Editors: A band that is not afraid of experimentation

As we have already reported, the British band Editors will bring together music lovers from both Gorizia and Nova Gorica at the beginning of September. Tickets are already on sale, but if you're still not sure if this concert is right for you, we've put together a short article about this popular rock band from Birmingham.   The band began their musical journey in 2002 and were formed by friends and fellow students who met at Staffordshire University. The original line-up consists of Tom Smith (lead singer) and Russell Leetch (bass guitar), with Ed Lay (drums), Justin Lockey (guitar), Elliott Williams (keyboards) and Benjamin John Power (keyboards and electronics) joining later. To date, Editors have released seven albums that have sold millions of copies. Their best-known songs include Munich (The Back Room, 2005), Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (An End Has a Start, 2007), Sugar (The Weight of Your Love, 2013), etc.   Their music is often compared to the sound of Joy Divison, The Cameleons, Interpol, U2, etc. But Editors like to cross the boundaries between genres - they started in post-punk, turned to alternative rock and are currently (e.g. with their latest album EMB, 2022) closer to electronica. They are not afraid to experiment, to change their style, or as Williams, the keyboardist, wryly put it: "We are a band with an identity crisis." But the common thread of their ever-expanding journey, always under the umbrella of rock, is a certain darkness; they are interested in dark themes, or in frontman Smith's words, "We certainly enjoy the dramatics and the over-the-top nature of this darkness in our music, the world that it lives in. We’re having quite a lot of fun making our miserable music."   The concert in Gorizia will take place on 2 September 2023 at the large car park next to the former border crossing in Rožna Dolina. The event is organised by the EGTC GO in the framework of the preparations for the European Capital of Culture GO! 2025. For more information on how to buy tickets, please follow this link, and for press accreditation, please contact press@go2025.eu.   Sources: Editors: ‘We’re a band with an identity crisis – we see that as a positive’ ‘We’re having fun making our miserable music,’ says Editors’ Tom Smith