Meet The Horrors

The Horrors are a band from London. You will hear from them very soon. There is no word on their full-length debut, but when it hits, they'll be in America shortly after. The buzz is building and building and it will surely climax all over the face of the U.S. Apparently over in London, the lines are around the corner for their performances and fans are waiting outside for five hours prior to showtime.

The Horrors are almost great. The copulation of 60s psychedelia and 70s punk is a captivating proposition, especially since they execute it in a corosive haunted house Birthday Party with Monster-Mash-Misfits in attendance. Their sound is somewhat original, and at the very least it's unlike what we've been hearing recently. Some of the music itself isn't very surprising and just straight up not good, but with time and some scrapping, their full-length could very well be critics' lovebug. Hearing a good, unique band of this decade with a typical lineup and without a broad use of electronics and instrumentation is a rarity, so I applaud them. Their horrorshow shtick is a silly gimmick but the kids will love it so I guess they should stick to it.

So, yes their perpetual-Halloween gothiness is sophomoric and nearly impossible to escape if there's ever a desire for change, but their music video directed by Chris Cunningham is actually kind of frightening. Not a Marilyn Manson frightening, but it's a'good. To be honest, I wasn't crazy about their other songs on their MySpace page, but I liked Sheena is a Parasite:

The Horrors: Sheena is a Parasite