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.

Shake Your Shit
The Horrors Lyrics

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I can't let go
When I'm with you I believe
That your love is true
When we love you turn me out
You know what to do
Visions really blow my mind fantasizing all the time

When your body's next to mine I begin to sweat

When we touch I lose control
Now you know what's next
Fantasizing all the time move your body next to mine

I need your love
I need your love
I need your love

Don't make me wait too long
Ooh, I need your touch

I can't let go
I can't let go

I can't let go
I can't let go

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to The Horrors' song "Shake Your Shit" primarily revolve around a passionate and intoxicating love. The singer expresses their inability to let go of their feelings for their significant other. They believe that the love they share is genuine and true. When they are together, their partner has the power to ignite their desires and turn them on. The singer finds themselves constantly fantasizing about their partner, and the mere presence of their body next to theirs makes them sweat and lose control. The lyrics convey a sense of urgency and longing for their partner's love and touch.

The repetition of the phrase "I can't let go" emphasizes the singer's intense emotional attachment and dependency on their partner. They need their love and crave their touch, unable to withstand being separated for too long. The lyrics evoke a sense of yearning and vulnerability that comes with being deeply in love.

Line by Line Meaning

I can't let go
I am unable to release my grasp

When I'm with you I believe
In your presence, I have faith

That your love is true
That your affection is genuine

When we love you turn me out
When we engage in passionate acts, you captivate me entirely

You know what to do
You are aware of the appropriate actions to take

Visions really blow my mind fantasizing all the time
Imaginative thoughts greatly astonish me, as I constantly daydream

When your body's next to mine I begin to sweat
When our physical forms are in close proximity, beads of perspiration form on my skin

When we touch I lose control
When our bodies make contact, I relinquish all restraint

Now you know what's next
By now, you comprehend what comes afterwards

Fantasizing all the time move your body next to mine
Continuously daydreaming, bring your body closer to mine

I need your love
I yearn for your affection