Album Review: The Horrors - V

The big-hair goths who started out punk and then dabbled in psychedelics turn out a darkly swirling album that features clangorous industrial synths backed up with ferocious rock attitude.

The Tubeway Army is out in force on Hologram, the synths dealing obvious Numan-esque vibes. The crushing throb of Machine offers intense industrial nightmares suggesting Suede in a punch-up with The Sisters Of Mercy. Despite the lovelorn melancholia that vocalist Faris Badwan deals, The Horrors, gunning for the favour of a different demographic, give us their most pop moments while wearing Bowie and assortment of post punk influences on their sleeves.