EBM (album)

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EBM
EBM Editors.jpg
Studio album by
Released23 September 2022
RecordedMay – June 2021
Genre
Length52:59
Label PIAS
Producer
Editors chronology
Violence
(2018)
EBM
(2022)
Singles from EBM
  1. "Heart Attack"
    Released: 20 April 2022 [1]
  2. "Karma Climb"
    Released: 7 June 2022 [2]
  3. "Kiss"
    Released: 10 August 2022 [3]
  4. "Vibe"
    Released: 31 August 2022 [4]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Clash 8/10 [7]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Sonic Seducer 7.22/10 [11]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]

EBM is the seventh studio album from British band Editors. It was released on 23 September 2022 by PIAS Recordings. The album is named after both the band and their newest member ("Editors/Blanck Mass") and the genre electronic body music. [8]

Contents

Style and composition

EBM has been described by critics as pop, [10] indietronica, [6] new wave, [6] industrial rock [7] [11] and EDM. [7]

Track listing

EBM track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Heart Attack"5:48
2."Picturesque"5:09
3."Karma Climb"5:18
4."Kiss"7:50
5."Silence"5:40
6."Strawberry Lemonade"6:17
7."Vibe"3:39
8."Educate"6:50
9."Strange Intimacy"6:24
Total length:52:59

Charts

Chart performance for EBM
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA) [13] 25
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 2
French Albums (SNEP) [18] 122
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 6
Italian Albums (FIMI) [20] 97
Polish Albums (ZPAV) [21] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC) [22] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [23] 83
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [25] 10
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [26] 3

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