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The Horrors – Primary Colours

Primary Colours graduates The Horrors from the group of kitschy garage goths that they debuted as into something more refined though just as (forgivably) derivative – they’ve clearly done their homework and their more evolved sound is a mishmash of the last thirty years of classic British post-punk, from the moody Ian Curtis vocals to the shoegaze inspired guitars and ambient excursions – and the album’s closing track and biggest highlight, the epically rocking and almost dance-able “A Sea Within a Sea”, is hopefully a sign that the band plans to take their sound into uncharted territory instead of drawing on the past.

7 / 10

Beggars Xl Recording
May 5, 2009