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The Weight of Your Love
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  • Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the British rock band was produced by Jacquire King and is its first without guitarist Chris Urbanowicz.
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Sugar
Don't leave Don't leave I want you to realise when I'm gone. My My, My My You have known the thing I've owned. There's sugar on your soul And your... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Mojo
    Jul 10, 2013
    80
    Editors' fourth retains their customary grandeur and gloom, but with a new immediacy and surety, as Tom Smith matures into a truly commanding frontman. [Aug 2013, p.86]
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  2. Sputnikmusic
    Jun 27, 2013
    74
    Comprised of bass-driven pop turns (see the hooky backing vocals of ‘Formaldehyde’) and evocative mood pieces containing occasional flourishes of Americana (courtesy of American co-producer Jacquire King), nothing in the album’s solid latter half will reach out and grab you. However, there is just enough diversity evident in these tunes to stave off indifference and reward repeated listening.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Jul 8, 2013
    70
    Although The Weight of Your Love doesn't succeed to the same extent as other, older European rock albums drenched in American influences, it makes for a nicely retooled, if occasionally misguided, formula.
  4. Paste Magazine
    Jul 2, 2013
    54
    The ideas behind Weight have some potential, but Editors can’t seem to pull them off successfully.
  5. Uncut
    Jul 10, 2013
    50
    It's hard to find anything out of the ordinary here beyond the usual blend of angst rock and stadium bombast. [Aug 2013, p.69]
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  6. The Fly (UK)
    Jul 8, 2013
    40
    ‘A Ton Of Love’ shows they’ve not lost their knack for passably impersonating Echo & the Bunnymen, but really, you deserve better than this hazily indistinct angst.
  7. Rolling Stone
    Jul 16, 2013
    30
    No matter what mode they’re in, they manage to turn four-minute songs into small eternities.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
  1. jackhammers
    Sep 11, 2013
    10
    Albums as good as this are very rare. Stunningly brilliant. The bad reviews on this site are simply wrong. Go out and get it now you won't regret it.
  2. Chris_A
    Aug 19, 2013
    9
    Very good album, much better than In This Light and On This Evening, some odd lyrics in a few songs but it keeps it interesting. I expectedVery good album, much better than In This Light and On This Evening, some odd lyrics in a few songs but it keeps it interesting. I expected the worst after their last album, but this album is certainly no disappointment. It seems like they have gone back towards An End Has A Start and The Back Room, which were equally as good albums.… Expand
  4. NewbGingrich
    Jul 7, 2013
    9
    This album is amazing. Another example of how the Editors are able to change their sound and excel with new dynamics. Just as ITLAOTE focusedThis album is amazing. Another example of how the Editors are able to change their sound and excel with new dynamics. Just as ITLAOTE focused on synth driven melodies, this album focuses on Tom's lyrics and lugubrious vocals. Sure, it's unlikely we'll ever hear the raw power found in The Back Room, but it's better for them to explore new sounds then rehash the same album every two years. This is an album I'll be happy to play with my girlfriend in the car, it's not too depressing and is rather beautiful at times. Luckily, we still have their older work, and can swap out their records according to what you're in the mood to listen to!… Expand
  5. Velden
    Nov 23, 2013
    8
    Played this in the car for the first time and thought it was pretty ordinary. Like other users once you get over the initial hump its aPlayed this in the car for the first time and thought it was pretty ordinary. Like other users once you get over the initial hump its a really good album.… Expand
  6. Jukebox88
    Jul 1, 2013
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Editors fourth album begins with 'The Weight' a great atmospheric opener and the best song on the album. Tom Smith's vocals sound almost ghost like on this track. This is followed by 'Sugar' and 'A Ton of Love' both very good, the latter is a stadium anthem which wouldn't sound out of place on a U2 record.

    Unfortunately the album then slumps with the next three tracks with heavily utilise an orchestra. The first 'What is this thing called love?' is probably the worst of the trilogy. It's a ballad in which Tom Smith sings falsetto which sounds truly terrible. 'Nothing' is a plodding funeral march where Tom sings accompanied by the orchestra. No guitars, bass or drums seem to be audible so presumably the rest of the band had the day off. Sandwiched between these two is 'Honesty' which is admittedly better but lacks any real bite. I recommend replacing this trilogy with the three unique bonus tracks from the deluxe version which do at least sound more like Editors songs and are more up-tempo.

    Thankfully the album recovers in the latter stages with 'Two Hearted Spider' the highlight; much like 'A Ton of Love' it is very much stadium rock fodder. The funky 'Formaldehyde', the simple and direct guitar rock of 'Hyena', and the acoustic guitar driven 'The Phone Book' stresses the point that Editors sound better stripped back and straight forward rather than backed by a battalion of violin players. The piano driven 'Bird of Prey' closes the album nicely.

    Overall I thought this album excellent apart from tracks 4-6 which I felt let it down. The bonus tracks on the deluxe version are awesome, at time of writing I'm listening to 'Get Low' and wondering how 'What is this thing called love?' got onto the album. Bizarre.    … Expand
  7. REBELDE48
    Dec 8, 2022
    7
    Very solid record is very chill and epic at the same time but is not so good líke their first records
  8. mindheart
    May 20, 2014
    1
    Boring, no inspiration, poor lyrics!!! People who like this album dont know what Editors were in the past. On this album, Editors pretend theyBoring, no inspiration, poor lyrics!!! People who like this album dont know what Editors were in the past. On this album, Editors pretend they are Coldplay... sadly! I can't stand this album at all!!! These guys need a break because everytime they release an album, since 2009, it seems they don't know what they are doing!!! One of the worst album of 2013.… Expand

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