This album is sounding pretty great actually, but the 'ZOMG they have ripped up the rulebook and thrown it out of the window!' hype is going to be insufferable. As a patchwork of very obvious influences though it's enjoyable enough.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 11 April 2009 11:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Despite being slavishly derivative, I did quite like their first EP. Full first album wasn't bad, but can't remember the last time I played it.
― Alex in NYC, Saturday, 11 April 2009 12:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Citation from the DiS review: "The Horrors have done the one thing no other hyped to the heavens British guitar band has been able to do in the past ten years; they’ve given birth to a sophomore album that drastically improves upon its predecessor"
Discuss. But perhaps they're right.
― zeus, Saturday, 11 April 2009 13:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Interesting. Hard to think of exceptions right now. I was underwhelmed by their first album. First listen of the new one was entertaining, if just for the spot-the-unexpected-influence game. Sounds like Geoff Barrow had some fun injecting some inspiration. Still seems a bit awkward and silly to me, which means it's probably going to be a huge mega-seller. It's fun, maybe I'll enjoy repeated listens, we'll see.
Slavering review: http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/the-horrors-primary-colours
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 12:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Some talk about the new album here:
New album by the Horrors out today....
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 12:21 (fifteen years ago) link
General consensus: pretty interesting.
I missed that revive from a month ago. Liked that video a lot better than what I had heard from the previous album. A pretty faceless take on Can like others were sayin, but surprisingly enjoyable. But I guess if I wanted Can w/o Damo Suzuki there are actual Can albums w/o Damo Suzuki...
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:03 (fifteen years ago) link
I can't really get behind the implication that it's inherently more musically... distinguished to do an album that's a bite of Can and Loop or whatever than one that's a bite of The Cramps and The Birthday Party or whatever. Like all of those are more or less canonically esteemed bands in equal measure, y'know?
― display mane (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Exactly.
― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I agree, but it's no fun to listen to repeated remakes of Cramps records (or for that matter Can, or whoever). Even if they've taken off some equally derivative sources as from their first record, they've done so in a pretty interesting way I think.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Or to put it another way the fact that they are biting krautrock and drone rather than just garage rock shows that they want to develop.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
This album is gash. It only got to 25 so hopefully they'll get dropped again.
― CosMc (Raw Patrick), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i liked the single that sampled 'mother sky'. it was good.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd be really, really curious to hear the reactions to this album had it come from some no-names with no previous history.
― homage is parody gone sour (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't felt the urge to go back to this album. I have enough records that sound a bit like this, I really don't need another one, especially with shitey goth vocals all over it.
― Enormous Epic (Matt DC), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
― display mane (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:33 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
That's pretty OTM. So they've done a better job aping Can than they did the Cramps. Big deal.
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
hang on, the only place where they ape Can on this record is on the first third of one song
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean, MBV and Spiritualized have much more of a case in the legal department imo
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:57 (fifteen years ago) link
I have only heard this one song lol.
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:05 (fifteen years ago) link
it doesn't sound much like can except for the beat tbh
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
LIKE KANYE
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:08 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a really good song, is what people are ignoring :P
(And the fact is, the best things about it have nothing to do with Can, and a helluva lot to do with uh er Portishead lolz)
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:08 (fifteen years ago) link
So they've done a better job aping Can than they did the Cramps. Big deal.
I'm not even sure they have done a better job - both albums come off to me as well-intentioned but less than the sum of their parts. (And yeah I don't think it's a *flagrant* rip of any of these people but my point is it's all record collection rock or music critic rock or whatever you call it.)
― display mane (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
it's all record collection rock or music critic rock or whatever you call it.
sometimes this stuff is good though, idk, im not prescriptive. it's usually music critics/blogtards who have a problem with 'music critic rock' n'est ce pas.
― FREE DOM AND ETHAN (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Sea Within A Sea is immense but I don't really feel any compulsion to listen to any of the other tracks to see what they are like.
