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Electronics, acoustics and lyrical imagery
The Horrors Release New Album And it’s V good
After four UK Top 40 chart-hitting albums, the standard is set high for English lads The Horrors. Luckily for us, we don’t have to wait long for the next instalment of their discography.
It’s a bit of a common theme of late, bands titling their albums using roman numerals. Bullet For My Valentine and Black Veil Brides are two of the more recent examples, but The Horrors are definitely in their own league.
If you haven’t heard of The Horrors before, think soft sad tones mixed with solid instrumentals that creates an intense sound. Think David Bowie if he revamped all his old work with the addition of electronic studio effects. So in a nutshell? Really damn cool. Half way into the album is my favourite song of the album, Weighed Down. It opens smoothly with a strings ensemble before a steady drum beat compliments vocalists Faris Badwan’s dulcet tones. Throughout the song the instrumentals only intensify, giving the song a dramatic turn and closing out with a bang.
Each song from the first to the last perfectly compliments the songs around it, making the album seamlessly enjoyable.
The closing track, Something To Remember Me By, perfectly summarises the album. At over 6 minutes long, it combines an almost carnival-like opening tune with the steady instrumental beats that make up the rest of the album. The band was able to combine the different aspects of the album—electronics, acoustics and lyrical imagery—into one perfectly balanced closing song.
The great, and often under appreciated, thing about the album, is the cohesion throughout the entire record. Each song from the first to the last perfectly compliments the songs around it, making the album seamlessly enjoyable.
While this might not be the album you’d listen to when you’re smashing it out at the gym, it’s the perfect remedy for a long week. I can imagine myself sitting in a shady back-alley bar, drinking a questionable cocktail and letting the music transport me to a foreign place. But that could be more to do with my love of shady back-alley bars.
All in all, V is definitely worth checking out if you’re looking for something different to add to your playlist.
STANDOUT TRACKS: World Below, Weighed Down & Point Of No Reply
STICK THIS NEXT TO: David Bowie, Oasis & Empire Of The Sun
