img src= http://www.chromewaves.net/images/interface/20070805editors.jpg title= Editors class= blogPhoto A confession? I really wanted to dislike the new a href= http://www.editorsofficial.com target= new title= Editors Editors /a record. As a faux music critic, it would make my life much easier if I were able to, in good conscience, dismiss them as A href= Http://www.interpolnyc.com target= new title= Interpol Interpol /a knock-offs and go on with my day but I can't. There's something about A href= http://www.amazon.ca/End-Has-Start-Editors/dp/B000PUAZDW/ref=sr_1_1/702-1879823-4724805?ie=UTF8 s=music qid=1184720374 sr=8-1 target= new title= An End Has A Start i An End Has A Start /i /a that appeals to my inner mopey Brit-rock kid - the one for whom any amount of over-the-top melodrama is acceptable if its delivered in the correct accent and overtop huge, churningly anthemic guitar rock arrangements (it's this same inner child that will go to bat for the new a href= Http://www.blocparty.com target= new title= Bloc Party Bloc Party /a no matter what reason says). It's not that I believe that Tom Smith's howling declarations of angst and anguish are sincere but I i want /i to believe him. And sometimes that's good enough. br / br / But to the point. Courtesy of Cornerstone Promotions, I've got some Editors swag to give away - a grab bag of sorts. There's one copy of the new album, i An End Has A Start /i on CD, a copy of the first album A href= http://search.insound.com/search/showrelease.jsp?from=90804 p=INS28901 target= new title= The Back Room i The Back Room /i /a on LP and a copy of a limited edition, fancy-pants lyrics book for i An End Has A Start /i . To enter, email me at a href= mailto:contests A T chromewaves.net contests A T chromewaves.net /a with I Want To Have Tom Smith's Brilliant Poetry In Hardbound Format in the subject line or just I Want The Editors Stuff . Whichever. I also need your mailing address in the body. This contest will run till oh, let's say Friday night. August 10. Midnight. The witching hour. And sorry, this contest is open only to folks in North America. br / br / And in the meantime, check out their new video for the title track of the album below, some behind-the-scenes footage from the making of said vid at a href= http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2007/8/2/video-behind-the-scenes-of-editors-new-video target= new title= Tripwire vs Editors Tripwire /a and a href= http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/08/0301.cfm target= new title= Chart vs Editors i Chart /i /a has got an interview with Smith online. Editors play day two of A href= Http://www.virginfestival.ca target= new title= V Fest Virgin Fest /A on September 9. br / br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://youtube.com/watch?v=P5yLJVLc8HM target= new title= An End Has A Start Editors - An End Has A Start (YouTube) /a br / strong Video: /strong A href= http://youtube.com/watch?v=blP9LWyKqzI target= new title= Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors Editors - Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors (YouTube) /a br / strong MySpace: /strong A href= http://www.myspace.com/editorsmusic target= new title= Editors Editors /a ...read full story