The band’s audible aspiration towards greatness on this album is the most welcome aspect about it. You can hear the effort that was put into making it as galactic and sprawling as it is.
With a batch of atmospheric tunes that not only cuts back on the filler and patent electronics, but is almost exactly what its predecessor should have sounded like!
With a bit more focus and a more cohesive feel running throughout it, this could've been a great record.
There is something less frenetic about the music here that speaks to broader artistic influences and a more mature level of songwriting.
The problem is that however good the songs are, they’re never quite great or unique enough to fully define Editors on their own terms.
It’s hardly going to break any new ground, but it might allow Editors to escape from their past to some degree, and allow them to branch out and explore new – albeit, already charted – territory.
The ideas behind Weight have some potential, but Editors can’t seem to pull them off successfully.
In trying to both retreat from the synths of album three, and progress from the epic soft-rock of album two, Editors have managed to produce an album that is neither interesting nor stirring.
At worst, it’s like being stuck in a Cormac McCarthy novel with the world’s most boring man; miserably ekeing out your last days of existence on tins of dead baby while he prattles on about how hard it is being in a long-term relationship, and the existentialness of… stuff.
The whole exercise seems so carefully crafted and desperately needy that any joy found within ‘The Weight Of Your Love’ wears off the more you play it.
... after spending time with this record, the image of a man trying to gallop but instead wobbling back and forth pointlessly seems horribly apt.
This might turn out to be my hot take regarding the Editors discography. Yes, this is an absolutely amazing album and if you think otherwise, that's okay. But to me, this is a record of stunning gentle beauty, almost like a happier ending to the darkness from In This Light And On This Evening. No blood drools and post-punk with synths. We have some actual strings here.
Highlights such as Sugar and Ton Of Love are already a good start and there's not really any weak tracks (the only small dud ... read more
After Chris left the band, it looked like Editors would fall apart. Luckily, that didn't happen. In 2013, Editors released their first album with the new line-up. Although it's a small step backwards in comparison to the first three albums, this record has enough great songs to be enjoyable. '
For this album, Editors switched to a softer, more Americana sounding type of music. For the majority of the tracks, this works out great. Songs like 'A Ton Of Love', 'Formaldehyde', 'Sugar' and ... read more
This might turn out to be my hot take regarding the Editors discography. Yes, this is an absolutely amazing album and if you think otherwise, that's okay. But to me, this is a record of stunning gentle beauty, almost like a happier ending to the darkness from In This Light And On This Evening. No blood drools and post-punk with synths. We have some actual strings here.
Highlights such as Sugar and Ton Of Love are already a good start and there's not really any weak tracks (the only small dud ... read more
After Chris left the band, it looked like Editors would fall apart. Luckily, that didn't happen. In 2013, Editors released their first album with the new line-up. Although it's a small step backwards in comparison to the first three albums, this record has enough great songs to be enjoyable. '
For this album, Editors switched to a softer, more Americana sounding type of music. For the majority of the tracks, this works out great. Songs like 'A Ton Of Love', 'Formaldehyde', 'Sugar' and ... read more
1 | The Weight 4:32 | 79 |
2 | Sugar 4:16 | 86 |
3 | A Ton Of Love 3:58 | 83 |
4 | What Is This Thing Called Love 4:12 | 57 |
5 | Honesty 4:49 | 76 |
6 | Nothing 5:15 | 68 |
7 | Formaldehyde 3:50 | 82 |
8 | Hyena 3:39 | 73 |
9 | Two Hearted Spider 4:30 | 76 |
10 | The Phone Book 4:31 | 82 |
11 | Bird Of Prey 4:46 | 90 |