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Editors – The Weight of the World : A Moment Of Reflection
by Niki N. Phaser on Jul.16, 2009, under Non-Single Masterpieces
With only two albums, British indie band Editors have managed to… get noticed, to say at least. Their second album, 2007′s An End Has a Start, confirmed them as an important new name and left plenty of people curious about what’s coming next. But, now, in the two-month eve of their new album’s release, entitled In This Light and On This Evening, let’s remember one of their non-single masterpieces, The Weight of the World. Built on a slow beat, reminding us of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s Just Like Honey, and on a repetitive guitar riff, this is a calmer moment in the usually urgent Editors’ rock. Songs like Munich and An End Has a Start are more like their trademark sound. Still, The Weight of the World might just be their best song so far, with Tom Smith’s voice sounding as affected as ever, especially singing reflective lyrics, that masterfully avoid becoming corny in any way. The song begins with the line “Keep a light on those you love, They will be there when you die”, the chorus goes like “Every little piece in your life, Will add up to one, Every little piece in your life, It will mean something to someone”. It would be a good soundtrack to both moments of joy and those of sorrow. Even though it wasn’t released as a single, The Weight of the World was included in the live setlist of Editors’ shows, supposedly being written especially to be played at Glastonbury ’07.
Muse’s The Resistance is finished
by Niki N. Phaser on Jun.24, 2009, under Music News
Muse’s bass player Chris Wolstenholme recently announced via Twitter that their new album is finished. Mastering in New York is next, so everything seems to be going according to schedule for the 14 September release. On the downside, it’s been confirmed that Muse will not be playing at this year’s Glastonbury. But, maybe it’s better this way, because they will not be distracted from the mastering process. We all know that Muse is the kind of band who takes the studio period extremely serious and take their time to get the best result possible. They’ll make up for the festival absence this summer with their massive tour in the autumn.
