The Horrors

The Horrors is so broke down, anti-social and raw -- the arguable benchmark for rock 'n' roll ugliness -- it makes Pussy Galore's Right Now! look like a John Tesh record. The blast that splits opener "Every Inch of My Love" in two, the slide insanity that cracks "Next Train I See" in half and the fact that this hayseed Iowan band was able to get away with covering "Gloria" live back when this came out (2000), makes The Horrors a must-listen for any self-respecting garage-noise fan, if there actually are any of those left. An album so good it'll make you write run-on sentences.