The Editors

In a city where clubs open and close constantly, Rothko has emerged as a great place to see up and coming bands on their required stopover in New York. You can find Rothko in the Lower East Side, complete with chain ropes outside to keep out the rifraf. My brother Mick Lewis (photo credit), another music editor around town, had gotten me on a tight list to check out The Editors, a new band that is really big in England right now. You know the pattern, they’re big in England, then they come over here and get really big, (i.e. Oasis, Radiohead, Cold Play.) The Editors, hailing from Birmingham, have been compared to Joy Division and have admitted that, while they have influences as all bands do, they are making their own music. Their album, “The Back Room” was 13 on the charts and they have three singles released already, but I rarely listen to albums of bands before checking out the shows live. There’s something about a live show that either has the rock n’ roll feeling or it doesn’t. The room was tightly packed with music lovers, photographers, and writers. The band was tight and the lead singer, Tom Smith, was entertaining, although at times a bit theatrical. There was not enough alcoholic rock n’ roll that I’m addicted to. I never really got into Cold Play and I don’t know if The Editors are my ticket either, but you will be hearing them and they’ll be coming to a city near you. Check them out.

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Posted on 2/8/2006 ( Permanent Link )
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