Editors - The Weight of Your Love

Editors and Chris Urbanowicz part ways

In a decision entirely based upon future musical direction, and with huge sadness, Editors and Chris Urbanowicz have parted ways.
In ten years we’ve gone from playing tiny clubs in Birmingham to having number one records in several countries, selling out massive shows across the globe and headlining festivals as four friends together so this was a massively painful decision for all of us to make.
We wish Chris the best of luck in his future endeavours, and expect you all to do the same. The parting is amicable and however sad things are right now we all hope we’ll continue to be friends for many years to come.
From Editors side Tom , Russ and Ed are continuing to work on album four with Flood and play festival shows at Rock Werchter and Arras in June. They are super excited about working with the core of the band as a three piece and trying to introduce new elements to Editors sound.
Chris is going to take a little time to think about his future direction.

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Speaking to Xfm backstage at Xfm’s Winter Wonderland with Rocksmith Tom and Russell from the band said they feel rejuvenated while working on album number four…

Speaking to Xfm ahead of their headlining set at Xfm’s Winter Wonderland with Rocksmith at O2 Academy Brixton, Tom and Russell from Editors said they are feeling good as they work on album number four.

The band - who admitted they were going to play new songs during their headlining set, including two that have never been aired before - have lost a member and gained two more since 2009’s In This Light and On This Evening.

Bassist Russell told Xfm’s Steve Harris that they see next year as ‘Editors Phase 2’.

“It’s a fresh start and I dunno… it’s rejuvenated us and we’re working with different people and it’s going to sound like a guitar record.

“We’ve been rehearsing these songs a lot. We spent a couple of months locked in a room together, playing.”

“More than a couple of months I’d say,” Tom interjected.

The frontman continued, “I don’t know about riffs but… I don’t mean this negatively - but it is a straightforward record, especially compared to our last record which for us was an experimental thing.

“I’m very proud of that record but I didn’t want to do it again.”

The band have been working on the new record for a while and Tom admitted that the departure of guitarist Chris Urbanowicz - who left Editors in the spring over musical differences - was a wake up call.

“Obviously if someone leaves something’s not right and it takes a while to recover from that and to find new people that you can make music with and in doing that bring new songs together, the new band together - it does feel like a new chapter.”

The band are going to head over to Nashville for six weeks in the new year to make the record before finishing it off in London.

“The mix is booked, we’re booking festivals so it has to happen,” Tom said, telling us that they ideally would like to have it out in July.

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"the record is being mastered today. it's finished. done."

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So, it's official, the mighty Zane Lowe will be premiering our new single on his BBC Radio 1 show on Monday night, from 7pm. So excited for you to hear these songs and who better to introduce them than Zane, a DJ who has truly supported the band since the start. Monday, May 6th!

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Hans-Maulwurf-Rockt schrieb:

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Introducing 'The Weight Of Your Love', the new album from Editors. Featuring the single 'A Ton of Love'. www.editorsofficial.com

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