I never thought I would ever write such a thing but The Horrors have recorded a pop album. Luminous is just that - a sparking luminescent pop gem. When I listen to this album, I hear The Stones Roses. Incase you were wondering, that's a good thing.
I eagerly await each Horrors release for the mere fact that they are a band who truly understand what it is to evolve. Remember Sheena is a Parasite? Remember when they had stage names like Faris Rotter and Spider Webb? I lie to think I wasn't the only one who found much of their debut nigh on unlistenable but it's so easy to forgive when each subsequent album has been like golden light pressed into a compact disc. Chasing Shadows is the song you play on repeat when you're alone, it's grey and you're missing the one you love; and I physically cannot stop listening to Jealous Sun. It's a condition.
Sit in the sun, close your eyes and listen to this record.
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