Horrors

Horrors

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In The Red

Back in 2ØØØ three 2Ø-year-olds belched up one extremely raw debut recording: in your face, out of tune, overblown, 1ØØ% pure raunch that you could actually dance to… kind of. They toured the States and Europe to wild acclaim for their explosive live performances. The Horrors are now finally ready to drop their second album; this time they traveled to Memphis, and enlisted Greg Cartwright (formerly of The Oblivians, currently with Reigning Sound) to produce at the legendary Easley Studios. The results are what could be called a quantum leap for the band; some of the words are actually understandable this time. The boys still lay down quite a filthy blend of country blues, rockabilly and retardo garage punk, but this time the results are much more cohesive and, well, danceable. Kind of. This is a sincere and honest attempt by The Horrors to create rock'n'roll along the lines of the bands they worship - The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Howlin' Wolf. The end results, however, earn them a rightful place along side the likes of The Gories and The Oblivians in the scuzz blues hall of fame. There's no one else doing this type of shit as good as The Horrors these days - believe that!

Horrors

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In The Red

*** Ever wonder how they do rock'n'roll in Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Puh, like we gotta ask! The first record from the Horrors is the real article from middle America. They're young (average age: 21); they're abrasive (extremely); they're angry (in a cow-tipping, trenchcoat mafia kinda way); they're nasty, raw and hate-driven as it gets (every coupla months at In The Red); they approximate Pussy Galore, Empress Carolyn's favorite band of all-time the Oblivians, and Doo Rag (having a battle royale inside a cement mixer—one of them big ones, you know the kind that take up the whole damn street?).