The Back Room

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The Back Room
Studio album by Editors
Released	25 July 2005
Recorded	?
Genre	Indie rock
Length	43:48
Label	Kitchenware Records FADER Label (US)
Producer(s)	Jim Abbiss, Jacknife Lee
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Drowned In Sound (9/10) link NME (8/10) link Pitchfork (6.0/10) 8/5/05 Q August 2005 Robert Christgau (C+) link Rolling Stone 3/9/06 The Sunday Times 7/16/05

The Back Room is the debut album by British indie rock band Editors, released July 25, 2005. It was nominated for the 2006 Mercury Prize.

[edit] Track listing

All tracks by Lay, Leetch, Smith, Urbanowicz.

1. "Lights" – 2:32
2. "Munich" – 3:46
3. "Blood" – 3:29
4. "Fall" – 5:06
5. "All Sparks" – 3:33
6. "Camera" – 5:02
7. "Fingers in the Factories" – 4:14
8. "Bullets" – 3:09
9. "Someone Says" – 3:13
10. "Open Your Arms" – 6:00
11. "Distance" – 3:38

[edit] UK bonus disc

A special two disc edition of "The Back Room' was released in the UK. The second disc comprising unused tracks from the album recording sessions and B sides:

1. "Let Your Good Heart lead you Home"- 4:48
2. "You are Fading"- 4:30
3. "Crawl down the Wall"- 3:34
4. "Colours"- 3:51
5. "Release"- 5:44
6. "Forest Fire"- 3:00

[edit] Singles

• "Bullets", released 24 January 2005 and charted at #54 in the UK Singles Chart
• "Munich", released 18 April 2005 and charted at #22 in the UK Singles Chart
• "Blood", released 11 July 2005 and charted at #18 in the UK Singles Chart
• "Bullets (Re-issue)", released 26 September 2005 and charted at #27 in the UK Singles Chart
• "Munich (Re-release)", released 2 January 2006 and charted at #10 in the UK Singles Chart
• "All Sparks", released 27 March 2006 and charted at #21 in the UK Singles Chart
• "Blood (Re-issue)", released 19 June 2006 and charted at #39 in the UK Singles Chart despite being a limited release