Beginning as a big-haired, black-clad garage punk outfit and soon morphing … Read Full Bio ↴Beginning as a big-haired, black-clad garage punk outfit and soon morphing into something more experimental, the Horrors featured singer Faris Badwan, bassist Tom Furse, guitarist Joshua Hayward, drummer Joe Spurgeon, and keyboardist Rhys Webb. The Horrors formed in the summer of 2005 and quickly gained notoriety around London for their look, sound, and brief but frantic live shows. Loog soon signed them, and the Horrors released their official debut single, "Sheena Is a Parasite/Jack the Ripper," in spring 2006. That summer the Horrors released their second single, Death at the Chapel. They also reissued "Sheena Is a Parasite" as a limited-edition DVD single. The song's startling video was directed by Chris Cunningham and featured actress Samantha Morton as Sheena. Late that summer, the band signed to Stolen Transmission in the U.S. and released a self-titled EP that fall. They also issued the Count in Fives single in the U.K. around that time.
The Gloves single arrived early in 2007, heralding the release of the Horrors' full-length debut, Strange House, which arrived in the U.K. that March and in the U.S. in May. In 2008, Webb and Furse formed the analog synth project Spider & the Flies, and released the album Something Clockwork This Way Comes. For 2009's Primary Colours, the band worked with Cunningham and Portishead's Geoff Barrow as co-producers, opting for a very different sound that mixed shoegaze, post-punk, and goth; the album was released by XL that spring and earned several critical raves, including NME's Album of the Year. In between albums, Badwan teamed with Canadian opera singer Rachel Zeffira for the hazy pop project Cat's Eyes, which released its self-titled debut in early 2011. The Horrors self-produced their follow-up, 2011's Skying, which featured a lighter yet still atmospheric sound that drew comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and the Psychedelic Furs. In 2012, they released the remix companion album Higher and embarked on an extensive tour. In 2013, they began recording new material with producer Craig Silvey. Early the following year, the single "I See You" reflected the more expansive direction of their fourth album, Luminous, which arrived in May 2014. The Horrors began work on their next full-length with Paul Epworth at London's Church Studios in 2015, and forged a darker, rawer yet still danceable sound that borrowed from '80s post-punk, synth-pop, and '90s dance. The result was V, which arrived in September 2017.
Biography by Heather Phares
There are other artists with the same name:
2) A garage rock/punk band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which formed in 1997 and broke up in 2003. They released two albums, The Horrors (2000) and Vent (2003). Singer/guitarist Paul Cary recently released his debut album, Ghost of a Man, on Candy Dinner Records in 2010.
3) An American psychedelic rock group active in the 1960s, best known for their single "Briar Patch".
For much more information, go to the band's official forum, "The Horum", and official Myspace.
The Gloves single arrived early in 2007, heralding the release of the Horrors' full-length debut, Strange House, which arrived in the U.K. that March and in the U.S. in May. In 2008, Webb and Furse formed the analog synth project Spider & the Flies, and released the album Something Clockwork This Way Comes. For 2009's Primary Colours, the band worked with Cunningham and Portishead's Geoff Barrow as co-producers, opting for a very different sound that mixed shoegaze, post-punk, and goth; the album was released by XL that spring and earned several critical raves, including NME's Album of the Year. In between albums, Badwan teamed with Canadian opera singer Rachel Zeffira for the hazy pop project Cat's Eyes, which released its self-titled debut in early 2011. The Horrors self-produced their follow-up, 2011's Skying, which featured a lighter yet still atmospheric sound that drew comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and the Psychedelic Furs. In 2012, they released the remix companion album Higher and embarked on an extensive tour. In 2013, they began recording new material with producer Craig Silvey. Early the following year, the single "I See You" reflected the more expansive direction of their fourth album, Luminous, which arrived in May 2014. The Horrors began work on their next full-length with Paul Epworth at London's Church Studios in 2015, and forged a darker, rawer yet still danceable sound that borrowed from '80s post-punk, synth-pop, and '90s dance. The result was V, which arrived in September 2017.
Biography by Heather Phares
There are other artists with the same name:
2) A garage rock/punk band from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, which formed in 1997 and broke up in 2003. They released two albums, The Horrors (2000) and Vent (2003). Singer/guitarist Paul Cary recently released his debut album, Ghost of a Man, on Candy Dinner Records in 2010.
3) An American psychedelic rock group active in the 1960s, best known for their single "Briar Patch".
For much more information, go to the band's official forum, "The Horum", and official Myspace.
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The Horrors Lyrics
Young blood with some wild dreams
Angry cause nothing here's really quite as it seems
And no one can really say what it all means
To be lost in the depths of eternity
And it can't just be all these fucking things
It can't be as shallow as beneath the sheets
Teeth sink in but the tongue tastes nothing
My god, won't you give us something
All this time
Asking why
Was anyone listening?
We're dying to know, to know
We're dying to know
Just how little do we know
Give us the chance, a chance
To catch just a glance
Into the wealth of the unknown
What the hell we gonna do about it
Sit around and
Lose all our hope
Or we gonna fucking take control
Give those mother fucking dice a roll
What the hell we gonna do about it
Sit around and
Lose all our hope
Or we gonna fucking take control
Party all life till our souls go home
Young love with a fantasy
That peace, love and hope are all that we need
And everything will turn out how it's meant to be
Yeah, whatever the fuck that means
What the hell we gonna do
Sit around just sing the blues
Or we gonna take control
Give those fucking dice a roll
We're dying to know, to know
We're dying to know
Just how little do we know
Give us the chance, a chance
To catch just a glance
Into the wealth of the unknown
We're dying to know, to know
We're dying to know
Just how little do we know
Give us the chance, a chance
To catch just a glance
Into the wealth of the unknown
Are we gonna take control
Give those fucking dice a roll
What the hell we gonna do about it
Angry cause nothing here's really quite as it seems
And no one can really say what it all means
To be lost in the depths of eternity
And it can't just be all these fucking things
It can't be as shallow as beneath the sheets
Teeth sink in but the tongue tastes nothing
My god, won't you give us something
All this time
Was anyone listening?
We're dying to know, to know
We're dying to know
Just how little do we know
Give us the chance, a chance
To catch just a glance
Into the wealth of the unknown
What the hell we gonna do about it
Sit around and
Lose all our hope
Or we gonna fucking take control
Give those mother fucking dice a roll
What the hell we gonna do about it
Sit around and
Lose all our hope
Or we gonna fucking take control
Party all life till our souls go home
Young love with a fantasy
That peace, love and hope are all that we need
And everything will turn out how it's meant to be
Yeah, whatever the fuck that means
What the hell we gonna do
Sit around just sing the blues
Or we gonna take control
Give those fucking dice a roll
We're dying to know, to know
We're dying to know
Just how little do we know
Give us the chance, a chance
To catch just a glance
Into the wealth of the unknown
We're dying to know, to know
We're dying to know
Just how little do we know
Give us the chance, a chance
To catch just a glance
Into the wealth of the unknown
Are we gonna take control
Give those fucking dice a roll
What the hell we gonna do about it
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Ian Karell, Karl Mesipuu
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