<strong>The Editors</strong><br/><strong>The Weight of Your Love</strong><br/><strong>PIAS</strong><br/><strong>**</strong> The Editors have done a Snow Patrol. Sick of the brooding tag, the Birmingham boys have followed the Irish rockers' successful move of ditching the atmospherics for their most radio-friendly release yet. No more Joy Division comparisons here. References now include U2, The Boss and R.E.M. The opener, <em>The Weight</em>, kicks things off rather well. The light folk touch is undercut by the lead singer Tom Smith's stark baritone vocals declaring: "I'm a lump of meat with a heartbeat." The decent single <em>A Ton of Love</em> is built upon chiming Peter Buck-esque riffs with Smith going full throttle in the chorus. In some instances, The Editors' commercial ambitions falls short. <em>What Is This Thing Called Love</em> aspires to tug heart strings, but the piano ballad feels like a cynical attempt to write a Coldplay torch song complete with falsetto. And <em>Nothing</em> is sadly true to its word, more an exercise in mood than a genuine stab at a tune. <em>The Weight of Love</em> may open The Editors up to new fans - at the risk of losing their existing base. Let's see if it works. Follow us Follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thenationalArtsandLife">Facebook</a> for discussions, entertainment, reviews, wellness and news.
