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On Repeat Since 2009 – British Post-Punks THE HORRORS With Hypnotizing Krautrocker ‘SEA WITHIN A SEA’

Posted on May 31, 2024 by JL

31 May 2024

British post-punks THE HORRORS from Southend-on-Sea had their biggest
moment, so far, with their 2nd LP Primary Colors that came out in 2009.
It put them on the European indie map.

The track I always go back to is the almost 8-minute
closer SEA WITHIN A SEA (more than 12 million streams
on Spotify, half of which are mine. Just kidding).

It’s a repetitive, addictive, and hypnotizing synth-Kraut-rock trip that goes
on like forever and ever and puts you slowly but surely in a trance.

3 LPs and two EPs followed, but no sign of musical life since 2021.

‘Primary Colours’ – Second Album by THE HORRORS – Released In 2009…

Posted on February 13, 2020 by JL

Old and new albums to make your day…

13 February 2020

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Band: The Horrors (UK)

Album: Primary Colours – their second LP

Released: 21 April 2009

Score: It peaked at #25 in the UK and was NME’s ‘album of the year’

AllMusic wrote: “Though their debut LP ‘Strange House’s final tracks suggested that the band was looking for ways to expand on its resurrection of freakbeat and garage rock, very little suggested that its next album would be the triple point where goth, post-punk, and shoegaze met… At its best, it shows that the Horrors can do far more than what anyone expected from them.“. Full review Score here – Score: 4/5

Turn Up The Volume: This is the album that put The Horrors on the alt-rock map. Compared to their punkish debut LP Strange House the band made a 360° turn
sonically, like a 21st century Krautrock orchestra with tons of synthscapes and
several far-out top tunes

The singles: Sea Within a Sea / Who Can Say / Mirror’s Image

– SEA WITHIN A SEA –
(Just brilliant. Their best track ever)