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| Editors are an British indie rock band from Birmingham, consisting of Tom Smith (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano), Chris Urbanowicz (lead guitar and synth), Russell Leetch (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Ed Lay (drums, percussion and live backing vocals). In 2006, Editors were nominated for the Mercury Prize, and are currently being lauded as the second biggest British band of the decade after Arctic Monkeys. The band met studying Music Technology at Staffordshire University and then relocated to Birmingham after graduation.[2] Their brand of sweeping indie rock is frequently compared to the sound of bands such as Interpol, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Sound, Joy Division, Franz Ferdinand, Kitchens of Distinction, The Chameleons and U2. The band were not always known by their current name, but were known as The Pride, before they changed the line-up and became known as Snowfield (Ed Lay replaced Geraint Owen on drums as he began to focus on his Welsh band The Heights), they played their debut gig at the request of Fused Magazine before becoming a popular unsigned band.[3] They remained with this name until they signed with Kitchenware Records in September 2004. - source wikipedia |