Tom Smith

Who is Tom Smith?

Thomas Michael Henry "Tom" Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, lyricist, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist for the Birmingham-based indie rock band Editors.

Smith's vocal style has been compared to that of post-punk singers such as Ian Curtis of Joy Division, Paul Banks of Interpol, Robert Smith of The Cure and Michael Stipe of R.E.M.. Smith's vocal range is baritone, but he uses falsetto to reach higher notes. His use of falsetto has been noted on their third album, In This Light and on This Evening. His main guitar is a Gibson ES-335, and he also plays a Fender Telecaster Custom.

When Smith lost his voice during the 2006 SXSW concert, the band had to cancel the last song of their first gig.

In July 2008, he contributed a cover of "Bonny" for the UK edition of the Independents Day charity album. He contributed vocals to the song "The Good Book" by Tired Pony on the 2010 album The Place We Ran From.

In 2011, Smith contributed vocals for the song 'Joshua' by Northern Irish electronic band The Japanese Popstars. In October of that year, Smith announced the collaboration album with Andy Burrows, from I Am Arrows, We Are Scientists and Razorlight.