In Dream

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AlbumOct 02 / 201510 songs, 51m 8s
Synthpop Alternative Rock
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If Editors\' guitar-heavy previous album, *The Weight Of Your Love*, was an interesting detour from the band’s musical mission, then this puts them back on synth-laden, atmospheric course. Opener \"No Harm\" beautifully pairs a pulsating electronic heartbeat with Tom Smith’s falsetto, \"Life Is A Fear\" is supreme brooding indie and the haunting “All the Kings” best utilises their stately synths.

7 / 10

In Dreams skirts a line of uncertainty between if the album is too over-populated or if the listener is too feint of heart.

English alt-rockers return to form and broaden their palette on fifth LP

When it works, it does so spectacularly.

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It's overcooked and unashamedly melodramatic. Tom Smith still, at times, sounds like he's trying to declaim the opening line to Bowie's Cat People, an octave beneath even the Dame's am-dram delivery

7.5 / 10

While it still may not rank with Editors' finest work, In Dream is the sound of a band finally moving on and discovering new ground rather than dwelling on past concerns, and the better for it.

Album Reviews: Editors - In Dream

2.9 / 5

Editors - In Dream review: Back-tracking on a back-track… Or just plain confused?

In DreamArtist: EditorsGenre: RockLabel: PIAS RecordingsEditors have never been afraid to experiment, so when it was announced that Tom Smith and Co were self-producing their fifth album, it didn’t seem like a big deal.

5 / 10