They’re an easy band to dislike, The Horrors. Where do you start – the NME imposed scenester status, the twat-by-association friendships, the ‘controversial’ video and ‘dangerous’ live shows? Or just the fact that they’re so terribly posh.
But here’s the thing. While all of that is true, they have one overwhelming redeeming feature. They’re really, really good.
Forced into a tiny tent by the wrath of God at Glastonbury a couple of years ago I ended up seeing them by accident. I went from ‘Oh Christ, it’s this lot’ to dancing like a loon in the space of two and a half songs, and have been drawing the contempt of record shop staff ever since. (Seriously, a guy in Fopp tutted at me for buying Strange House.)
New single Sea Within A Sea is eight minutes of Neu! influenced synth drone to alight the dance floor of your local hipster disco, and is free to download from their official site. The album is out on the fourth of May and will be stealable from the usual sources anytime now. They’re touring now. Go see, make your own mind up.
They’ve still got stupid hair, mind.