― I am using your worlds, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:15 (fifteen years ago) link
The Can rip in particular was pretty much alarms goin off I thought, but all that aside I think the best I say is...it's nice...I wouldn't say it sucks. I just can not muster any enthusiasm for these dudes.
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:19 (fifteen years ago) link
NB I'm still butthurt that everyone pays attention to these dudes when there was already a better Horrors.
― SQUIRREL WITH A PEOPLE FACE (╓abies), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh me too, some of my favourite bands etc etc - just sayin is all
― display mane (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
also bear in mind that this is exactly the type of band i wouldn't have given the time of day to until i heard the new music with my own ears
like i said on the other thread, "i only think of you" and "new ice age" are stormers, up there with "sea within a sea"
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 15:34 (fifteen years ago) link
I have listened to this album at least 20 times in the last week...
― henry s, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
give or take
― henry s, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
new record sounds like the stone roses with a hangover. i don't think the world is quite ready for a baggy shoegaze revival.
― horses, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I've not heard the whole album but someone sent me the opening track and, aside from some vaguely MBV guitar oscillation it's just goth, isn't it? Doomy vocals and nasty snare sound. But didn't MBV come from a nasty goth background? The Stone Roses certainly did, following on from what horses said above.
― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 13 May 2009 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link
But didn't MBV come from a nasty goth background?
Not exactly?
― I just wish he hadn't adopted the "ilxor" moniker (ilxor), Wednesday, 13 May 2009 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link
the stone roses with a hangover
bahahahaha
― Alex in NYC, Wednesday, 13 May 2009 17:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Any further opinions on this?
― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Wednesday, 27 May 2009 07:02 (fifteen years ago) link
My opinion - best British indie rock record of the last five years. I know that isn't saying much mind you.
― ch4rlie fr4m3, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 08:08 (fifteen years ago) link
All these Can comparisons, I think are overblown. The rest of the album sounds more like Magazine playing in Joy Division's studio.
― ch4rlie fr4m3, Wednesday, 27 May 2009 08:19 (fifteen years ago) link
on acid?
― a somnambulist in an ambulance (r1o natsume), Wednesday, 27 May 2009 08:54 (fifteen years ago) link
The rest of the album sounds like the Psychedelic Furs playing in White Lies' studio.
― CosMc (Raw Patrick), Wednesday, 27 May 2009 10:24 (fifteen years ago) link
This is actually pretty good. I'm impressed.
― Moka, Thursday, 2 July 2009 05:34 (fourteen years ago) link
I listened to it once through...thought it definitely had its moments, but couldn't really decide. Was planning to listen again, soon.
― He was feeling canonical (Bimble), Thursday, 2 July 2009 05:38 (fourteen years ago) link
woowwwww this new record came out of left field. They're first one is one of the worst albums I've ever bought, I sold it the day after I bought it.
this new is incredible. just hit me.
― meme muggin (surfboard dudes get wiped out, totally), Sunday, 12 July 2009 01:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Me having a mutter with Tom of said band.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 September 2009 02:44 (fourteen years ago) link
i love this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EOPIi4Q3lM
― Bee OK, Thursday, 15 October 2009 03:33 (fourteen years ago) link
amazingly, this really has ended up one of the better albums of the year.
― 102. LJ: British. 5. (acoleuthic), Tuesday, 8 December 2009 04:42 (fourteen years ago) link
haven't seen any discussion about the 'cat's eyes' faris badwan side project, listening to the EP on spotify now, one of the tracks is a little broadcast-y
― Roger Sánchez Broto (vain_bowers), Thursday, 7 April 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
http://thehorrors.co.uk/
― piscesx, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 00:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Simple Minds. That's disappointing.
― paulhw, Wednesday, 25 May 2011 00:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Well, fuck.I liked the last one a lot, but mostly as a precursor to more of it, more refined "it".Not "this".
― THE Alan Moulder?!? (Ówen P.), Wednesday, 25 May 2011 00:51 (thirteen years ago) link