John Vettese 's experimental/ambient music series "Still Life" returns this evening to the First Unitarian Church - Side Chapel. Tonight's showcase features Fursaxa , Enumclaw and Helena Espvall (from Espers ). So if the frenetic chaos of Liberty Fest and PiLam's Human BBQ isn't quite your cup of tea, then you know where to go for a calmer evening of contemplative music. First Unitarian Church - Side Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 9pm, $8, All Ages - H.M. Kauffman
John Vettese 's experimental/ambient music series "Still Life" returns this evening to the First Unitarian Church - Side Chapel. Tonight's showcase features Fursaxa , Enumclaw and Helena Espvall (from Espers ). So if the frenetic chaos of Liberty Fest and PiLam's Human BBQ isn't quite your cup of tea, then you know where to go for a calmer evening of contemplative music. First Unitarian Church - Side Chapel, 2125 Chestnut St., 9pm, $8, All Ages - H.M. Kauffman
At last months NME Awards The Horrors performed a fantastic version of Still Life accompanied by tour mate Florence + The Machine's Florence Welch. We've been in enjoying it very much this week. Both acts finished the night as winners, too; Florence won Best Solo Artist and Best Track for Shake It Out , while the Horrors took home Best Album for Skying . The Horrors recently released a video for other album highlight Changing The Rain . That synth riff is still sounding as icy as ever. Good [...]
Hace un par de días se llevó a cabo la ceremonia de premiación de los NME Awards en Londres. Fue ahí donde Florence Welch acompañó a The Horrors para interpretar su sencillo más reciente " Still Life ", añadiendo un gran acompañamiento vocal a esta canción que de por sí, ya es grande. Los dos actos también recibieron premios durante la ceremonia, Florence ganó Mejor Acto Solista y Mejor Canción por " Shake It Out ", mientras que los Horrors se llevaron el premio a Mejor Álbum por Skying . La [...]
NO.4 THE HORRORS - SKYING BUY | LOOK | METACRITIC Who'd have thought that The Horrors, writers of one of the most confused debut albums in recent years, would blossom into the Mercury-award nominated, indie king-pins they are today. After 20092s game-changing Primary Colours (their second effort), Skying reinforced the idea of a band that has finally hit their stride and like Primary Colours did, Skying has rightfully been bothering the Best of Year lists of nearly everyone. It's a [...]
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The next Still Life—a bimonthly showcase of experimental Philadelphia music—is Friday, December 9, at the First Unitarian Chapel. Still Life is curated by John Vettese who hosts the Philly Local Second Shift on XPN2 (Thursdays, 5 p.m.-midnight) and also records and produces all of our Key Studio Sessions . From John's tumblr : On the bill is Tadoma, the musical alter ego of Data Garden Records' Joe Patitucci, doing minimal, hazy, Music for Airports-esque ambient pieces; Gemini Wolf, the abstract electronic dance project of Michael McDermott and Megan Cauley; and Gina Ferrera, who inventively [...]
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by teepoo On Friday November 25th is Steamwhistle Unsigned #20 at Steamwhistle brewery in Toronto. Join me for a drink and come support the Artists Health Center Foundation . This time will feature Canadian indie rockers Still Life, Indie Week winners Tiny Danza and Toronto punk rockers Teenage X. Tickets are only $5 but you could win a pair of tickets and some Steamwhistle Swag ! Here's how to enter: Leave a comment below with your e-mail address [...]
John Vettese ( XPN2 , The Key , City Paper ) is a great supporter of the local music scene and music in general. Well, this evening will be the debut of his "Still Life" series. The event will showcase experimental/ambient music from the Philly area. Tonight at the Side Chapel of the First Unitarian Church will feature Cough Cool , Dan Malloy , and Brendan Codey . Vettese has been working with Malloy to digitize ten years worth of his home recorded bedroom tapes so this evening will also be sort of a [...]
