The Horrors are a shoegaze 80's inspired indie rock band based out of London, and include members Faris Badwan on Vocals, Tom Furse(Cowan) on synthesizer and bass, Joshua Third on guitar, Coffin Joe on drums, and Rhys Webb on bass and organ. They released their debut album, Strange House, in 2007 on Loog Records, it reached 37 in the UK charts. NME featured them on the cover of their August 2006 issue and since then have been darlings of the magazine, playing on the NME Awards Indie Rock Tour in 2007, and other such events throughout their career. In 2009, they released their sophomore album, Primary Colours, on XL Records, which reached number 25 on the UK charts, while NME awarded it the number one album of 2009. Following these successes, The Horrors have played at festivals in the UK and Europe, and opened for acts like Crystal Castles, These New Puritans and most recently Florence and The Machine. The band released their third album, Skying, in 2011 on XL Records, and it reached number 5 on the UK charts.
Their sound is a bit grunge mixed with snyth's and some whiny vocals that are hard to understand but bring a lot of feeling into the songs. Some of it reminds me of Joy Division, and some of it makes me think a bit of Nirvana, but overall it is pretty dark and doesn't draw much from either of those bands.
From Primary Colours:
From Skying:
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