ˈɛdɪɾɚz dɹˈʌmɚɹ ˈɛdwɚd lˈeɪ hæd mˈɛnʃənd ðɪs ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, sˈeɪɪŋ, "tˈɑːmz fˈeɪvɹɪt ˈælbəm ɪz ˈɑːɹ.ˈiː.ˈɛm.ˈɛs mˈɜːmɚ, sˌoʊ ðeɪ wɜː hɪz fˈeɪvɹɪt bˈænd wˌaɪlst ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˌʌp ænd aɪ θˈɪŋk ðeɪv ˈɔːlweɪz meɪntˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɜːʔn̩ kˈuːl vˈaɪb ɐbˌaʊt ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ ðeɪv ɹᵻlˈiːst.
Editors drummer Edward Lay had mentioned this in an interview in 2005, saying, "Tom's favourite album is R.E.M.'s Murmur, so they were his favourite band whilst growing up and I think they've always maintained a certain cool vibe about everything they've released.