{"id":45476,"date":"2026-05-27T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45476"},"modified":"2026-04-30T19:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:45:42","slug":"editors-resurface-with-call-it-in-a-song-about-solace-in-the-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45476","title":{"rendered":"Editors resurface with \u2018Call It In,\u2019 a song about solace in the chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been a minute since we heard new music from Editors \u2014 their last studio album, &#8216;EBM&#8217;, dropped back in 2022 \u2014 but the Birmingham-born post-punk veterans are back and they sound like a band with something to say. New single <em><a href=\"https:\/\/editors.ffm.to\/call-it-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Call It In<\/a><\/em> is out now via Play It Again Sam, and it&#8217;s the first glimpse at where Editors are headed next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track was born out of sessions in rural Gloucestershire over the summer of 2025, where the band got back to basics \u2014 all in a room together, working the old-fashioned way. Frontman Tom Smith, who&#8217;s been busy with his debut solo record <em>There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn&#8217;t There In The Light<\/em>, describes <em>Call It In<\/em> as a song about reaching out when the world gets too loud:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s a song about asking for help, really, in the presence of an existential dread, finding solace and comfort in someone close, escaping the deafening noise of modern life.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Relatable? Extremely. The video, directed by guitarist Justin Lockey, is out now as well \u2014 give it a watch below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IV_pGLNQ3q4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seven Albums Deep and Still Evolving<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Editors have never been a band content to stay in one place. Since forming in Birmingham in 2002, they&#8217;ve racked up seven studio albums \u2014 every single one landing in the UK top 10. Their 2005 debut &#8216;The Back Room&#8217; earned a Mercury Prize nomination, &#8216;An End Has A Start&#8217; hit number one in 2007 and picked up a Brit Award nod, and &#8216;In This Light And On This Evening&#8217; topped the charts again in 2009. That&#8217;s a legacy that doesn&#8217;t need any extra hype.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Call It In<\/em> teases the next chapter \u2014 and if the mood of this track is anything to go by, it&#8217;s shaping up to be something worth paying attention to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connect with Editors<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.editorsofficial.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Editors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/editorsofficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/editors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/editors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>It&#8217;s been a minute since we heard new music from Editors \u2014 their last studio album, &#8216;EBM&#8217;, dropped back in 2022 \u2014 but the Birmingham-born <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=45476\" title=\"Editors resurface with \u2018Call It In,\u2019 a song about solace in the chaos\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30,1907],"tags":[13635,14107,2048,14108,4560,925,14106,13387],"class_list":["post-45476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-alternative","tag-call-it-in","tag-editors","tag-justin-lockey","tag-play-it-again-sam","tag-post-punk","tag-tom-smith","tag-uk-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0723.jpeg?fit=1000%2C666","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bPu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31564,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=31564","url_meta":{"origin":45476,"position":0},"title":"Editors share video for &#8216;Frankenstein&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 22, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Editors have shared a slickly-choreographed video for their new single Frankenstein, which is out now via\u00a0Play It Again Sam. 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