The Horrors

For other uses, see The Horrors (disambiguation).

The Horrors
The Horrors in 2017
The Horrors in 2017
Background information
OriginSouthend-on-Sea, Essex, England
Genres
Years active2005–present
Labels
Members
  • Faris Badwan
  • Joshua Hayward
  • Rhys Webb
  • Amelia Kidd
  • Jordan Cook
Past members
  • Tom Furse
  • Joseph Spurgeon
Websitethehorrors.co.uk

The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005 by lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse,[1] bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer and percussionist Joe Spurgeon.[2] Their music has been classified as garage rock, garage punk, gothic rock, shoegaze and post-punk revival.[3][4][5]

The band's current lineup includes all of the founding members bar Furse and Spurgeon, who have been inactive performing live since 2021 and 2024, respectively. In early October 2024, it was announced that the band were now joined by Amelia Kidd (of the Ninth Wave) on keyboards and backing vocals, as well as Jordan Cook (of Telegram) on drums.[6]

The band have released five studio albums: Strange House (2007), Primary Colours (2009), Skying (2011), Luminous (2014) and V (2017) all of which charted within the UK Top 40.[7]

  1. ^ "The Horrors' Tom Furse Shares New Music". Clashmusic.com. 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Berman, Stuart (7 May 2009). "The Horrors - Primary Colours". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Horrors". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (2 October 2024). "The Horrors return with new line-up, gothic new single and details of new album 'Night Life'". NME. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ^ "HORRORS | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.