smith on the piano or acoustic guitar where he records them and sends them to the other band members where the song is turned into a full 'Editors song'. The lead singer has said that he purposely makes the lyrics ambiguous so people can draw their own conclusions.
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