The Horrors are an indie rock band which formed in 2006 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The band consists of Faris Badwan (vocals), Joshua Hayward (guitar), Tom Cowan (Keyboards), Rhys Webb (Bass) and Joseph Spurgeon (drums). The band has released three full length albums: 2007’s Strange House and 2009’s Primary Colours, the third third, Skying, was released in July 2011 on XL recordings and recorded by the band in their own London studio built by Joshua Hayward.
After releasing several singles they released their debut album Strange House in 2007. Strange House is primarily a Garage Rock album with elements of Horror Punk, and the album contains several of the Horrors previous singles.
The follow-up to Strange House, 2009’s Primary Colours marked a major change of direction away from Garage Rock to Shoegaze and Post-Punk. The album was met with critical acclaim and was announced as one of the twelve albums shortlisted for the year’s Mercury Prize award and it named the best album of the 2009 by NME. The Horrors returned in 2011 with their third album Skying and were announced for major festivals including Glastonbury and Reading-Leeds.
The Horrors will play The Academy, Dublin on Saturday 12 May 2012. Tickets priced €16.50 inclusive of booking fee go on-sale this Friday, 16 December.
