Southend-on-Sea post punk/alt band The Horrors have aired their new single “Lotus Eater”.
The song features on their forthcoming sixth album, Night Life, out on March 21 via Fiction Records. Pre-order your copy here.
Commenting on the track, they say:
“Lotus Eater has had several past lives. It was one of the first songs from the Night Life sessions that we felt really excited about – Rhys’ original lyric had a feeling that made me think of “5 Years” by David Bowie, and I started to build on the idea.”
“A lotus eater lives in a state of blissful ignorance, and the song to me describes the moment of coming back to reality. We wanted it to have a feeling of both melancholy and euphoria, letting go of the past and starting again. The spoken word section was improvised in the studio, and the mid-section of chopped-up electronics came from Amelia’s world of synth programming. It feels almost like a sister track to Sea Within a Sea in some ways, and it’s one of our favourite songs on the new album.”
Take a listen now.
Upcoming Live Dates
5 Dec – Glasgow, Room 2
12 Dec – Blackpool, Bootleg Social
13 Dec – Bristol, Strange Brew
14 Dec – Southend, Chinnerys
Night Life tracklisting:
- Ariel
- Silent Sister
- The Silence That Remains
- Trial By Fire
- The Feeling Is Gone
- Lotus Eater
- More Than Life
- When The Rhythm Breaks
- LA Runaway
Photo credit: Cal Moores
