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Strange House [Extra tracks]

The Horrors | Format: Audio CD

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The Horrors make their eagerly awaited return with the release of a new album on XL Recordings on the 11th of July 2011.

‘Skying’, self-produced and recorded in The Horrors’ own self built studio in London’s Dalston, was mixed by Grammy Award winner Craig Silvey. It features ten brand new tracks and includes the forthcoming single ‘Still Life’, also released on 11th of July. ‘Skying’ is the band’s… Read more in Amazon's Horrors Store

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Audio CD (5 Mar 2007)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Extra tracks
Label: Polydor Group
ASIN: B000MV91PW
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,944 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Ghoulish dandies clad in jeans so tight they should barely accommodate a skeletal femur, much early discussion of Southend's The Horrors has revolved around their look, not their music. Pleasing to note, then, that their debut album, Strange House, is actually pretty exceptional. Part sinister Cramps-style gothic rockabilly and part organ-fuelled '60s psychedelia, delivered at a nervy post-Libertines rattle, you'd be lying if you were to venture these eleven tracks were especially original. But The Horrors can certainly whip up a chilling enough atmosphere, mostly due to the cadaverous bark of frontman Faris Rotter and the humming organ riffs of Spider Webb. Their haywire cover of 'Jack The Ripper' by Screaming Lord Such is a deliciously morbid revival, but it's not the only judicious feat of musical grave-robbing: debut single 'Sheena Is A Parasite' draws not just title but breathless brevity from The Ramones' 'Sheena Is A Punk Rocker', while 'Excellent Choice' offers up a spoken-word tale with a grisly ending, a la the Velvet Underground’s 'The Gift'. All in all, it'll shake your bones. --Louis Pattison

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4.0 out of 5 stars Ed Wood would..., 6 Mar 2007

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This is EXACTLY what the youth of today need - escapist fun from Southend's finest gothabilly misfits. Forget all your regular indie kid nonsense - it's time for The Horrors to 'stake' their claim right through the heart of the listening teenagers out there. Referencing 'alternative' (as it used to be called) bands that should have disbanded years before this band was even born, they bring a malevolent sense of fun back into pop - and a long-missed overdose of make up and hair products. Think The Cramps meets The Damned meets John Cooper Clarke meets Eighties Matchbox B Line Disaster meets Bauhaus meets L'Oreal. And why? Because they are worth it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, noisy blast!, 9 Jun 2007

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The Horrors come across like a cross between early Birthday Party and mid-period Damned with a hint of Radio Birdman thrown in. No doubt many will slag them off since they're young and cute but neither necessarily makes musicians worthless.

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4.0 out of 5 stars WELL SOLID, 24 Feb 2008

vincent brain "MUSIC MACHINE" (hockley essex eng) - See all my reviews

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this is a fantastic album.
after the first listen you may dissmiss it as a gothic mess, but after a couple of listens and closer inspection of the lyrics you'll find that even the most fickle indie or pop purists will find somethind appealing in the cackling guitars or stabbed organ.

a great fun album.

not genius, but if you thought it would be you're looking at the wrong band altogther

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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 stars Unlistenable!!!
I bought this for a friend who is a big fan of The Horrors. Unfortunately, it's not my cup of tea - depressing music at its worst!

Published 9 months ago by J. Knight

5.0 out of 5 stars strange boys
this is a great debut album. reminds me of the gloomy batcave period even if I must say that batcave bands could barely play a note: instead of these five gorgeous, gothic and... Read more

Published 15 months ago by ligeia

5.0 out of 5 stars Marvelous
This is a great record. Music this wonderful is hard to find these days. Buy it.

Published 15 months ago by monikafoglia

5.0 out of 5 stars Used to hate it, now I love it
So what if they are taking the piss with the black clothes, dyed hair and all that? I bought this album and listened to about 3 songs before putting it in a draw for about a year,... Read more

Published on 23 May 2009 by Slow Club Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars New Values
Thank God for the Horrors !!! At long last a young British band that are more influenced by the GUN CLUB and D.A.F than the bloody BEATLES !

Published on 24 April 2009 by Penthouse Pet

2.0 out of 5 stars Yeah, but they're not very good are they...
If you have ever heard the band The Birthday Party or Bauhaus, The Horrors will irritate you intensely. The Horrors are all image, no content of any kind whatsoever. Read more

Published on 30 May 2008 by Ed Phillips

1.0 out of 5 stars Trying too hard.
I wanted to like this i really did. But its boring and down right dull. Trying too hard to be scary. The whole image and everything is manufactured. Read more

Published on 19 Dec 2007 by Geogry boy

1.0 out of 5 stars Yuk!
poor poor album. Havnt given 1 star before but this is tame boring stuff. As stated in the press a much inferior rip off of the great Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster. Read more

Published on 14 Dec 2007 by Mrs. C. J. haywood

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a Horror!Not A Classic
I always think that people are over generous with the star rating they give albums on this site! The Horrors album 'strange house' is by no means a classic! Read more

Published on 10 Nov 2007 by L. porter

4.0 out of 5 stars I got the Horrors
I was really hoping they'd be as good as they look and in fact they are better. Great obscure cover version of Screaming Lord Sutch track. Ace keyoards and guitar. Read more

Published on 23 Mar 2007 by Howard Change

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