XPN22s John Vettese—who, in addition to hosting the Philly Local Second Shift (Thursdays, 5 p.m.-midnight), records and produces all of our Key Studio Sessions —has organized the first in what he hopes will be "a regular series showcasing experimental/ambient music from the Philly region" The inaugural "Still Life" showcase will feature Cough Cool, Dan Malloy, and Brendan Codey at the First Unitarian Church at 7 p.m. Monday, October 24th; tickets to the all-ages show are $8.
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Tweet This song is a burner, clocking in at over 8 minutes long, so you should scroll down and hit play first before you read any further (presuming you wanted to read anything anyway...it's not terribly insightful just so you know). The Horrors' latest album "Skying" has been extremely well received, including by ourselves, with the praise being extremely well-deserved. From The Horrors ' first album to this, their third, they've gone through a huge transformation not only stylistically but sonically [...]
About the time Phoebe Cates emerged from the swimming pool in the 1982 teen flick "Fast times At Ridgemont High," inducing the adolescent masses into a hypnotic state of pre pubescent yearning, a band by the name of The Psychedelic Furs was gaining notoriety for the now classic single released a year earlier- Pretty In Pink. The post punk phenomenon was in full swing with bands like New Order, Echo & The Bunnymen and The Cure causing seismic waves below ground as the brat pack erupted on the silver [...]
It's no secret that like most things in life, music tends to come full circle. Recently, disco has been the hot topic making a strong resurgence in indie electronic and dance music (see ATG favorites Penguin Prison's show this Thursday as case in point). However, The Horrors ' third album Skying , released last week on XL , evokes the other side of the 1980s: big hair, synth-pop and leg warmers. "Still Life" could've easily been the anthem of one of those 1980s teen cult classics and would have seamlessly sat right next [...]
Unfortunately this musical month was almost overshadowed by an unrelated event in which the often immoral British public expressed their extreme moral disgust at the actions of a few of their immoral members. Days were spent wondering whether it was more important that Rebekah Brooks looks like a media-mogul version of The Simpson's Sideshow Bob or that she may have been editor of some newspaper at around the time that the whole voicemail listening thing happened. Just incase anyone was thinking of hacking it, you can listen to my voicemail anytime. It's just my Mum asking where I am constantly. [...]
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Tweet Buy the album from Amazon - Vinyl / MP3 / CD There are a lot of people who still hate The Horrors for having the audacity to be lauded by the British music press before releasing a single note of music. When their first album dropped, it was subject to a wave of negativity that meant it never really had a chance. It didn't help that [...]
On Skying (XL), The Horrors sound like they accidentally fell into the ski lodge jacuzzi with John Cusack, Rob Corddry and the rest of the guys from the movie "Hot Tub Time Machine". Their music is a time-warp window to the 1980s, leading synth effects and all, and a mostly welcomed one at that. Skying is the England-based band's third studio album. Lead singer Faris Badwan (formerly Rotter) fits the romantic mold to a T. "I Can See Through You" offers penetrating song subject matter and lyrics as does "Still Life," which slowly but [...]
On Skying (XL), The Horrors sound like they accidentally fell into the ski lodge jacuzzi with John Cusack, Rob Corddry and the rest of the guys from the movie "Hot Tub Time Machine". Their music is a time-warp window to the 1980s, leading synth effects and all, and a mostly welcomed one at that. Skying is the England-based band's third studio album. Lead singer Faris Badwan (formerly Rotter) fits the romantic mold to a T. "I Can See Through You" offers penetrating song subject matter and lyrics as does "Still Life," which slowly but [...]
7" Single, released in 1983 Still Life - My World (A-Side) Still Life - Passion Play (B-Side)
Definitely our favorite thus far from Skying . "You Said" is just the right mix of shoegaze-y atmosphere and power pop hooks to be a big Radio 1 track. "You Said" should be the next single. "Still Life" is good but "You Said" is better. The Horrors - You Said The Horrors ( Official ) ( Facebook ) ( Myspace ) Rating 8.4
UK synth rockers The Horrors are set to unleash their third LP Skying via XL on August 9th (July 11 in the UK), but you can stream the whole thing below. The band recently scheduled an intimate NYC show on July 28 at The Studio at Webster Hall. Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am EDT. Also check out the video for the lead-off single "Still Life".
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