New Music From The Horrors
The Horrors give us a 'Whole New Way.'
Aside from releasing one of the great psychedelic goth/rock gems of the decade, Primary Colours, The Horrors have now graciously released a brand new one off b-side/single in the form of "Whole New Way."
The Horrors weren't even out of their rehearsal spot diapers back in 2005 before the extremely fickle British press universally lauded them as the "next big thing." What with their eyeliner, booshy black hair dos and extremely tight slacks; what's not to love? Apparently, style trumped substance. Impossible to think that debut, Strange House, is now considered an upset by these twerps.
This years' Primary Colours silenced critics and awestruck fans old and new. The funeral slop freak out had been replaced with five guys in a room crafting very thoughtful and very sinister songs. It's everything Echo and The Bunnymen lost in 1986, but in some ways even better.
The tightness of their Dwight Yoakam proportion jeans hasn’t constricted the creative blood flow here on b-side/single "Whole New Way." Singer Faris Badwan's voice is lost in another world. Also, the synths lurk around a bass line that recalls early OMD. Magnificent!
Posted by Joe Roth on Nov 18, 2009 @ 9:00 am
