Editors
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Pilot The Pride Snowfield
- Origin
- Moseley , Birmingham, England
- Genres
- Indie rock post-punk revival alternative rock dark wave
- Years active
- 2002–present
- Labels
- PIAS Kitchenware Epic
- Members
- Tom Smith Russell Leetch Ed Lay Justin Lockey Elliott Williams
- Past members
- Chris Urbanowicz Geraint Owen Benjamin John Power
- Website
- editors-official .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Editors are an English rock band, formed in 2002 in Birmingham. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Russell Leetch (bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals), Ed Lay (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Justin Lockey (lead guitar), and Elliott Williams (keys, synthesizer, guitar, backing vocals). During live performances, the band are joined by longtime touring member Nicholas Willes (guitar, keyboards).
Editors have released seven studio albums, with several million combined sales. Their debut album The Back Room was released in 2005. It contained the hits "Munich" and "Blood" and the following year received a Mercury Prize nomination.
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