The Horrors: Last News

Stewart Lee will be curating a stage at the first edition of the Brighton Psych Fest.Created by the minds behind the city’s leading independent promoter JOY and the team responsible for both Manchester Psych Fest and Edinburgh Psych Fest, a new Brighton edition of the music and arts festival will be headed to the UK coastal city later this summer.Set to take place on August 30, the one-day event spans across some of the most iconic music venues in Brighton, and promises to be a celebration of all things psychedelic.Already, two waves of acts have been announced for the 2024 debut, with artists including The Horrors, Holly Macve, NewDad, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, SCALER, bdrmm, Divorce, Molly Payton and more leading the way.Now, the team behind the event have also confirmed that a new stage has been added – fully curated by comedian and music lover Stewart Lee. Hosted at Komedia, the stage will see performances from five artists who have been personally selected by Lee.A post shared by Brighton Psych Fest (@brightonpsychfest)“Brighton Psych Fest asked me to host and program a stage, which is reckless of them as the last thing I curated, the 2016 Prestatyn All Tomorrow’s Parties, went bust.

The Horrors have shared news of a UK and Ireland tour for later this year. Find out the details below.The dates come in celebration of their new record ‘Night Life’, which was shared earlier this month and marked their sixth studio album, following up from 2017’s ‘V’.With the new dates, the band are set to hit the road across the winter, and will kick off the dates with an opening night at the National Stadium in Dublin on November 19.

The Lottery Winners are on course to secure their second UK Number One album with their new record ‘KOKO’.The group made headlines in 2023 when their third LP ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’ reached the summit on the Official UK Albums Chart, and now that record’s follow-up is primed to repeat the achievement.‘KOKO’ was released on Friday (March 21), and according to the Official Charts Company’s Chart Update on Monday (March 24), it is on course to become the band’s second chart-topper.It is projected to land the top spot, just ahead of veteran pop act Deacon Blue’s 11th album ‘The Great Western Road’ and Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s ‘I Said I Love You First’. The Horrors’ new album ‘Night Life’ also makes the Top Five, along with Sabrina Carpenter’s wildly successful ‘Short N’ Sweet’.Frontman Thom Rylance spoke to NME in December about feeling the pressure of having to repeat the chart success of ‘Anxiety Replacement Therapy’.

The Horrors have shared a new single titled ‘Ariel’ – you can listen to it below.The brooding and atmospheric song serves as the opener of the band’s sixth studio album ‘Night Life’, which is due for release on March 21 via Fiction (pre-order/pre-save here).“‘Ariel’is a particularly special track, and a group favourite,” Faris Badwan and co. explained said of the eerie tune.

The Horrors and Mandy, Indiana.The artist is best known as a producer and the guitarist of Gilla Band – he founded the new project after spending recent years writing and producing music using an array of old synths, drum machines, and guitars.The process saw him lean into genres like noise, techno and experimental hip hop, as well as post-punk. Now, he is set to release a self-titled debut EP under The Null Club.Set for release on April 4, the EP is today (February 20) previewed by the debut single ‘Slip Angle’.The track sees Duggan Borges team up with Valentine Caulfield – best known for her work with Mandy, Indiana – and captures an intense, head-turning feel.

The Horrors have shared an anthemic new single called ‘More Than Life’ – check it out below.The track marks the fourth and latest single to be taken from the group’s upcoming album ‘Night Life’. Set for release on March 21 via Fiction, it will mark their sixth LP and come as they approach their 20th anniversary.

The Horrors have released the latest single from their upcoming album ‘Night Life’, in the form of the seven-minute ‘Lotus Eater’.The new album will be released on March 21 via Fiction Records and has already been previewed by the singles ‘The Silence That Remains’ and ‘Trial By Fire’.Now, the sprawling, nocturnal beats and textured, ambient production of ‘Night Life’ give further indication of the new direction the Southend band are heading in with this record.Listen here:The band have said: “Lotus Eater has had several past lives. It was one of the first songs from the ‘Night Life’ sessions that we felt really excited about – Rhys’ original lyric had a feeling that made me think of ‘5 Years’ by David Bowie, and I started to build on the idea.”“A lotus eater lives in a state of blissful ignorance, and the song to me describes the moment of coming back to reality.

here.Today, (November 22), Dot To Dot have announced that The Horrors, Fat Dog and Sprints will be headlining. There will also be performances from Big Special, Honeyglaze, Kate Bollinger, Låpsley, Nimino and over 30 more up-and-coming artists.More acts are set to be announced in the New Year.

The Horrors have released their snarling single ‘Trial By Fire’ – just in time for Halloween.The Southend rock band recently announced a brand new album ‘Night Life’ along with a new lineup. Vocalist Faris Badwan and bassist Rhys Webb remain as founding members, with original guitarist Joshua Hayward and new members Amelia Kidd on keys and Telegram’s Jordan Cook on drums joining.Now, The Horrors have released their new single ‘Trial By Fire’ today (October 31). The song is taken from ‘Night Life’, which is due on March 21, 2025 via Feature Records.Speaking about the single, the band said: “’Trial By Fire’ is one of the more aggressive songs on ‘Night Life’, bridging the gap between our two industrial EPs and the new album.“Rhys began the demo in Southend isolation, before we got together and twisted it into something meaner.

The Horrors have returned with a new line-up, a gothic new single and details of their sixth album called ‘Night Life’.New song ‘The Silence That Remains’ marks the start of the next era for the band, as they return with a new arrangement centred around the duo of vocalist Faris Badwan and bassist Rhys Webb.The track is a fittingly eerie release for October, opening with unsettling droning before the entrance of a grungy bass guitar and skittering drums.The new song features on the group’s next album ‘Night Life’ (available to pre-order/ pre-save here), out March 21 via Fiction Records.Listen to ‘The Silence That Remains’ below.“’The Silence that Remains’ is a 3am insomnia walk through the city, retracing our steps and putting the past to bed,” shared the band in a press statement. “Our new chapter is beginning and we’re looking forward to taking you with us.

The Horrors have announced details of an intimate London show and have teased there will be “new music very soon”.The band have not played live for two years, but in a social media post today (August 9), they have confirmed they will play The Shacklewell Arms on August 29.“It’s 19 years since we played our first show as the Horrors, almost to the day,” wrote frontman Faris Badwan. “It was August 8th 2005 when we performed at the Spread Eagle in Old Street, at a night Tom and I put on called “Cramped”.