release date: Jun. 25, 2007
format: cd
[single rate: 4 / 5] [3,88]
producer: Jacknife Lee
label: Kitchenware - nationality: England, UK
Tracklist: 1. "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" (4 / 5) (live on Later) - 2. "An End Has a Start" (4,5 / 5) - 3. "The Weight of the World" (4,5 / 5) - 4. "Bones" (4,5 / 5) - 5. "When Anger Shows" (3,5 / 5) - 6. "The Racing Rats" (3,5 / 5) - 7. "Push Your Head Towards the Air" - 8. "Escape the Nest" - 9. "Spiders" (4 / 5) - 10. "Well Word Hand" (3 / 5)
2nd studio album by Editors this time with Irish producer Garret Lee (credited under his moniker Jacknife Lee) is a very strong follow-up album. It shows a fine development in style with more shoe-gaze distorted guitars and keyboards creating a more spacious production. The tracks are stronger compositions and the album has no real weak tracks. I think, this is my favourite release by the band.
[ allmusic.com 3,5 / 5, Rolling Stone 2,5 / 5, The Guardian, Uncut 4 / 5 stars ]
