In Dream
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{{Infobox album
| name = In Dream
| type = studio
| artist = Editors
| cover = Editors In Dream 2015.jpg
| alt =
| released = 2 October 2015
| recorded = 2014–2015
| studio = Crear Studio, Scotland
| genre =
| length = 51:02
| label = PIAS
| producer = Editors
| prev_title = The Weight of Your Love
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Violence
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = In Dream
| type = studio
| single1 = No Harm
| single1date = 20 April 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/no-harm-editors/5414939923852|title=No Harm|work=Qobuz|access-date=19 August 2015}}
| single2 = Marching Orders
| single2date = 19 June 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/album/marching-orders-editors/5414939926693|title=Marching Orders|work=Qobuz|access-date=19 August 2015}}
| single3 = Life Is a Fear
| single3date = 12 August 2015{{cite web|url=https://nme.com/news/editors/87542|title=Editors share video for new single 'Life Is A Fear' – watch - NME.COM|last=NME.COM|website=NME|date=12 August 2015|access-date=1 October 2016}}
| single4 = Ocean of Night
| single4date = 24 November 2015{{cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/editorsofficial/ocean-of-night-1|title=Ocean of Night|access-date=1 October 2016}}
| single5 = Forgiveness
| single5date = 31 March 2016
| single6 = All the Kings
| single6date = 16 June 2016
}}
}}
In Dream is the fifth studio album by British band Editors. It was produced by the band themselves and released on 2 October 2015 through PIAS Recordings.
Background
On 15 July 2015, the band announced the album via Facebook and said in a statement: "Our last record was the sound of us learning to walk again, with new legs! In Dream, our first self produced album, is us diving into the computer, a real studio record, made in isolation by the 5 of us". According to Tom Smith, the record is driven by a belief that "music can be both pop and experimental."{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/editors/news/editors-announce-new-album-in-dream/#QEaU47GjueTMIFTc.97 |title=Editors Announce New Album In Dream |publisher=XFM |date=16 July 2015 |access-date=17 July 2015}}
"It feels like a progression from our third record. It was very electronic, but I feel like the last record had to be a guitar record to prove to ourselves that we could be a band,"{{cite news |url=http://www.gigwise.com/features/103035/editors-in-dream-full-album-track-by-track-guide-video |title=Editor's track by track guide to In Dream |work=Gigwise |date=29 September 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015}} says Smith. "To us, it's interesting if it has a darkness. Whatever that is. On the lyric side of things, if I was singing about dancefloors or happier or rosier things, it wouldn't ring true for me. I don't think you need to be sad to write a sad song, everybody has a dark side."{{cite news |url=http://www.gigwise.com/features/103036/editors-video-interview-on-in-dream-depression-chris-urbanowicz |title=Editors: 'Everybody Has a Dark Side' |work=Gigwise |date=29 September 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015}}
In Dream is the second album to feature the new line-up of the band with Justin Lockey and Elliott Williams alongside founding members Tom Smith, Russell Leetch and Ed Lay. It was recorded in Crear in Scotland's Western Highlands{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/editors-tom-smith-on-his-band-s-refuge-in-crear-1-3898409 |title=Editors' Tom Smith on his band's refuge in Crear |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=27 September 2015 |access-date=5 November 2015}} and mixed in London by Alan Moulder.{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/editors/87542 |title=Editors share video for new single 'Life Is A Fear' |website=NME |date=12 August 2015 |access-date=12 August 2015}} The album is Editors' first record to draw in other artists, with the band recruiting Slowdive's Rachel Goswell for vocal duties on "Ocean of Night", "The Law" and "Oh My World".{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/editors/86914 |title=Editors announce Slowdive-featuring fifth album 'In Dream' |publisher=NME.com |date=16 July 2015 |access-date=17 July 2015}}
Promotion and release
In support of the album, the band embarked on an 11-date UK and Ireland tour in October 2015. It was followed by a 31-date European tour in November and December, supported by The Twilight Sad.
