EBM (album)

EBM
Studio album by
Editors
Released23 September 2022
RecordedMay – June 2021
Genre
Length52:59
LabelPIAS
Producer
Editors chronology
Violence
(2018) 		EBM
(2022)
Singles from EBM
  1. "Heart Attack"
    Released: 20 April 2022[1]
  2. "Karma Climb"
    Released: 7 June 2022[2]
  3. "Kiss"
    Released: 10 August 2022[3]
  4. "Vibe"
    Released: 31 August 2022[4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash8/10[7]
Mojo[8]
NME[9]
Record Collector[10]
Sonic Seducer7.22/10[11]
Under the Radar[12]

EBM is the seventh studio album from British band Editors. It was released on 23 September 2022 by PIAS Recordings. The album is named after both the band and their newest member ("Editors/Blanck Mass") and the genre electronic body music.[8]

Style and composition

EBM has been described by critics as pop,[10] indietronica,[6] new wave,[6] industrial rock[7][11] and EDM.[7]

Track listing

EBM track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Attack"5:48
2."Picturesque"5:09
3."Karma Climb"5:18
4."Kiss"7:50
5."Silence"5:40
6."Strawberry Lemonade"6:17
7."Vibe"3:39
8."Educate"6:50
9."Strange Intimacy"6:24
Total length:52:59

Charts

Chart performance for EBM
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[13] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 97
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[21] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 83
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] 3

References

  1. ^ Moore, Sam (20 April 2022). "Editors share new single 'Heart Attack' and add Blanck Mass to line-up". NME. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (7 June 2022). "Editors Share New Song 'Karma Climb': Listen". Stereogum. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. ^ Marotta, Michael O'Connor (15 August 2022). "Editors shine a strobe across an EBM dance floor with the fevered "Kiss"". Vanyaland. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ Arnone, Joey (31 August 2022). "Editors Share New Single "Vibe"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. ^ "EBM by Editors Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  6. ^ a b c Collar, Matt. Editors – EBM Album Reviews, Songs & More at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Harrison, Emma (21 September 2022). "Editors – EBM | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b McNair, James. "Editors – EBM". Mojo. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  9. ^ Jones, Damian (23 September 2022). "Editors – EBM review: brooding bangers show flashes of their very best". NME. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  10. ^ a b Earls, John. "Editors – EBM". Record Collector. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Soundcheck". Sonic Seducer (in German). Vol. 30, no. 10. 2022. pp. 72–73.
  12. ^ Von Pip, Andy (23 September 2022). "Editors: EBM ([PIAS])". Under the Radar. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1700. Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 October 2022. p. 10.
  14. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Editors – EBM" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Editors – EBM" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Editors – EBM" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Editors – EBM" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Top Albums (Week 39, 2022)". SNEP. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Editors – EBM" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 23.09.2022 al 29.09.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  24. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Editors – EBM". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  25. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 October 2022.