The Horrors
BIOGRAPHY
It was a mutual love of '60s garage rock and obscure vinyl that unified Rhys Webb, Faris Badwan, Tom Cowan, Joshua Hayward and Joseph Spurgeon at various points during the early 2000’s. With a splash of black, a dash of make-up and Adams Family style stage-names; the final product was The Horrors.
Their first single; ‘Sheena Is a Parasite’ gained them noticeable exposure which snowballed into various NME tours and festival appearances; generating a lot of hype around their debut album - Strange House. The release of said record in March 2007 was followed by a world tour - however it was a bumpy ride. With too shallow a pocket; their support slot on Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s U.S tour was brought to a stop.
At the end of 2007, The Horrors announced the forthcoming recording of a new album. The album was produced by the band themselves, aided by a couple of legends - Craig Silvey, Geoff Barrow of Portishead, and film director extraordinaire; Chris Cunningham.
Recording took place in Bath during the summer of 2008. Experimenting with new sounds consisted of home-made effects pedals, synth binges and booze sold in petrol cans – “if you want your guitars to sound drunk and loose then you don’t need a pedal or anything like that. You just need to get drunk before you play...” (Joshua Third).
The new mature sound of Primary Colours has shocked critics and fans alike in the best way possible, resulting in a nomination for a Mercury Prize. Undoubtedly high off of the success of their latest album; The Horrors embark on lengthy and global tour, one notable date being their headline slot at Offset Festival on Sunday the 6th of September.
Links –
thehorrors.co.uk - uncharacteristically but brilliantly colourful official site offers tour dates, downloadable hi-res videos and more.
myspace.com/thehorrors - tracks to stream from the band’s new album, the opportunity to become best buddies forever, meet like-minded Horrors fans etc. (be careful with that last one, we’ve heard they’re all bat sh*t crazy...)
Tour Dates –
28/8/09 - Reading Festival Reading, South
28/8/09 - Rock En Seine Festival - Paris
30/8/09 - Leeds Festival - Leeds, Northeast
6/9/09 - Offset Festival - London, London and South East
11/9/09 – Bestival - Isle of Wight, South
12/9/09 - End Of The Road Festival - Dorset
15/9/09 - Paradise Rock Club - Boston, Massachusetts
16/9/09 - Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17/9/09 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, New York
18/9/09 - Sonar - Club Stage- Baltimore, Maryland
19/9/09 - Black Cat - Washington, Washington
21/9/09 - The Earl - Atlanta, Georgia
22/9/09 - One Eyed Jacks - New Orleans, Louisiana
24/9/09 - Walter’s On - Washington Houston, Texas
25/9/09 - Granada Theatre - Dallas, Texas
26/9/09 - Emo’s - Austin, Texas
28/9/09 - The Clubhouse - Temple, Arizona
29/9/09 - The Casbah - San Diego, California
30/9/09 - The Detroit Bar - Costa Mesa, California
1/10/09 - El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, California
2/10/09 - Glasshouse - Pomona, California
3/10/09 - Independent - San Francisco, California
5/10/09 - Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, Oregon
6/10/09 - Neumo’s - Seattle, Washington
7/10/09 - Venue - Vancouver, British Columbia
10/10/09 - Turf Club - St. Paul,Minnesota
11/10/09 - Double Door - Chicago, Illinois
12/10/09 - Magic Stick - Detroit, Michigan
14/11/09 - Lee’s Palace - Toronto, Ontario
15/11/09 - Petit Campus - Montreal, Quebec
16/11/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, New York
17/10/09 - Maxwell’s - Hoboken, New Jersey
31/10/09 - Botanique - Brussels
1/11/09 - Minnemeers - Ghent
2/11/09 - Melkweg (Old Room) - Amsterdam
3/11/09 - Doornroosje - Nijmegen
4/11/09 - Tivoli - Utrecht
6/11/09 - Underground - Cologne
7/11/09 - Uevel & Gefaehrlich - Hamburg
8/11/09 - Voxhall - Aarhus
9/11/09 - Vega - Copenhagen
10/11/09 – Lido - Berlin
12/11/09 - 59 To 1 - Munich
13/11/09 - Szene - Vienna
15/11/09 - Le Romandie - Lausanne
16/11/09 - Abart - Zurich
18/11/09 - Circolo Degli Artisti - Rome
19/11/09 - Flog Florence
20/11/09 - Bronson - Ravenna
21/11/09 - Spazio 211 - Turin, Torino
23/11/09 - Le Phare - Toulouse
24/11/09 - Razzmatazz - Barcelona
25/11/09 - Joy Eslava - Madrid,
27/11/09 - Theatre Barbey - Bordeaux
28/11/09 - Olympic - Nantes
30/11/09 - Trabendo - Paris
5/12/09 - All Tomorrow’s Parties Butlins - Minehead, South
8/12/09 - LG Arena - Birmingham, Midlands
9/12/09 - O2 Arena London - London and South East
11/12/09 - Bridlington Spa - Bridlington, Northeast
12/12/09 - Manchester Central - Manchester, Northwest
14/12/09 - SECC - Glasgow, Scotland
Videos –
‘ Sea Within a Sea’
‘Who Can Say’
‘Mirrors Image’