In April, it felt nice to have Editors back on the scene, as the British post-punk band returned with a minimal vibe in “No Harm”. What was missing, however, was that ambitious rock grandiosity that marked the band’s previous releases, when they were falling somewhere on the spectrum between Joy Division and ’80s-era U2.
Now Editors are back with another new cut, the nearly eight-minute-long “Marching Orders”, and it feels a whole lot like the band we grew to love over the past decade. The song is missing the bite of the band’s razor-sharp early years (see “Munich”, “Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors”), but Tom Smith’s deep growl has a welcome familiarity that’s lacking in most acts of the late-2000s.
“Marching Orders” was recorded by Editors in the Western Highlands of Scotland earlier this year, and was mixed by Alan Moulder. And it has a nice-tie in to a European charity.
Three-hundred hand-stamped 12″ test pressings of the song will be donated to Oxfam UK, and be randomly placed and sold in selected Oxfam stores in the UK, Germany and Belgium.
“We’ve been supporters of Oxfam’s amazing, vital work for many years,” says Smith. “From supporting their Oxfam unwrapped campaign back in Xmas 2007, performing at Oxfam gigs and also hosting Oxfam campaigners on our tours to help raise funds and spread the word about the charity with our fans.”
Watch the video for “Marching Orders” below, and scan Editors’ fall tour dates after the jump. Spoiler alert: There are no North American dates just yet.
EDITORS TOUR DATES
Oct 9 – Belfast, UK – Limelight
Oct 10 – Ireland, UK – Olympia Theatre
Oct 12 – Bristol, UK – Colston Hall
Oct 13 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo
Oct 15 – Portsmouth, UK – Pyramid Centre
Oct 16 – Birmingham, UK – 02 Academy
Oct 17 – Leeds, UK – 02 Academy
Oct 18 – Glasgow, UK – 02 ABC
Oct 20 – Newcastle, UK – 02 Academy
Oct 21 – Cambridge, UK – Junction SOLD OUT
Oct 22 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy SOLD OUT
Oct 28 – Paris, FRA – Le Trianon
Oct 29 – Lille, FRA – Splendide SOLD OUT
Oct 31 – Belgium, BRU – Palais 12
Nov 1 – Luxembourg, LUX – Den Atelier
Nov 2 – Cologne, GER – Koln Palladium
Nov 4 – Amsterdam, NLD – Heinekan Music Hall SOLD OUT
Nov 5 – Amsterdam, NLD – Heinekan Music Hall SOLD OUT
Nov 6 – Amsterdam, NLD – Heinekan Music Hall
Nov 8 – Hamburg, GER – Mehr Theater
Nov 9 – Berlin, GER – Columbiahalle
Nov 10 – Offenback, GER – Stadthalle
Nov 12 – Munich, GER – Tonhalle
Nov 13 – Strasbourg, FRA – Laiterie
Nov 15 – Lyon, FRA – Radiant
Nov 16 – Barcelona, SPA – Razzmatazz
Nov 17 – Madrid, SPA – La Riviera
Nov 27 – Lausanne, CHE – Les Docks
Nov 28 – Bologna, ITA – Paladozzza
Nov 29 – Vienna, AUT – Gasometer
Dec 1 – Ljubjana, SLO – Kino Siska
Dec 2 – Zagreb, CRO – Culture Factory
Dec 4 – Athens, GRE – Gazi Music Hall
Dec 5 – Thessaloniki, GRE – Principal Club Theatre
Dec 6 – Istanbul, TUR – Volkswagen Arena
Dec 8 – Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
Dec 9 – Prague, CZE – Roxy
Dec 10 – Warsaw, POL – Progresja Music Zone
Dec 11 – Poznan, POL – MTP2
Dec 13 – Zurich, CHE – X-Tra
Dec 14 – Marseille, FRA – Espace Julien
Dec 15 – Bordeaux, FRA – Le Rocher De Palme