Editors "The Back Room" Color:Clear Miguel Briseno and Tom Renaud

Miguel Briseno and Tom Renaud

There's less rage

David Paton

It is a groundbreaking next step following the genre blending STN MTN / Kauai mixtape and the twice-Grammy nominated rap album

Editors "The Back Room" Color:Clear Miguel Briseno and Tom RenaudEditors are an anxious, frantic, and passionate group, and the album is done with taste from the start. Smith is vocally passionate without being too steely, unlike Interpol frontman Paul Banks, as he exclaims, "I've got a million things to say," while his bandmates add to the song's rushing intensity. From there, the blistering "Munich" and the more luxurious, danceable "Blood" are the standout moments of this 11 song set. "Munich" is one of The Back