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It seems like just yesterday that Editors entered the studio to begin recording their seventh album. In fact, it was only four weeks ago. And as fast as time flies, Editors are already finishing recording the album! This may be the fastest they've ever recorded an album, though they are usually fairly speedy as it…
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Editors frontman Tom Smith is suddenly featuring on a lot of songs! Just a week after sharing "Night Travel," his collaboration with Solomun on the new album Nobody Is Not Loved, Tom is now on another track. The Policy just released their single "Digitize," featuring none other than Tom Smith. The song also comes with a…
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Today, Solomun released his new album Nobody Is Not Loved - his first since 2009. The album features numerous collaborations, including on the closing track. Editors frontman Tom Smith co-wrote and sings the song "Night Travel," a ruminative yet heartening end to the record. Solomun has worked with Editors before, remixing their In Dream song…
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Last week, Editors entered Chapel Studios to begin recording their seventh album! Longtime fans may know Chapel Studios as the place Editors recorded their first album, The Back Room. Does that mean album #7 will sound more rock? Before you get carried away with that idea, consider this new evidence: Apparently, Blanck Mass is playing a role…
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At long last, Editors are together and ready to begin recording their seventh album! It's been three years since the band released their album Violence, and less than two since they put out Black Gold: Best Of Editors. Despite plans to go right into the next album, Editors were forced to take a bit of…
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Today, Smith & Burrows released their long-awaited second album, Only Smith & Burrows Is Good Enough. It's a charming and breezy album, a welcome contrast to the times we've been living in this past year. But the pandemic and lockdown have also proven creatively fertile for Tom Smith. In a series of recent interviews, he's…
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It's been nine months since Editors frontman Tom Smith teased a project with Blanck Mass. They were "scheming" something back in March... and now they're scheming again! In a new Instagram story Tom shared this morning, we can see three members of Editors -- himself, Justin Lockey, and Elliott Williams -- and the man known…
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What are Tom Smith, Editors, and/or Smith & Burrows cooking up now? Editors just put out their first greatest hits compilation - Black Gold: Best Of Editors - last October. It followed their May 2019 release of The Blanck Mass Sessions, itself an alternate version of their last studio album, Violence. Now, frontman Tom Smith…
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Last February, Editors revealed they would be releasing The Blanck Mass Sessions, an album of reimagined takes on the songs fans first heard on their 2018 album, Violence. While Violence offered a masterful blend of Editors' rock and electronic sides, the songs didn't always sound so balanced. The band first sent their recordings to Blanck…
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One month ago, Editors released their enchanting new song, "Barricades," part of their upcoming EP, The Blanck Mass Sessions. The 8-song set includes 7 alternative versions of songs from Editors' 2018 album Violence, plus "Barricades," which was previously unheard. Although the limited vinyl record of the EP already came out for this year’s Record Store…
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