Lout (EP)

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Lout
The Horrors - Lout.png
EP by
Released12 March 2021 (2021-03-12)
Length11:54
Label Wolf Tone
The Horrors chronology
V
(2017)
Lout
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 80/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 78% [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]

Lout is an EP by English rock band The Horrors. It was released on 12 March 2021 by Wolf Tone Records. [5]

Contents

Release

On 23 February 2021, the Horrors announced they were releasing a new EP. [6]

Critical reception

Lout was met with "generally favorable reviews" from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80 based on 6 reviews. [1]

In a review for Beats Per Minute , John Amen wrote: "While Lout offers only a sampling of The Horrors' latest direction, it's one that will hopefully be further developed on a full-length release. Even though there are only three tracks here, and a total of approximately 12 minutes of music, Lout represents some of The Horrors' most expressive, uninhibited, and memorable work." [2] Liam Egan at Clash wrote: "The Horrors have released their heaviest material to date on this unhinged EP. Badwan's vocals are nasty and coarse, with proceedings momentarily taking a slight diversion into the occult as ominous grouped vocals soar over the track - to then be crushed under the weight under Lout's instrumentation." [3] Lisa Wright of DIY said "The Horrors are out, having made their boldest, most exciting switch-flip in years." [4]

Track listing

Lout track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lout"3:05
2."Org"3:57
3."Whiplash"4:52

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References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Amen, John (18 March 2021). "Beats Per Minute Review". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 Egan, Liam (4 March 2021). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 Wright, Lisa (11 March 2021). "DIY Magazine Review". DIY . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. Murray, Robin (23 February 2021). "The Horrors Re-Engage With Industrial Noise On 'Lout'". Clash . Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. "The Horrors announce new EP". DIY . 23 February 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.