release date: Jul. 25, 2005
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,68]
producer: Jim Abbiss
label: Kitchenware - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: 1. "Lights" - 2. "Munich" (4 / 5) - 3. "Blood" - 4. "Fall" (2,5 / 5) - 5. " All Sparks" (3 / 5) - 6. "Camera" - 7. "Fingers in the Factories" - 8. "Bullets" (4 / 5) - 9. "Someone Says" (3 / 5) - 10. "Open Your Arms" - 11. "Distance" (3 / 5)
Studio album debut by Editors, and the first album I heard with the band. The cover is very much in family with the minimalist art direction by Peter Saville (who made covers for Joy Division and New Order) as well as Interpol's debut album, and the music is likewise a fine combo of the two prominent artists of post-punk. What is very different from the early contributors of the genre is clearly the production side. Also, Editors' musical universe is more symphonic but still simple and clear, and then of course: the music of the post-punk of the 1980s was not commercially intended... according to the artists themselves. I think, this first album is a fine and interesting release among many artists and releases that seek glory in the past.
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5, NME 4 / 5, Rolling Stone 3 / 5 stars ]
