Two days later I quickly popped into HMV Oxford Street on the way home in time to catch half of Editors' instore set. Truth be told, without that much to look at and a rather small crowd, it was hard not too feel that the melodrama and intensity of their music seemed a little out of place, especially when they started with least brilliant single yet Blood first. Incredibly brilliant album track Camera, which restrains their usual explosive pay-offs for over five minutes of slowly creeping atmospherics, and previous single Munich just about made the trip worthwhile. That and buying the version of the single with Elbow produced B-side Let Your Good Heart Lead You Home which adds extra warmth and texture to their usually stark sound with very impressive results.
Since then, their album The Back Room has been released, which although slightly underwhelming after the perfect first two singles is really very good. It sticks far more rigidly to a single sound (Interpol with a couple of the edges removed, added beauty and better lyrics, basically) than anything as good as it is ought to, but they actually use it well to their advantage as the minute changes they do make on each song have more of an impact. Fingers In The Factory, the aforementioned Camera and gentle, dreamy album closer Distance are the most impressive.
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