The Back Room - Editors Reviews

It's almost unreal to think that this album came out over four years ago, such is the regularity I still play this. Even more amazing is how many re-released singles it took for Editors to finally crack it into the mainstream. Billed as Joy Division for the modern age, Editors are deserving of billing without comparison. ...  Read the complete review

THE BACK ROOM is an album from four man band EDITORS. The album features eleven tracks. The best song on the album is ALL SPARKS. It is the most fast paced song with the guitar providing great energy to the song. Possibly the only song on the album that you could dance to. The opening track LIGHTS is a very good song ...  Read the complete review

Editors - The Back Room (2005) Producer: Jim Abbiss Lights Munich Blood Fall All Sparks Camera Fingers in the Factories Bullets Someone Says Open Your Arms Distance Editors are an indie-rock band who formed a little over half a decade ago and came to prominence when ...  Read the complete review

The back Room came out back in 2005. When I first heard the Editors I was quite excited. I really liked there first few releases and thought this was a band I could really get into. This was the bands debut album, so how is it? Did it deliver everything it promised? Let's see: 1. Lights - Nothing to special, not the best opening to ...  Read the complete review

he Editors are full of musical confidence and swagger on this album, a wise addition to your record collection. Although their sound has a pronounced 80s vibe (very much like the Interpol album 'Antics' that I had the pleasure of reviewing yesterday), it has a decidely more commercial sound. This, in part, explains the frequent appearance of this ...  Read the complete review

Great album. I got this one fairly soon after they brought it out, after hearing a couple of tracks- 'blood' and 'munich'. Since i have loved the editors more and more as they have grown and grown into a superband. This album is what started the success, and is still keeping it going- they play just as many tracks off this album as ...  Read the complete review

Editors are one of the most under-rated bands since 2000. 'The Back Room', their debut album, was a combination of Tom Smith's haunting vocals (not dissimilar to the vocals of Robert Smith) with synth instrumentals. The single "Munich" from the album is brilliant in its simplicity, producing a sound similar to an early Joy ...  Read the complete review

What a fantastic album from a fantastic band. Editors has a knack for linking good beats with rich, ringing guitar riffs, and lovely vocals. The drums (Ed Lay) really define the sound of this album in my opinion, bringing the songs together with a heart-beat-like sound. Though I have to give praise to the lead singer (Tom Smith) for his ...  Read the complete review

I'm going to try to convey to you, the reader, the musical excellence of this album. The tracks which I like the most tend to be on the first half. These are the upbeat, fast and energising types, whereas the songs on the second half are slower and more melancholic. The track 'All Sparks' encapsulates what this album is all about. The ...  Read the complete review

These are halcyon days for indie bands. With a plethora of first rate acts like The Arctic Monkeys, Hard-Fi and Doves to name but a few, Editors is yet another new group that has made the limelight through a stunning debut album. Released on Kitchenware records, “The Back Room” is a 11-track set that brims with quality. It was a friend ...  Read the complete review

Over the last couple of years the number of new bands to arrive on the British music scene has been an ever increasing number. It wouldn’t seem so bad if they were all distinctly average, but the majority are actually really good and it’s put a big dent in my wallet. A lot of these British bands seem to be releasing their debut albums around the ...  Read the complete review