It’s understandable why there would have been a glimour of worry from tonight’s ticket holders, being the final performance of The Horrors’ UK tour. Seeing as front-man Faris Badwan has been experiencing throat problems; resulting in the band being forced to pull out of some shows previous to tonight.
Slinking onto the stage of a packed out, 220 capacity venue for their homecoming show, playing to a vast amount of family members with a handful of fans scattered here and there. Thus needless to say the atmosphere wasn’t as electric as expected at a show from The Horrors. However that was certainly made up for by the quality of the performance, after over coming the technical issues through opener; “Changing The Rain,” the sound quality was perfect. Incorporating latest single – “I Can See Through You,” into the set list as well as “Skiing” lead single; “Still Life,” “Dive In” and perhaps the best performed new album track-“Endless Blue,” starting with an insouciant instrumental build up into the storming punk riff, manifesting a psychedelic shoegaze effect. Although highlights were; without a doubt, the “Primary Colours” tracks such as “Mirrors Image,” fan favorite; “Sea Within a Sea” boasting extraordinary songwriting skills, with the addition of a cheeky “Three Decades” thrown into the encore.
Bringing the tour to an ending of epic proportions, unleashing “Moving Further Away” unto the crowd. Another certain highlight, and a fantastic end to The Horrors’ most significant UK tour to date.
Jonathan Hatchman.
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