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The Horrors
The Horrors performing live at the "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim", on July 20, 2007.
The Horrors performing live at the "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim", on July 20, 2007. Overview The FIB or Festival Internacional de Benicàssim (Benicàssim International Festival is a music festival held in Benicàssim ( Spain Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Background information
Origin Southend, England
Genre(s) Garage punk
Surf rock
Post-punk revival
Years active 2005-present
Label(s) XL
Website official website
Members
Faris Badwan
Joshua Third
Tomethy Furse
Spider Webb
Coffin Joe



The Horrors are a British garage rock band who formed in the summer of 2005. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Garage punk is a Rock music Fusion of Garage rock and Punk rock. Surf rock is a style of music that originated in the USA that mixes elements of Surf music and Rock music, and partially due to the number of Mexican The post-punk revival is a movement in Alternative rock of the 2000s where bands draw from of the original sounds and aesthetics of the Post-punk sound of the late In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music XL Recordings is an Independent record label which was launched by Tim Palmer Nick Halkes and Richard Russell with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release Faris Badwan (formerly known as Faris Rotter) is an English musician best known for being the lead vocalist for the English garage rock band The Horrors Joshua Mark Hayward (born 15 December 1984) known as Joshua Third and formerly Joshua Von Grimm, before he changed his stage name in 2007 is Tom Cowan (better known as Tomethy Furse) (born on March 11 1987) is the bassist for Southend -based group The Horrors. Rhys Webb, better known as Spider Webb (born on 18 February, 1983) is the keyboard/organist for Southend band The Horrors, and a self proclaimed Joseph Patrick Spurgeon (better known as Coffin Joe Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including They released their debut album Strange House, which reached #37 on the UK Charts, on March 5 of 2007. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Strange House is the Debut album by The Horrors. It entered the UK album charts at #37 Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 They have polarised opinion in the popular music scene by their unusual choice of apparel and obscure musical inspirations. [1] They are closely linked to the DJ group The She Set. A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience

Contents

Band History

Origins

The Automatic, The View, The Horrors and Mumm-Ra on stage at NME Indie rock tour 2007
The Automatic, The View, The Horrors and Mumm-Ra on stage at NME Indie rock tour 2007

The Horrors have their origin in the early 2000s where they became interested in obscure vinyl and DJing. The Automatic, (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U The View is an Emmy Award -winning American Talk show created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie and broadcast on A gramophone During trips to London and on the Southend circuit, Rhys Webb met Faris Badwan and Tom Cowan, who had attended Rugby School together, through their shared interests in 60s garage rock, and, in 2005 the three formed a band with Joshua Hayward and Joseph Spurgeon. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Rhys Webb, better known as Spider Webb (born on 18 February, 1983) is the keyboard/organist for Southend band The Horrors, and a self proclaimed Faris Badwan (formerly known as Faris Rotter) is an English musician best known for being the lead vocalist for the English garage rock band The Horrors Tom Cowan (better known as Tomethy Furse) (born on March 11 1987) is the bassist for Southend -based group The Horrors. Rugby School, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, is a Co-educational Boarding school and one of the oldest public schools Joshua Mark Hayward (born 15 December 1984) known as Joshua Third and formerly Joshua Von Grimm, before he changed his stage name in 2007 is Joseph Patrick Spurgeon (better known as Coffin Joe The band formed around Junkclub, an underground club founded by Oliver Abbott and Rhys. Their first rehearsal consisted of two covers: The Sonics' "The Witch" and Screaming Lord Sutch's "Jack the Ripper" (heavily influenced by previous cover versions by The Fuzztones, One-Way Streets and The Gruesomes) - the latter would eventually find itself as track one on the band's debut album. See Seattle SuperSonics for the basketball team The Sonics are an American Garage rock band that were part of the Pacific Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash The Fuzztones are a Garage rock revival band formed in the 1980s playing straight into the 1990s and now The Gruesomes are a Canadian Garage punk band formed in Montreal in 1985 [2]

Sheena Is A Parasite

It was with this single that The Horrors first gained noticeable popularity in the UK. " Sheena is a Parasite " was the debut single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors, released in April 2006 The music video was directed by Chris Cunningham. Chris Cunningham is an acclaimed English Music video Film director and Video artist. This ended a seven year music video hiatus for the much respected Cunningham who admitted to being "mildly obsessed" with the track, having come across it on Myspace. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Having directed several Aphex Twin videos, the video content was expected to be suitably twisted and quirky. The video stars Oscar nominee Samantha Morton as the song's manic, transmogrifying subject who whips around like a banshee and spews her intestines at the viewer. Samantha Morton (born May 13, 1977) is a Golden Globe Award-winning and two-time Academy Award -nominated English actress Sharply edited and shot on a low budget, the video was instantly banned from MTV UK purely on the basis of the use of strobe lights, not because of the gory subject matter (as was erroneously reported by the NME). Chris Cunningham did not want to edit out the strobing as he felt it would compromise his work. The video has aired on MTV2 in America. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being Partly as a result of the exposure gained by Sheena's popularity, the Horrors went on to NME Awards Indie Rock Tour, along with Mumm-Ra, The View and The Automatic which helped them to gain further publicity. The NME Tours consist of a variety of tours organised by British music industry publication NME. Mumm-Ra were an English Indie rock band originating from Bexhill on Sea. The View is an Emmy Award -winning American Talk show created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie and broadcast on The Automatic, (also known as The Automatic Automatic in the U