On 20 April 2015, the first single from the album, "No Harm", was made available for free download. The track originally appeared on a compilation titled Celebrating 33 Years At 33 RPM by the label Play It Again Sam.{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/artists/editors/songs/no-harm/#34YVsjiD4r8iBtpe.97 |title=Editors release video for new song No Harm |publisher=XFM |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=12 August 2015}} Its official video, directed by Rahi Rezvani, was posted on their YouTube channel on 11 May 2015.{{cite news |url=http://www.gigwise.com/videos/100392/editors-reveal-video-for-new-single-no-harm-watch |title=Watch: Editors Reveal Video For New Single 'No Harm' |work=Gigwise |date=11 May 2015 |access-date=17 July 2015}}
On 18 June, Editors released another Rahi Rezvani-directed video for the album's second single, "Marching Orders".{{cite news |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/101228/editors-reveal-new-song-and-video-marching-orders |title=Editors Reveal New Song and Video, 'Marching Orders' |work=Gigwise |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=17 July 2015}} The single was released in the form of 300 hand stamped 12" test pressings, randomly placed and sold in selected Oxfam stores in the UK, Germany and Belgium.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nme.com/news/editors/86290 |title=Editors share video for new single 'Marching Orders' - watch |magazine=NME |date=18 June 2015 |access-date=16 October 2015}}
The third single, "Life Is a Fear", got its first airplay on Zane Lowe's Apple Music Beats 1 radio show on 11 August 2015. Its video, also directed by Rahi Rezvani, was uploaded to YouTube on the same day.{{cite web |url=http://music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Editors-reveal-new-video&nItemID=91499 |title=Editors reveal new video 'Life is a Fear' |website=Music News |date=11 August 2015 |access-date=11 August 2015}}
On 22 September 2015, "The Law" was made available on SoundCloud.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/09/editors-rachel-goswell-the-law-slowdive-stream-premiere/ |title=Editors Share Cloaked Single 'The Law,' Featuring Rachel Goswell of Slowdive |magazine=Spin |date=21 September 2015 |access-date=16 October 2015}} The track was recorded with Rachel Goswell.
On the day of the album release, the band played an intimate concert at the Paard Van Troje venue in The Hague.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
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| rev2 = Drowned in Sound
| rev3 = Mojo
| rev4 = Music News
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| rev5 = musicOMH
| rev6 = Q
| rev7 = Sputnikmusic
| rev8 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev9 = Uncut
| rev9score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
| rev10 = Under the Radar
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In Dream received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album has received a score of 66 on review aggregator website Metacritic, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 11 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/in-dream/editors|title=Editors - In Dream: Reviews|website=Metacritic|access-date=2 October 2015}} Matt Collar of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "Five albums into their career, Britain's post-punk stalwarts the Editors dig deep for a cohesive set of sophisticated, nuanced songs rife with a hard-won maturity, which still retain all of the intense emotionality of their debut."{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-dream-mw0002864024|title=Album Review: Editors - In Dream|first=Matt|last=Collar|website=AllMusic|access-date=2 October 2015}} Graeme Marsh of musicOMH also gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and said that "From the haunting atmospherics to the ‘80s soaked electronica, there is much to love about the album."{{cite magazine|url=http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/editors-in-dream|title=Editors – In Dream|first=Graeme|last=Marsh|magazine=musicOMH|access-date=5 October 2015}} Under the Radar called the album "A darkly-tinged, arms-aloft surprise" and gave it 7.5/10.{{cite web|url=http://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/in_dream_editors/|title=Editors – In Dream|first=David|last=Edwards|publisher=Under the Radar|access-date=11 October 2015}} Andrew Trendell of Gigwise described the album as "a record that's not only highly evolved, but as rich as it is infectious - packed with life, colour, poetry and ideas. This is the kind of accomplished work of sophisticated pop that deserves to be filed alongside the likes of Depeche Mode and Radiohead."{{cite news |url=http://www.gigwise.com/features/103037/editors-in-dream-gigwise-takeover---interviews-track-by-track-playlist |title=EDITORS HAVE TAKEN OVER GIGWISE |work=Gigwise |date=29 September 2015 |access-date=16 October 2015}} Mojo awarded the album an 8/10, saying that "the bulk of In Dream is much darker, much no less alluring". Lee Adcock of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 7/10, and said that "in spite of In Dream's polite frills, big crowdpleasers, and abstract ideals, Editors still hold fast to a sense of self that throbs harder than ever."{{cite magazine|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19038/reviews/4149434|title=Album Review: Editors - In Dream|first=Lee|last=Adcock|magazine=Drowned in Sound|access-date=30 September 2015|archive-date=1 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001203051/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19038/reviews/4149434|url-status=dead}} Uncut gave a mixed review, calling the album "Hard, and not necessarily rewarding, work". Q also gave the album a mixed review, giving the album 2 out of 5 stars.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tom Smith, Russell Leetch, Ed Lay, Justin Lockey and Elliott Williams.
