Editors (band)

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Editors
Editors performing "All Sparks" at the Mercury Prize Award Show in September 2006.
Background information
Origin	Stafford, England
Genres	Indie rock, post-punk revival, alternative rock
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Kitchenware, Epic, PIAS Recordings
Members	Tom Smith Chris Urbanowicz Russell Leetch Edward Lay
Website	http://www.editorsofficial.com

Editors are an indie rock band from England. They were formed in 2002. They were first called Pilot, then The Pride and also Snowfield. The band members are:

• Tom Smith - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Chris Urbanowicz - lead guitar and synth
• Russell Leetch - bass guitar and backing vocals
• Ed Lay - drums, percussion and backing vocals.

Editors have so far made two platinum albums, selling over two million copies around the world.^[1][2] Their first album, The Back Room, came out in 2005. It had hit songs such as "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Their next album An End Has a Start went to number one in the UK Album Chart in June 2007. It was nominated for a BRIT Award for best British Band.^[3] The second album also had a Top 10 hit single, "Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors".^[4]

After success in the charts, sold out tours and playing as the main act at many festivals, The Mail on Sunday newspaper said the Editors were the second biggest British band of the decade, after Arctic Monkeys.^[5] Their style of epic, sweeping, indie rock is often compared to the sound of bands such as Echo and the Bunnymen, Joy Division, Interpol and U2.^[6]

Studio albums

• The Back Room (2005)
• An End Has a Start (2007)
• In This Light and on This Evening (2009)
• The Weight of Your Love (2013)
• In Dream (2015)
• Violence (2018)