Editors - In this light and on this evening

After a break of a few years Editors are back with a new album.

Previously they have released some of my favourite tracks of the last few years, Munich, An End has a start, Smokers outside the Hospital doors are all brilliant individual tracks, with some amazing vocals from Tom Smith and his unique vocal style.

It was often said that Editors are just a British version of Interpol, not that anything is wrong with that! however they came back with the brilliant high energy Papillon which is a monster of a track, almost a dance rock crossover which usually ends in terrible results, you only have to look at Pendulum they are to Drum & Bass what Five are to Hip Hop, but you could see this track appealing to dance fans and indie fans.

So what of the new album from the start it has a notable difference in style being produced by Flood it's no surprise it has a more electric/industrial feel. The first track and title track of the album sounds more like the Sisters of Mercy than Interpol a theme that continues throughout the album.

On first listen I thought this album was rubbish, I wanted the old Guitar based Editors back after about the forth listen it suddenly clicked, some of the tracks are just brilliant obviously Papillon is the real stand out track but songs like You Don't know Love and Eat raw meat = Blood Drool are fantastic tracks.

It may be a a radical departure from previous albums, but they have managed to produce a record that is dark and haunting and fits well with Tom Smiths vocals.

This certainly isn't an album that hits you from the first listen but with a little perseverance you really start to appreciate it's beauty.

Key track: Papillon