As The Horrors progress in their career, they appear to dig deeper into older music, yet find their own place in it. ‘I See You’, the first song from their fourth album Luminous (May 2nd on XL), sounds part of the late ’80s rock world, as much of Skying did, and like that album, there’s still room for grand gestures, in this case light disco-synths and a dark and sparkling outro. This is a natural continuation of what came before – epic ambient rock with a sweeping of knowledge of historical music in its DNA.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
