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Editors: 02 Birmingham Academy

Paul Lester, The Guardian, 15 September 2009

THE FACT THAT THIS was the opening night of Birmingham's new Academy meant there was already a buzz. There was added excitement because Editors are local boys, having formed while ­studying at Staffordshire university. But what really made this special was the sense that the band are, with their third album, about to make the breakthrough to the big league.

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