Vamberator, that “magical funky hybrid” from Bath, England, is stirring up the season with their third single and new video, Creature in My House, just in time for Halloween. With their debut album, Age of Loneliness, set to drop on November 1st via Unifaun Productions, the band pulls no punches in delivering something off-kilter and wonderfully weird.
Formed by Shelleyan Orphan survivors Jemaur Tayle and Boris Williams (of The Cure), Age of Loneliness features a lineup of longtime collaborators and friends, including Charlie Jones (Goldfrapp, The Cult, Siouxsie) on electric and acoustic bass and Jo Nye on backing vocals. Notably, the song features Inky Crawley, daughter of their late bandmate Caroline Crawley, lending her own eerie charm.
Creature in My House is a delightfully strange brew—a fusion of English pantomime, ‘70s glam, and art-pop influences. There’s Bowie in the glittered strut, Brian Eno and Roxy Music in the wild experimentation, and Fripp’s guitar magic stitched through Jem Tayle’s fuzzed-out noodling. Nursery-rhyme lyrics twist around slurping mouth noises and a brass explosion from Joe Bentley, Joe Northwood, and Pete Johnson. The track careens to a madcap conclusion, like a haunted wardrobe teetering on a cliff’s edge, brimming with finger poppets. Vamberator takes their playful spook seriously, progressing far beyond their chamber pop past.
“Pounding footsteps, heavy breathing! I slammed the door shut and closed a chapter on my fear, or so I thought…”says Tayle. “I was not alone. Slumped in the semi darkness a shape like Halloween moaned. The Creature was in My house! It sat and stared and watched me as the fear drip dripped. And as My heart crawled across the floor, ashamed, I tried to hide. What is it and why me? Is it ghost, is it fiend, unkempt unclean, this Creature?”
The charming video for Creature In My House unfolds like a children’s ghost tale, steeped in the eerie nostalgia of old British television. It comes alive through the whimsical illustrations, puppetry, and stop-motion animation of Louis Netter. Jem and Boris take center stage, joined by Donkey, the former Shelleyan Orphan mascot, creating a world that feels both playful and haunted. Their own homespun footage slips into the mix, with Helen Drinkwater and Emer Heavey behind the camera, adding a DIY charm. There’s a raw, indie authenticity that grounds the otherworldly feel, giving the production a touch of handcrafted magic.
Watch the video for “Creature in My House” below:
Boris Williams, Caroline Crawley’s longtime partner and a drumming dynamo, made his mark playing with Thompson Twins and Kim Wilde. He joined The Cure in 1984. Williams’s potent percussion propelled the band’s sound, leaving an indelible imprint on acclaimed albums like The Head on the Door, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Disintegration, and Wish. His bold and brilliant beats became the backbone of The Cure’s signature style.
Caroline Crawley tragically passed after a lengthy illness in 2016. In the aftermath of her death, Tayle plucked out the heart of Shelleyan Orphan and joined forces with Boris Williams on Vamberator.
“After Caroline’s passing, I had been offered the chance to make a solo album,” says Tayle. “I had been writing on and off without a focus and not having someone to bounce off was new to me. Boris is family, and we have played together with Shelleyan Orphan live and in the studio on and off for years, so it felt very natural for us to work on this together. I am extremely fortunate to have a drummer of his calibre pounding out the rhythms on this album.”
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