Strange House and beyond

Having released Strange House, their debut album, in March 2007, The Horrors played a world tour to promote it. Strange House is the Debut album by The Horrors. It entered the UK album charts at #37 A slot as a support act for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club in the USA in the summer was cancelled due to lack of funds[3], and the band instead headlined a US tour in June. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the They made a number of festival appearances throughout 2007, including appearances at the Glastonbury Festival, the Carling Weekend (on the Radio 1/NME stage), various Scandinavian festivals, the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, and Splendour in the Grass in Australia[4]; their set list throughout the summer contained a cover of 'No Love Lost' by Joy Division. For the classical music and theatre festivals co-founded by Rutland Boughton between 1914 and 1926 see Glastonbury Festival (1914-1925 The The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been Terminology and usage As a cultural term "Scandinavia" has no official definition and is subject to usage by those who identify with the culture in question as well The Summer Sonic Festival is an annual two-day Rock festival held at the same time in Osaka and near Tokyo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Splendour In The Grass is an annual Music festival held in July at Belongil Fields, outside Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. The Horrors also appeared in the third series of The Mighty Boosh in December under the pseudonym 'The Black Tubes', in which Noel becomes a member, and supported the Arctic Monkeys on their sell-out arena tour of the UK, at which they were bottled by the crowd on several of the tour-dates. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Current activity

At the end of 2007 the Horrors announced the releases of a new single (rumoured to be a cover of 'Dance' by Suicide), and a new album, out in March 2008. Suicide is an American Rock music group intermittently active since 1971 and composed of Alan Vega ( Vocals) and Martin Rev ( Synthesizers This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2008 The album has since been postponed until later in the year, with September and maybe even November as possible months of release. The album will be produced by Chris Cunningham, marking the first time Cunningham, famous for his music videos, has produced a record. Chris Cunningham is an acclaimed English Music video Film director and Video artist. The Horrors played an NME Awards show in 2008 with Crystal Castles, Ulterior and These New Puritans, and supported The Sonics (a major influence on the band) on 23rd March. The NME Awards are an annual music awards show founded by the music magazine NME (New Musical Express Crystal Castles is a Toronto -formed band consisting of multi-instrumentalist Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. These New Puritans (sometimes abbreviated to TNPS) are a four-piece band from the Southend-on-Sea area See Seattle SuperSonics for the basketball team The Sonics are an American Garage rock band that were part of the Pacific On January 18th, 'Count In Fives', a documentary of the band's tour of the USA, was unveiled at the Sundance Film Festival[5]. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. March 2008 saw a move from Loog Records to XL Recordings in preparation for the second album and associated singles. Loog Records is a British Independent record label. Loog was created by former NME editor James Oldham in 2003 XL Recordings is an Independent record label which was launched by Tim Palmer Nick Halkes and Richard Russell with Beggars Banquet Records in 1989 to release

Band members

Temporary band members

Fanzines

The Horrors have compiled several fanzines, distributed at concerts and through independent record shops. A fanzine (see also Zine) is a nonprofessional publication produced by fans of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre for the pleasure The fanzines include free CD compilation albums of songs chosen by the band, and are designed by The Horrors and Ciaran O'Shea, a friend of the band who has also designed sleeve artwork for both The Horrors and Neils Children. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of Neils Children (occasionally written NEiLS CHiLDREN) are an English three-piece Post-punk band featuring John Linger (guitar and vocals Brandon

Discography

Albums

Strange House (5 March 2007) Loog #37 (UK)

EPs

The Horrors EP (24 October 2006) Stolen Transmission

Singles

All of singles released by The Horrors prior to "Gloves" have been chart ineligible because they have been packaged with inserts and stickers, breaking chart rules. Strange House is the Debut album by The Horrors. It entered the UK album charts at #37 Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The UK Albums Chart is a list of Albums ranked by sales in the United Kingdom. The Horrors EP was released in October 2006 At first it was only released in America but was eventually released in the UK Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Gloves " was the fourth single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors, released in February 2007

Date of Release Title B-side(s) Label UK Chart Peak Album
April 10, 2006 "Sheena Is A Parasite" "Jack The Ripper" Loog N/A Strange House
July 31, 2006 "Death At The Chapel" "Crawdaddy Simone" Loog N/A Strange House
October 30, 2006 "Count in Fives" "Who Says"
"A Knife In Their Eye"		 Loog N/A Strange House
February 26, 2007 "Gloves" "Kicking Kay"
"Horrors' Theme"
"Death At The Chapel" (Live)		 Loog #34 Strange House
June 25, 2007 "She is the New Thing" "Sister Leonella"
"Draw Japan" (Dandi Wind Remix)
"Excellent Choice" (re-recorded)		 Loog #89 Strange House

References

  1. ^ "Creepy crawlies" - Strange House review. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Sheena is a Parasite " was the debut single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors, released in April 2006 Strange House is the Debut album by The Horrors. It entered the UK album charts at #37 Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Death at the Chapel " was the second single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors Actually a cover of Piero Piccioni 's "Day Time Fire" Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. " Count in Fives " was the third single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors, released in October 2006 Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " Gloves " was the fourth single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors, released in February 2007 Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " She is the New Thing " is the fifth single by the UK Garage rock band The Horrors, released in June 2007 concertlivewire. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler
  2. ^ Stool Pigeon magazine, April 2007.
  3. ^ http://com2.runboard.com/bhorrors.f2.t10092 - Badwan announces cancellation of BRMC support slot
  4. ^ http://www.thehorrors.co.uk/tour.php - Horrors tour dates, Summer 2007
  5. ^ Youtube - The Horrors + Count In Fives
  6. ^ Joshua changes his name etc ~ at Runboard.com

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