Horrors for 'synth pop-influenced' third LP

The Horrors have revealed that their new material is influenced by synth pop.

The group are to begin work on the follow-up to this year's acclaimed Primary Colours early in the New Year. Bassist Rhys Webb has spoken about the band's proposed new direction.

"Our interest in electronics is a great passion. I would never say we're going to pursue a synth pop direction, but we will be making pop music and using electronic instruments," he told NME.

"So synth pop might be an influence. I think what we're really interested in is sonics and how sound can communicate with the listener, how sound can make you feel."

Frontman Faris Badwan added: "We're always trying to find new gear that's going to make the sound better. Being in a band is as much about learning different ways of expressing musical idea as anything else. How we write songs is very different now. It should always be different."

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