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The surprise appearance of The Horrors' new single, 'Sea Within a Sea', has come as quite a shock to the vast majority who dismissed the band during their initial hype-fuelled rise. Where screaming excess and over the top clobber once held sway, the single’s video reveals a group of sombre aesthetes brooding over their instruments as they coolly erect an epic, eight minute wall of sound that slaps a motorik pulse onto the early 4AD catalogue, before slowly immersing it into a bubbling pool of kosmiche noise.
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Back in 2006, when they stormed the scene, the Horrors seemed more like the goth-rock version of Spinal Tap than an actual band. Decked-out in black drainpipes, with a guitarist named Joshua von Grimm and a cover of Screaming Lord Sutch’s “Jack the Ripper”, the Horrors managed to alienate as many fans as they won over. Their 2007 debut, Strange House, was a mix of rowdy, Stooges-style punk and gothic ambiance, but it ultimately fell flat
; perhaps because it all seemed like one big joke. And that’s enough for a single, an EP maybe, but a full-on album? The hype burnt out so fast there wasn’t even time for smoke.
Amazing mix of Shoegaze and Post-Punk. I can hear lots of influences from different bands like Joy Division, The Cure, or even My Bloody Valentine. This album just works really well and is very consistent.
Favourite tracks: Sea Within a Sea, Who Can Say, Scarlet Fields, Primary Colours, Mirror's Image, Do You Remember
Favourite tracks: Sea Within a Sea, Who Can Say, Scarlet Fields, Primary Colours, Mirror's Image, Do You Remember
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Track List
- Mirror's Image
- Three Decades
- Who Can Say
- Do You Remember
- New Ice Age
- Scarlet Fields
- I Only Think of You
- I Can't Control Myself
- Primary Colours
- Sea Within a Sea
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