In This Light and On This Evening (Bonus Track Version)

iTunes Review

As a band that brilliantly recalls the detached, danceable emotional isolation of Joy Division (earning the group honors as the “British Interpol”), the U.K.’s Editors manage to advance their influences by drawing on hooks and keyboard riffs that allow singer Tom Smith to croon his way into the endless night. Working with producer Mark “Flood” Ellis, who’s put his signature on records by U2 and Nine Inch Nails, Editors manage a deep, engrossing sound that brings the apocalypse to your doorstep. The title track reverberates with a stinging bounce and a dark, gothic vocal attack. “Bricks and Mortar” follows with six minutes of euphoric retro-dance moves. “Papillon” uses a keyboard weave that sets up the hypnotic march to the mountaintop. “You Don’t Know Love” clangs with the same detached emotionalism that gave Joy Division its serrated edge. Editors so naturally rebuild the era of New Order, Depeche Mode and others that there’s room enough for them to capture their own fresh energy.