New The Horrors: "Still Life"

British rockers The Horrors

​Much was made about British post-punkers The Horrors' 2007 debut Strange House. The album featured such songs as "Gloves" and "Sheena is a Parasite," both drenched in influences from such influential punk bands as Joy Division and the Ramones. 2009 saw the band's sophomore album, Primary Colours, take a more mellow approach. Gone were the skin tight black jeans, leather jackets, spiky haircuts, and 1:30 long songs. The reward for the band's change of pace? A Mercury Prize nomination.

As evidenced by "Still Life," The Horrors have become the well-rounded, post-punk outfit that we've come to expect from a bunch of nice, young British lads. Lead singer Faris Badwan has brilliantly found his vocal mark, making 2007 and Strange House seem like it was over a decade ago. The evolution of The Horrors is a strange one indeed, yet the initial curiosity that surrounded the band and their unique aesthetic has been replaced by their matured, rather polished sound.

Skying is out 7/11 via XL. Track list is as follows: