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THE REVIEW
I saw the Editors live in Rome in the winter following the release and success of "The Back Room." It was an enjoyable show and I wasn't disappointed. The Birmingham lads knew how to play and left a good impression despite the limited repertoire and the shortness of the show. I must admit that, unlike "The Back Room," I listened to "An End Has A Start" very little and poorly afterward, partly because I was occupied with other things and partly because, on first listen, it seemed like a good product but not much different from the debut album. Essentially, I dismissed it hastily, not without fault. Of the first record, I remember in particular "Camera," the track I liked more than the others.
Now this very strange "In This Light And On This Evening" comes out, preceded by the single "Papillon", a sort of declared homage to "Blue Monday" without any shame, indeed with pride. The Editors have been compared at various times to this or that group. The singer’s voice has earned them an asterisk and a citation of Joy Division. Could be.
The third album of their career is different from the previous ones. It is an album of great tension. In the first track, it feels like "seeing" images of a movie in which something is about to happen. "Papillon", the radio track, is the lowest quality track of the entire album, traversed by gems like "The Boxer", "You Don't Know Love", "Like Treasure" and the concluding, epic "Walk The Fleet Road". The sounds are different: they scratch, tear apart, and shred, and the musical score sometimes emerges distorted and with some bruises. They make the vinyl bleed, because this is an album that should be listened to on vinyl. My judgment, with two listens in the car (the only place where I can listen to it at the volume it deserves), is enthusiastic.
I don't know if they resemble Joy Division that much. In my great passion, which clashes with my persistent ignorance of music science and technique, I can't say if they sound like them, sing like them, or pose like them. However, I like to think that "In This Light And On This Evening" is the album that Joy Division didn’t have time to write. And as it is, it's how Joy Division would have written it thirty years after Ian Curtis’s death.
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The reviewer reflects on Editors' growth across their three albums, emphasizing the unique tension and distinct sound of 'In This Light And On This Evening'. Despite earlier disinterest in their second album, this third release impressed with tracks like 'The Boxer' and 'Walk The Fleet Road'. The album’s raw and textured sound is praised, especially on vinyl, and it’s considered a modern interpretation of what Joy Division's music might have evolved into.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Editors
Editors are an English rock band from Birmingham, frequently associated with post-punk revival and later synth-driven rock. DeBaser reviewers focus on their early dark, guitar-led records, their electronic shift on the third album, and a recurring debate about strong influences versus a search for a distinct identity.18 Reviews
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