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The Horrors are an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005. The original lineup included lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb, and drummer Joe Spurgeon. Their music has been classified as garage rock, garage punk, gothic rock, shoegaze, and post-punk revival. The band’s current lineup features Badwan, Webb, Amelia Kidd of The Ninth Wave on keyboards and backing vocals, Jordan Cook of Telegram on drums, and John Victor of Gengahr on guitar. The Horrors have released six studio albums, with the first five charting within the UK Top 40: 'Strange House' (2007), 'Primary Colours' (2009), 'Skying' (2011), 'Luminous' (2014), and 'V' (2017). Their most recent album, 'Night Life,' was released in 2025.