"We'll see how this goes..."
**UPDATED 26th July 2022 - There's every likelihood that this may vanish from YouTube within the
next 3 weeks, which is the amount of time remaining on the dispute I'm
currently involved in with the band's label. I posted the show and it
was immediately blocked worldwide. I'm pretty sure this was the result
of a false-positive algorithm check, rather than an actual
representative of the label coming after the video. PIAS have always
been cool with me, and also extremely lenient in giving me room to do my
thing when others definitely wouldn't.
The sticking point is Two Hearted Spider, which has been flagged for some reason. Hopefully my appeal is successful and the video gets to stay online, because this is exactly the kind of thing The Archive exists to preserve. An awesome Editors festival appearance that you can't watch any more. Enjoy it while you can, and cross your fingers...
The sticking point is Two Hearted Spider, which has been flagged for some reason. Hopefully my appeal is successful and the video gets to stay online, because this is exactly the kind of thing The Archive exists to preserve. An awesome Editors festival appearance that you can't watch any more. Enjoy it while you can, and cross your fingers...
This lively action took place across a weekend in June 2013 where Editors played two festival shows back to back, one at Hurricane and this one at Southside. On a return visit three years later, they were actually unable to take to the stage at both Hurricane and Southside because of atrocious weather conditions, but this time was distraction free.
I got this TV rip of Editors at Southside from a long time friend to the Archive, Dave Austria (thank you again, Sir). It differs slightly to the one you may have seen on YouTube at the time, in that this version is free from a couple of audio/video skips that happen during Two Hearted Spider and Papillon, flaws that I believe was inherent in the actual stream on the day of the concert. Not here. This is the best quality capture of Editors at Southside 2013 that we have.
I got this TV rip of Editors at Southside from a long time friend to the Archive, Dave Austria (thank you again, Sir). It differs slightly to the one you may have seen on YouTube at the time, in that this version is free from a couple of audio/video skips that happen during Two Hearted Spider and Papillon, flaws that I believe was inherent in the actual stream on the day of the concert. Not here. This is the best quality capture of Editors at Southside 2013 that we have.
Context is crucial when you're watching this set. I know that a lot of
you will be used to seeing this line up playing together, it may even be
that this was the version Editors that first got you hooked. What you
should take into consideration is that just over a year prior to this
show, Chris was excused, and that this new collection of musicians were
still getting the feel of what it was like to perform on a stage
together. Also, the band's 4th album The Weight of Your Love was still
unreleased, with the official launch being 5 days away. Everything was
still in a very nascent state, and uncertainty was still an unwelcome
hitch-hiker that they accidentally picked up.
To make things even more improbable, absurdly so, Justin Lockey didn't even own a guitar when he was hired as Editors guitarist in the previous year. In comparative terms, he's like the skydiving instructor who dived out into the great blue yonder without the encumbrance of a pesky parachute, undergoing lessons on why gravity always wins and the unpleasantness of high-speed impact. In this case, Justin's landing was definitely better.
Highlights? Bones has a tasty bit of feedback as it commences, and An End Has a Start sounds great with Elliott's additional guitars and keys, as well as Justin's scratchy lead. Watch as the sun magically appears as Formaldehyde kicks off, momentarily buring the skin and dark soul of Mr Smith and there's some seriously freaky crowd dancing during Papillon. Munich has a delightful bout of lyrical meandering from Tom, although you should cut that brother some slack. He'd only performed that song 1,000,004 times up until that point...as well as actually being the sole author of those lyrics.
To make things even more improbable, absurdly so, Justin Lockey didn't even own a guitar when he was hired as Editors guitarist in the previous year. In comparative terms, he's like the skydiving instructor who dived out into the great blue yonder without the encumbrance of a pesky parachute, undergoing lessons on why gravity always wins and the unpleasantness of high-speed impact. In this case, Justin's landing was definitely better.
Highlights? Bones has a tasty bit of feedback as it commences, and An End Has a Start sounds great with Elliott's additional guitars and keys, as well as Justin's scratchy lead. Watch as the sun magically appears as Formaldehyde kicks off, momentarily buring the skin and dark soul of Mr Smith and there's some seriously freaky crowd dancing during Papillon. Munich has a delightful bout of lyrical meandering from Tom, although you should cut that brother some slack. He'd only performed that song 1,000,004 times up until that point...as well as actually being the sole author of those lyrics.
I kid, of course! I kid because I love.
The television broadcast also contained an interview with Tom and Russell before the set aired, and that's included here as bonus material. Enjoy the music ;)
Video - stream it here
The television broadcast also contained an interview with Tom and Russell before the set aired, and that's included here as bonus material. Enjoy the music ;)
Video - stream it here
Sugar - download here
A Ton of Love - download here
Munich - download here
Bones - download here
Two Hearted Spider - download here
An End Has a Start - download here
Formaldehyde - download here
ERM=BD - download here
Smokers - download here
Racing Rats - download here
Papillon - download here
Honesty - download here
All in a Zip - download here
The funniest part of Editors at Southside doesn't happen when the band play, but during the interview itself. The guy asking the questions observes that the band had taken a step back from "indie" on The Weight of Your Love, something that arches the Leetch brow and causes a smirk. He doesn't explicitly state any disagreement, but if you're observant you can tell it's there.
It's a tag that has been thrown at them since their earliest days, and it's a restrictive label that tends to ghettoize musicians between some very narrow parameters, rather than simply acting as an identifier for your music. Historically, there's been a certain snobbery among some music fans that states indie bands are only allowed to play a certain kind of music, and if they dare to experiment with other styles they're either accused of selling-out or being bandwagon jumpers. You only have to look at some of the reactions to In This Light and on This Evening to see what I mean. Synths? Really? The sky is falling!
I suppose that part of being the subject of these promotional interrogations must be to be a willing participant, as well as the diplomat on occasion. See what I did there? No? Ah well...
brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love :) x
