Violence

Violence is the sixth studio album from British recording group Editors. It was released on 9 March 2018 by PIAS Recordings.

The first single, "Magazine", premiered on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show on 15 January 2018.

Over the course of late 2016 to late 2017 the band posted pictures of the recording process on Instagram with a concluding post, stating: "Album 6 … done! #e6 #editors' on 26 October 2017."

In the interview with Jo Whiley prior to the first play of the single "Magazine", singer Tom Smith said: "We had a lot of help from a guy called Blanck Mass, who makes very brutal electronic music. So when it's electronic, it's very electronic. But then when it's guitar-y, it's very band driven. I think we've managed to find the balance of those two things better than we have done before. Over the years, we've gone from backwards between more band-orientated sounding records and more electronic records. I think there's a balance here between melody and brutality that I don't think we've managed to get before."

When asked about the content of the album Smith said: "There's a thread on a lot of these songs – the need for human connection or coming together as people; an intimacy, with a loved one or a friend, as an escape from the outside world."

The second single "Hallelujah (So Low)" was premiered on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show on 21 February 2018.

Track listing

Cold
Hallelujah (So Low)
Violence
Darkness at the Door
Nothingness
Magazine
No Sound But the Wind
Counting Spooks
Belong

Bonus Track

The Pulse
When We Were Angels