Are we losing touch
With all the things we care about?
Have we come undone?
Is there no way to turn around?
You’re always in disguise
But are you ever satisfied?
The Horrors unveil their latest single and video, More Than Life, an ice-cold slice of brooding darkness from their forthcoming album Night Life, which is set for release on March 21st via Fiction Records.
This release brims with a fire that burns its own trail—unyielding, unvarnished, and relentless. Faris Badwan’s voice, hushed yet magnetic, threads through the song like a whispered confession, evoking the sultry ache of Michael Hutchence. Born in the steel-and-glass sprawl of Canary Wharf, the track pulses with the stark rhythm of the city—its cold breath, its unrelenting machinery.
“It’s such a strange place to do anything creative,” the band explains. “The setting felt particularly cold and stark, which made its way into the tone of the song.”
Isolation drips from its edges, saturating every note with the weight of urban alienation. More Than Life holds the tension and tenderness of the harsh beauty of a world built – and broken – by human hands. The lyrics ache with unspoken longing and a gnawing sense of disconnection, threading through the fragile threads of desire and the bruising truths of self-deception. Sacrifices linger like unanswered prayers, as fleeting solutions fail to stem the tide of emotional upheaval. Even as love feels distant, the yearning remains sharp, a reminder of the quiet devastation of divided lives.
“We still needed a couple more songs for the album before going to LA to record at Yves Rothman’s studio, and we were in that insular part of the process where it feels like the outside world doesn’t exist,” says the band. “The song is basically about the question of what matters to you, and by that point we were definitely clear on where we were heading.”
Paris Seawell’s direction conjures a feverish reverie, a hypnotic interplay of form and texture. The video draws the eye into a dance of beguiling closeups—natural grains, the curvature of flesh, the shimmer of shifting light—all breathing with an uncanny vitality. Between these vivid glimpses, the band emerges, their performance woven seamlessly into this visual symphony.
The connection between humanity and the natural world unfolds like a whispered secret, delicate yet undeniable. Each frame flickers with an otherworldly glow, as if glimpsed through a kaleidoscope of the subconscious. The psychedelia is striking—intense yet tender—each detail teetering between the microscopic and the monumental. Seawell orchestrates this visual feast with an almost primal elegance, pulling the viewer into a world where the ordinary transforms into something extraordinary, a mirror reflecting both the raw intimacy of nature and the enigmatic beauty of human expression.
Watch More Than Life below:
Night Life is The Horrors’ first LP since 2017’s V and the 2021 EPs Lout and Against the Blade, marking the first time The Horrors step forward without their original lineup—absent are keyboardist Tom Furse and drummer Joe Spurgeon. In 2021, the Southend stalwarts announced their shift to a four-piece after Furse decided to step away, stating he’s “more of a maker than a performer,” leaving the rigors of touring behind.
Faris Badwan and Rhys Webb began crafting demos in Webb’s North London flat, the foundation of a record later shaped in Los Angeles with Yves Rothman, known for his work with Yves Tumor and Blondshell. Hayward’s guitar scrawled its final strokes back in London, with Kidd contributing from afar.
“The Night Life here is not the vim and vigour of pubs and clubs,” says the band. “It’s the thoughts that happen under the cover of darkness; the places your mind takes you when the rest of the world is asleep.”
The band’s sixth album showcases a refined roster: Faris Badwan’s brooding baritone still leads, with Rhys Webb’s bass rumbling beneath, while Joshua Hayward’s jagged guitar lines slice through. New blood comes from Amelia Kidd’s atmospheric keys and Jordan Cook, formerly of Telegram, on drums. Their sound, now sharper with experience, reflects both maturity and melancholy.
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