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In This Light & On This Evening - Editors
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59 out of 100

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6.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the British rock band was produced by Flood.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. Uncut
    80
    Guitar band goes synth' isn't going to stop any presses, but this new phase perfectly suits Editors well. [Nov 2009, p. 84]
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  2. Under The Radar
    60
    In their attempts to procure an oppressively dark ambience, they have bypassed heroes Depeche Mode and New Order, landing straight in standard-issue mail-Goth territory--a place with little thematic variation. [Holiday 2009, p.76]
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  3. Pitchfork
    37
    It's sort of a catch-22 that Editors can write songs sticky enough to be memorable in unfortunate ways.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. EliaMusiari
    9
    In "An End has a start" e soprattutto in "The Back Room" è la chitarra lo strumento più in risalto, mentre in questo album viene relegata in un ruolo marginale, sovrastata da synth danzerecci e/o cupi. Il risultato è un album molto diverso rispetto ai 2 precedenti, in cui il genere dominante è un synth/rock in pieno stile Depeche. Le mie preferite del disco sono "You Don't Know Love" e "Eat Raw Meat = Blood Drool"… Expand
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  2. Ricko
    8
    Definitely a change in direction for the band on this record and this has to be admired even if it doesn't go all their own way. Overall, it's got good solid tracks on it without too many stand outs. The song writing by the band is very good and the production is done very well. It feels like it was recorded in a factory and reminds me of the Terminator soundtrack in parts. The problem with this record is it's probably turned a lot of people off them and it will remain to be seen if anyone will still be listening when they resurface.… Expand
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  3. micho224
    4
    While I do admire Editors for experimenting and trying something different, this is probably a too drastic change for my liking. There are a few good songs like "papillon" and "like treasure" but overall the change of directions has not paid dividends.… Expand
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