Tom Smith

For over two decades, an Editors song has been instantly recognisable thanks to Tom Smith's voice. Solemn, penetrating, imposing. Even when at the beginning of the century they seemed to belong to a post-punk pack alongside other bands such as Interpol, Maxïmo Park and The Bravery, Smith was the hallmark of the British group. Unmistakable: Munich, The Racing Rats and An End Has a Start echo in the collective millennial imagination as Editors songs thanks to his performance.

Now his voice is being used in a different repertoire: his own. " I’ve got no idea if it’s folky, country’y, crooner’y or what really, I’ve just always had the calling to write and sing sad songs", says the Brit about his first solo album, There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn't There In The Light. A trademark title for a new phase.