Tom on the Dermot O'Leary show 14th April 2018

Up bright and early on a Saturday morning, here's Mr Smith taking part in another visit with Mr Dermot O'Leary on his BBC Radio 2 show. There's interviews and acoustic music to be taken to your collective hearts, and if you've been following and digesting their previous chats on the E6 campaign then you'll be familiar with the topics of conversation. However, there are some new tidbits to enjoy. Who's the best wing-man in Editors? Who is the peacemaker at football matches? How do they approach touring now that they are all "of a certain age?", and just what on Earth is Nomination Whist?

What makes this session special is that we have more virgin territory being explored. Tom plays Darkness at the Door for the first time solo and on a guitar and, in true Editors fashion, it becomes a different song completely. Additionally, there's a cover of...Mirrors by Justin Timberlake. Yep, you read that correctly. He covered a genuine mainstream pop classic. I love it when bands do this; they take a sharp left turn when you expected them to move in a straight line. Also, every time this kind of thing happens it always feels like a middle finger being raised to all the mopey buggers who demand and expect their own version of Editors. They're going to do what they want whatever we think, and here's the proof. It even took Dermot by surprise, as he was clearly expecting some older material. If we never hear this played again, I think it's great that he did it. The broadcast now has infamy with a sense of occasion and fun all at once. Kudos sir. 

The Setlist
Tiny, miniscule pre-soundcheck interview with Tom
Interview
Darkness at the Door
Interview2
Mirrors (Justin Timberlake cover)
Outro

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MP3s
Darkness at the Door - download here
Mirrors - download here

Previous Editors appearances on the show
10th October 2009
3rd August 2013
5th September 2015

Bonus Materials

This is a small piece of bonus material to accompany this post. What you see here are three videos; the first is Dermot and Kylie Minogue (we are not worthy) from a week before announcing the band as an upcoming guest, the second is Dermot's cat Socks disapproving of Magazine by Editors, while the final clip is all about dad-dancing and thanking Tom for being on the show. Enjoy ;)

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