Opening with ‘In This Light And On This Evening’, the title track to their third release provides a taste of Editors' quintessentially macabre sound, yet does little to encourage enthusiasm. Luckily, the vigorously guitar-riffed stormer ‘An End Has A Start’ soon stimulates the audience and it is during more energetic songs such as this that the venue seemed to really come alive. More recent ‘Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool’ acts as a sample of the traditional Editors style with poppier verses giving way to stirring drum poundings which reverberate around the venue. That said, there remains throughout a noticeable difference in crowd reaction to their newer music in comparison to classics such as 'Blood' and 'Bullets’. Execution of their rather more lacklustre current tracks sees the punters revert to idle chatter and migration towards the bar, yet the urgency behind the frenzied choruses of older material proves considerably more rousing, with the audience clearly soaking up every last note.
Despite a change in style, their newer songs are far from wanting when it comes to the familiar ardent lyrics. Tom Smith's unerring vocals contain such passionate yearning that you can't help but feel overwhelmed by the necessity of his words, and this is not something that many bands at the minute can truly boast. The effort is undeniably there then, but if Editors wish to perpetuate their status as being one of the best British bands in recent years, they need to retrieve and maintain the panache and energy that was exhibited in their early sound.
This review was originally posted on www.the-fly.co.uk
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