{"product_id":"editors-surface-echo-sound-392761","title":"Editors – Surface, Echo \u0026 Sound","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEditors' \u003cem\u003eSurface, Echo \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Birmingham band's eighth studio album, arriving in 2026 after the more electronic pull of 2022's \u003cem\u003eEBM\u003c\/em\u003e. This time they deliberately changed method: instead of building songs as studio constructions, they regrouped in summer 2025 in a Gloucestershire rehearsal space and worked face to face, much closer to the way Editors first wrote together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat shift matters to the sound. Tom Smith brought in acoustic-based sketches, drawing on the stripped-back approach of his 2025 solo record, and the band opened them up collectively in the room. The result is a record that leans back toward Editors' darker guitar pulse and emotional directness while still keeping the spacious synth textures and careful sound design that have shaped their later work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe songs are described as more natural and deliberately stripped back, but not sparse: you still get the tension between driving rhythms, echoing passages and Smith's unmistakable baritone at the centre. If \u003cem\u003eEBM\u003c\/em\u003e pushed Editors further into collaboration with Benjamin John Power, \u003cem\u003eSurface, Echo \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/em\u003e feels like the next step in a different direction, reconnecting the band with the nervous post-punk energy and room-played interplay that first defined them. \"The Rush\" is one of the key signposts for that return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1xLP, Black Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3mm spined outer sleeve with printed card lyric inner sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/alternative-rock-vinyl-records\"\u003ePunk \u0026amp; Alternative\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eLP\u003cbr\u003e1. Surface, Echo \u0026amp; Sound\u003cbr\u003e2. Call It In\u003cbr\u003e3. The Rush\u003cbr\u003e4. Rescue\u003cbr\u003e5. Shadow\u003cbr\u003e6. Real\u003cbr\u003e7. Happiness\u003cbr\u003e8. Much Love\u003cbr\u003e9. Butterfly Wings\u003cbr\u003e10. Seriously\u003cbr\u003e11. The Hills We Died Upon\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Dutch Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50883689578561,"sku":"1358625","price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/216653-editors-surface-echo-sound.jpg?v=1793575228","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/editors-surface-echo-sound-392761","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}