The Horrors
The Horrors are a Southend-on-Sea band whose career has moved from feral garage punk and gothic theatrics toward expansive post-punk, shoegaze, and synth-laden rock. Formed in 2005 by Faris Badwan, Joshua Hayward, Tom Furse, Rhys Webb, and Joe Spurgeon, the group first arrived with a sharp visual identity and a raw debut album, Strange House. Rather than stay fixed in that early style, they made a dramatic leap with Primary Colours, opening their sound into darker, more atmospheric territory influenced by krautrock repetition, post-punk bass motion, and psychedelic texture. Later albums such as Skying, Luminous, V, and Night Life continued that pattern of reinvention, balancing menace, melody, and studio experimentation. The Horrors' music often works through tension between style and substance: leather-and-shadow imagery on the surface, but underneath it a serious interest in sound design, mood, and transformation. Their strongest songs feel nocturnal and propulsive, with Badwan's voice floating over bass-driven grooves and guitars that smear into color. The band matters because it escaped the limits of hype, turning a striking debut-era persona into a longer, stranger body of dark alternative rock.
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The Horrors Discography
12 tracks
- 1 Jack The Ripper 3:00
- 2 Count In Fives 3:13
- 3 Draw Japan 3:23
- 4 Gloves 2:48
- 5 Excellent Choice 2:52
- 6 Little Victories 2:39
- 7 She Is The New Thing 3:20
- 8 Sheena Is A Parasite 1:41
- 9 Thunderclaps 3:05
- 10 Gil Sleeping 4:51
- 11 A Train Roars 3:55
- 12 Death At The Chapel 2:19
3 tracks
- 1 Shadazz 4:18
- 2 Radiation - Live 80 5:10
- 3 Rocket USA 3:55
10 tracks
- 1 Mirror's Image 4:50
- 2 Three Decades 2:49
- 3 Who Can Say 3:41
- 4 Do You Remember 3:28
- 5 New Ice Age 4:25
- 6 Scarlet Fields 4:42
- 7 I Only Think of You 7:06
- 8 I Can't Control Myself 3:27
- 9 Primary Colours 3:01
- 10 Sea Within a Sea 7:58
1 track
- 1 Whole New Way 3:58
2 tracks
- 1 Who Can Say 3:41
- 2 You Could Never Tell 3:30
10 tracks
- 1 Changing the Rain 4:31
- 2 You Said 4:46
- 3 I Can See Through You 4:17
- 4 Endless Blue 5:10
- 5 Dive In 4:51
- 6 Still Life 5:21
- 7 Wild Eyed 4:04
- 8 Moving Further Away 8:34
- 9 Monica Gems 4:28
- 10 Oceans Burning 7:50
12 tracks
- 1 I Can See Through You - Blanck Mass Remix 11:07
- 2 Monica Gems - Daniel Avery Remix 5:58
- 3 Still Life - Connan Mockasin Remix 4:05
- 4 You Said - Peaking Lights Dub U Mix 4:12
- 5 Still Life - Still Living Still Giving Cherrytones RMX 6:38
- 6 Moving Further Away - Andrew Weatherall Remix 8:26
- 7 Comes in Waves - Seahawks Skying Suite 12:47
- 8 Moving Further Away - Andy Blake World Unknown Mix 11:27
- 9 Dive In - The Pressure Ridges 5:08
- 10 You Said - JTC Remix 6:49
- 11 Wild Eyed - Andrew Weatherall Remix 7:13
- 12 Moving into Blue - Seahawks Skying Suite 6:26
10 tracks
- 1 Chasing Shadows 6:49
- 2 First Day of Spring 5:11
- 3 So Now You Know 5:02
- 4 In and Out of Sight 5:03
- 5 Jealous Sun 4:10
- 6 Falling Star 3:43
- 7 I See You 7:32
- 8 Change Your Mind 5:07
- 9 Mine and Yours 3:31
- 10 Sleepwalk 5:26
10 tracks
- 1 Hologram 6:04
- 2 Press Enter To Exit 5:55
- 3 Machine 5:16
- 4 Ghost 5:37
- 5 Point Of No Reply 4:59
- 6 Weighed Down 6:31
- 7 Gathering 5:16
- 8 World Below 3:20
- 9 It's A Good Life 4:52
- 10 Something To Remember Me By 6:40
2 tracks
- 1 Something To Remember Me By 6:40
- 2 Something To Remember Me By - Radio Edit 3:48
2 tracks
- 1 Fire Escape 4:26
- 2 Water Drop 3:16
6 tracks
- 1 Machine - Giant Swan Remix 4:05
- 2 Hologram - Manni Dee Remix 6:53
- 3 Ghost - Cleric Remix 7:03
- 4 Something To Remember Me By - Gabe Gurnsey Remix 7:05
- 5 Press Enter To Exit - HAAi Remix 9:14
- 6 Hologram - Richard Fearless Remix 7:07
1 track
- 1 Ghost - Cleric Remix 7:03
1 track
- 1 Something To Remember Me By - Gabe Gurnsey Remix 7:05
1 track
- 1 Hologram - Manni Dee Remix 6:53
1 track
- 1 Press Enter To Exit - HAAi Remix 9:14
1 track
- 1 Machine - Giant Swan Remix 4:05
2 tracks
- 1 Path to Love 5:15
- 2 Path to Love - The Horrors Remix 6:54
3 tracks
- 1 Against The Blade 3:21
- 2 Twisted Skin 3:54
- 3 I Took A Deep Breath and I Kept My Mouth Shut 6:06
1 track
- 1 Against The Blade 3:21
3 tracks
- 1 Lout 3:05
- 2 Org 3:57
- 3 Whiplash 4:52
1 track
- 1 Lout 3:05
3 tracks
- 1 Lotus Eater 7:13
- 2 Trial By Fire 4:00
- 3 The Silence That Remains 5:42
2 tracks
- 1 Trial By Fire 4:00
- 2 The Silence That Remains 5:42
1 track
- 1 The Silence That Remains 5:42
9 tracks
- 1 Ariel 5:22
- 2 Silent Sister 4:37
- 3 The Silence That Remains 5:42
- 4 Trial By Fire 4:00
- 5 The Feeling Is Gone 4:05
- 6 Lotus Eater 7:13
- 7 More Than Life 5:33
- 8 When The Rhythm Breaks 3:20
- 9 LA Runaway 5:06
2 tracks
- 1 Trial By Fire (Nick Zinner Rework) 3:17
- 2 Trial By Fire 4:00
5 tracks
- 1 Ariel 5:22
- 2 More Than Life 5:33
- 3 Lotus Eater 7:13
- 4 Trial By Fire 4:00
- 5 The Silence That Remains 5:42
4 tracks
- 1 More Than Life 5:33
- 2 Lotus Eater 7:13
- 3 Trial By Fire 4:00
- 4 The Silence That Remains 5:42
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