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In Dream is the fifth studio album by British recording group Editors. It was produced by the band themselves and released on 2 October 2015 through PIAS Recordings.

On 15 July 2015 the band announced the album via Facebook and said in a statement: "Our last record was the sound of us learning to walk again, with new legs! In Dream, our first self produced album, is us diving into the computer, a real studio record, made in isolation by the 5 of us". According to Tom Smith, the record is driven by a belief that "music can be both pop and experimental."

"It feels like a progression from our third record. It was very electronic, but I feel like the last record had to be a guitar record to prove to ourselves that we could be a band," says Smith. "To us, it's interesting if it has a darkness. Whatever that is. On the lyric side of things, if I was singing about dancefloors or happier or rosier things, it wouldn't ring true for me. I don't think you need to be sad to write a sad song, everybody has a dark side."

In Dream is the second album to feature the new line-up of the band with Justin Lockey and Elliott Williams alongside founding members Tom Smith, Russell Leetch and Ed Lay. It was recorded in Crear in Scotland's Western Highlands and mixed in London by Alan Moulder. The album is Editors' first record to draw in other artists, with the band recruiting Slowdive's Rachel Goswell for vocal duties on "Ocean of Night", "The Law" and "Oh My World".

In support of the album the band embarked on a 11-date UK and Ireland tour in October. It will be followed by the 31-date European tour in November and December, supported by The Twilight Sad.

On 20 April 2015, the first single from the album, "No Harm", was made available for free download. The track originally appeared on a compilation Celebrating 33 Years At 33 RPM by the label Play It Again Sam. Its official video, directed by Rahi Rezvani, was posted on their YouTube channel on 11 May 2015.

On 18 June Editors released another Rahi Rezvani-directed video for the album's second single, "Marching Orders". The single was released in the form of 300 hand stamped 12" test pressings, randomly placed and sold in selected Oxfam stores in the UK, Germany and Belgium.

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