Showing All "The Horrors" Posts
Oct 14th, 2011 24 Comments
It's going to be impossible to claim that Beyoncé Knowles has "quietly" put together a vicious song catalog, stocked with everything from heart-wrenching ballads to shamelessly fun bangers, but she…   Read Story »
Oct 13th, 2011 4 Comments
We're not sure where it stands in the hierarchy of great indie rock covers of Beyoncé songs, but you know, it's pretty good! The Horrors deconstruct Beyoncé's magnificent "Best Thing I Never Had"…   Read Story »
Oct 11th, 2011 1 Comment
If last year's rebooted Tron movie had an acid-trip sequence, it probably would've looked something like "I Can See Through You," the new video from London synth-rock anthem-crafters the Horrors. In…   Read Story »
Oct 2nd, 2011 2 Comments
Jeff Mangum has justifiably been getting the lion's share of the attention surrounding the I'll Be Your Mirror festival; when a reclusive indie god comes out of hiding, it's a big deal. But the…   Read Story »
Sep 16th, 2011 3 Comments
A beyond sold out El Rey Theatre played host to the Horrors as they oscillated song selections between latest album Skying and sophomore release Primary Colours. The Stepkids injected some high…   Read Story »
Jul 25th, 2011 5 Comments
Name: The Horrors
Progress Report: Horrors' front man Faris Badwan calls from backstage at a festival to talk about the band's excellent new album, Skying.
The first time I interviewed the…   Read Story »
Jul 5th, 2011 3 Comments
On their dramatic right turn of a second LP Primary Colours, the Horrors ditched their titular spook-and-gloom garage rock for a mesh of crate-digging indie that recalled shoegazers like MBV and…   Read Story »
Jul 4th, 2011 14 Comments
A few weeks back seemingly all of you enjoyed "Still Life," a promising self-produced track from British post-punkers the Horrors that signaled a sonic shift to debonair synth-rock a la P-Furs. Now…   Read Story »
Jul 4th, 2011 Comment
A weird but interesting mix of performers at this year's Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park: Battles, Bruno Mars, Yuck, Black Eyed Peas, Rocky Erickson, Tinie Tempah, Ke$ha, the Hives, Janelle…   Read Story »
May 24th, 2011 15 Comments
Fantastic lead single from UK outfit the Horrors' third LP Skying, out 7/26 via the impeccably curated XL. The production, pacing, and romantic magic of "Still Life" and its hook throwback to the…   Read Story »

































