So. What happened in June? Well, Editors are still in the studio as part of their rehearsal/writing sessions for their 8th album. Elliott played a DJ set at Glastonbury this year. Let's see...was there anything else? Anything at all?
Oh, wait.
Tom released details of his own dedicated mailing list. It said:-
"There is exciting news coming from Tom very soon!To be amongst the first to hear all the details sign up for Tom's new mailing list HERE.By signing up you'll be the first to know about new music, tours, merch and more. PLUS! You'll receive all sorts of exclusive subscriber content. Exciting times ahead! "
Next came the beginning of a run of acoustic performances, that kicked off with An End Has a Start and then The Phone Book. These weren't full renditions, just samples. Most interesting what went down on the 16th of June. Tom posted a one minute film depicting a field swaying in the breeze with some music playing over it. There was a trumpet. Curious. Next came a message from him via his new mailing list.
If you want to hear what he had to say in the video, go here. All of this, however, was merely preliminary entertainment for the announcement on the 20th of June that Lights of New York City was Tom Smith's first solo release. That same day he put an acoustic take of the song onto social media, and PIAS gave us a short film about how the song was recorded.
2 more acoustic videos followed, they were Lights, and then What is This Thing Called Love.
In summary, Tom is now a legitimate recording artist, after over 20 years as an Editor and there's an album coming soon. This is occurring in tandem with the construction of new Editors recordings so there's lots of exciting things happening. Come on, July. Show us what you got...
Editors Instagram - June 2025
For all of Editors' other Instagram posts, go here.
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