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With influences that include Edward Gorey, Screaming Lord Sutch, Joe Meek, and the Cramps, the Horrors craft a grimy, goth.
tinged kindof punk rock that's almost as campy as it is catchy. The big-haired, black-clad quintet -- which features singer Faris
Badwan, bassistTomethy Furse, guitarist Joshua Von Grimm, drummer Coffin Joe, and keyboardist Spider Webb -- formed in the
summer of 2005 andquickly gained notoriety around London for their look, sound, and brief but frantic live shows. Loog soon
signed them, and the Horrorsreleased their official debut single, Sheena Is a Parasite/Jack the ...read more
With influences that include Edward Gorey, Screaming Lord Sutch, Joe Meek, and the Cramps, the Horrors craft a grimy, goth.
tinged kindof punk rock that's almost as campy as it is catchy. The big-haired, black-clad quintet -- which features singer Faris
Badwan, bassistTomethy Furse, guitarist Joshua Von Grimm, drummer Coffin Joe, and keyboardist Spider Webb -- formed in the
summer of 2005 andquickly gained notoriety around London for their look, sound, and brief but frantic live shows. Loog soon
signed them, and the Horrorsreleased their official debut single, Sheena Is a Parasite/Jack the Ripper, in spring 2006. The buzz
around the band reached a peak thatsummer, with the Horrors DJing at the Troubled Minds club night, having to reschedule in.
store appearances because of crowd concerns andreleasing their second single, Death at the Chapel. They also reissued
Sheena Is a Parasite as a limited-edition DVD single. The song'sstartling video was directed by Chris Cunningham and featured
actress Samantha Morton as Sheena. Late that summer, the band signed toStolen Transmission in the U.S. and released a self.
titled EP that fall. They also issued the Count in Fives single in the U.K. around thattime. « hide |
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