An End Has a Start

An End Has a Start was met with mostly positive reviews, reaching a Metacritic score of 65 based on 24 reviews. Drowned in Sound wrote: "An End Has a Start actually sounds like it was crafted as ten quite individual chapters of a long-running saga; surprisingly, though, it ultimately works better than its predecessor as a cohesive, flowing album", with a score 8 of 10. The Guardian wrote that "singer Tom Smith tempers his constant anxiety with flashes of optimism, his brittle nihilism with gooey sentiment" (8/10). NME opined that "An End Has a Start turns out to be a pupae album—its Editors stretching their sonic muscles, poking the first spindles of whatever new form they'll take out of their gloom-rock cocoon come album three", giving the album 6 of 10. Pitchfork felt that "It's a shame that premature commercial success has sullied Editors' creativity, because An End contains its share of bright spots", giving the album 4.9 of 10. Stylus Magazine said that it is "A record that's so deathly serious that each of its ten songs could be associated with its very own biblical plague." ==Track listing==

All tracks written by Tom Smith, Chris Urbanowicz, Russell Leetch & Edward Lay. B-Sides and Rarities ==Trivia==

• German band In Extremo covered the track "An End Has a Start" on their 2008 album Sängerkrieg. ==Personnel==

Editors • Tom Smith – lead vocals, guitar, piano • Russell Leetch – bass guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals • Ed Lay – drums, percussion, backing vocals • Chris Urbanowicz – lead guitar, synthesizer Additional musicians • Edith Bowman – performer • Robert Whitaker – performer • James Banbury – cello, string arrangements • Alison Dodds – violin • Fiona McCapra – violin • Anne Struther – choir, chorus • Garret Lee – choir, chorus, performer Technical personnel • Jacknife Lee – programming, production, engineering, mixing • Sam Bell – programming, engineering, performer • Dani Castelar – performer, assistant engineer • Jon Gray – engineering, performer • Tom McFall – choir, chorus, engineering • Neil Comber – mixing assistant • Pete Hofmann – engineering • Cenzo Townshend – mixing • Idris Khan – images, cover art ==Charts==

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