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Editors: Bullets
Editors join the love-as-a-disease metaphor to a big important sounding production with lots of heart rending chiming guitars. ‘Bullets’ sounds like it can only be played by earnest looking men in big raincoats a la Echo & The Bunnymen at their finest yet retains a classic pop suss.
Mention must also be made of ‘You Are Fading’, a flag waving, mini epic that lyrically says absolutely nothing at all yet musically sounds fucking fantastic. Plus, and I do hope one of the ‘Match Of The Day’ producers are reading this, ‘You Are Fading’ would sound great set to football.
Also, it’s telling that Editors have chosen a relaunched Kitchenware as their home. This Newcastle based label was for a time during the 80s seen as a benchmark of quality being home to at one time or another Fatima Mansions, Martin Stephenson And The Daintees, and, er, Prefab Sprout. There’s no reason why Editors can’t put Kitchenware, and indeed themselves, firmly back on the musical map.
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Editors - Bullets
An ace single, although it does feel a little like it's building to a climax it never quite reaches. Don't knock Prefab Sprout!-
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you're right i shouldn't knock paddy mcaloon & co. I used to play them on hospital radio all the time especially 'the king of rock 'n' roll' which was ace.
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Editors - Bullets
I saw them last night at The Barfly and they were very, very good.
Well deserved interest surrounds them.-
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excellent. i wanted to see them in cambridge but couldn't cos i had flu. pah! i hope they tour again soon.
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Editors - Bullets
At least I've seen them so when NME wanks all over them I can say "yeah, saw them at the Garage supporting Oceansize". They were OK, if a little too into their Joy Divison. A trend seemingly carried on by their artwork and dress sense.
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Editors - Bullets
this is already going for £30 on weebay, apparently. -
Editors - Bullets
it is indeed. yes very average band, big buzz. ooo sounds like the current british music scene already!
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Editors - Bullets
yea when i heard them live there was a heavy, heavy joy division influence. I remember thinking they had a certain something though. -
Editors - Bullets
The heavy Joy Division influence is not so noticeable as the debt to Echo & the Bunnymen, and possibly a nod or two to Interpol (referencing the same era ;-))
I think they still use the influences to good effect in creating something their own.
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