Editors have so far released two platinum studio albums, and three in total, whilst selling over several million copies between them worldwide. Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained the hits "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination.
Their follow-up album An End Has a Start went to number 1 in the UK Album Chart in June 2007 and earned the band a Brit Awards nomination for best British Band. It also spawned another Top 10 hit single, "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors". The band's third album, In This Light and on This Evening, was released in October 2009 and went straight to number 1 in the UK Album Chart. Their brand of dark indie rock is commonly compared to the sound of bands such as Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Interpol, The Chameleons and U2.
The band is currently in studio working on their fourth studio album, expected to release in 2012.
Alongside their critical acclaim and strong success in the charts, Editors have consistently enjoyed sold out tours and numerous headlining festival slots. Their brand of dark indie rock is commonly compared to the sound of bands such as Echo & the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Interpol, The Chameleons and U2.
In 2011, whilst preparing for their fourth studio album, they are set to headline the 'S.O.S' festival in Spain with Suede, whilst also playing a headline show at the Royal Albert Hall in March 2011 in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust. As well as this, in March 2011, Editors release a special edition boxset named 'Unedited'. The boxset contains all three studio albums, as well as many unreleased rarities and b-sides and a career spanning book with the first 200 fans having it signed by Tom Smith himself.
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