{{Track listing
| headline = Standard edition{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/in-dream/1016488205|title=iTunes - Music - IN DREAM by Editors|work=iTunes|access-date=19 August 2015}}
| title1 = No Harm
| length1 = 5:06
| title2 = Ocean of Night
| length2 = 5:05
| title3 = Forgiveness
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = Salvation
| length4 = 5:02
| title5 = Life Is a Fear
| length5 = 4:24
| title6 = The Law
| length6 = 4:51
| title7 = Our Love
| length7 = 5:18
| title8 = All the Kings
| length8 = 4:53
| title9 = At All Cost
| length9 = 4:54
| title10 = Marching Orders
| length10 = 7:45
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Phase Two (deluxe edition bonus tracks){{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/in-dream-deluxe-version/1016537191|title=iTunes - Music - IN DREAM (Deluxe Version) by Editors|work=iTunes|access-date=19 August 2015}}
| title11 = Alternative: Forgiveness
| length11 = 5:17
| title12 = Alternative: No Harm
| length12 = 3:39
| title13 = Oh My World
| length13 = 4:24
| title14 = Alternative: Our Love
| length14 = 3:38
| title15 = Alternative: Life Is a Fear
| length15 = 5:03
| title16 = Harm
| length16 = 2:24
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japan edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/HSE-3000|title=CDJapan|website=CDJapan}}
| title11 = Marching Orders
| note11 = Michael Price Rework
| length11 = 5:37
| title12 = Alternative: Oh My World
| length12 = 3:29
}}
Notes
- "Ocean of Night", "The Law", "At All Cost" and "Oh My World" feature additional vocals by Rachel Goswell.
- All songs engineered by Justin Lockey.
- All songs mixed by Alan Moulder at Assault and Battery 1, except tracks 1, 2, 4 and 5 on Phase Two, mixed by Editors.
- All songs mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy.
- Published by Strictly Confidential UK.
- Concept, photography, artwork and design by Rahi Rezvani.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2015)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/aria-albums-triple-js-like-a-version-11-stops-cold-chisel-from-debuting-at-no-1-20151010|title=ARIA Albums: Triple J's 'Like a Version 11' Stops Cold Chisel From Debuting At No 1|publisher=Noise11|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|date=10 October 2015|access-date=10 October 2015}}
| 91 |
| {{album chart|Austria|15|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=15 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|1|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Wallonia|5|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|1|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|France|47|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=15 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Germany4|id=280635|11|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=9 July 2025}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland|14|year=2015|week=41|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Italy|11|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Portugal|25|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=22 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|4|date=20151009|rowheader=true|access-date=9 July 2025}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|7|artist=Editors|album=In Dream|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|5|date=20151015|rowheader=true|access-date=9 October 2015}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|1|date=20151009|rowheader=true|access-date=9 July 2025}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|9|artist=Editors|rowheader=true|access-date=14 October 2015}} |
In 2016, it was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association, indicating sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe.{{cite web |url=http://impalamusic.org/content/independents-going-strong-impala-sales-awards-clock-another-10m-units |title=Independents going strong - IMPALA Sales Awards clock up another 10m units {{!}} Impala |website=impalamusic.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206220106/http://impalamusic.org/content/independents-going-strong-impala-sales-awards-clock-another-10m-units |archive-date=2017-02-06}}
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"|Chart (2015)
!scope="col"|Position |
|---|
| scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a "Jaaroverzichten 2015"] (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
|24 |
| scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a "Rapports Annuels 2015"] (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
|145 |
| scope="row"|Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2015&cat=a "Jaaroverzichten 2015"]. MegaCharts. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
|45 |
| scope="col"|Chart (2016)
!scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders){{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2016&cat=a|title=Jaaroverzichten 2016 Albums|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=29 December 2016}}
| 70 |
Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Netherlands|artist=Editors|title=In Dream|award=Gold|certyear=2018|relyear=2015|relmonth=10|access-date=9 May 2019}}
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References
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