Death at the Chapel
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"Death at the Chapel" was the second single by the UK garage rock
band The Horrors
. According to Faris Badwan
the song is about a 60's girl group dying a gruesome death, altering their belief in true love.
The B-side is a cover of a song by The Syndicats
.
Like other singles by the band it could not chart as it came packaged with stickers.
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
band The Horrors
The Horrors
The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea, formed in 2005. Their debut Strange House, was released in 2007 and reached number thirty-seven on the UK Albums Chart, their second album Primary Colours was released in 2009 and peaked at number 25 in the UK...
. According to Faris Badwan
Faris Badwan
Faris Badwan is a British musician, best known for being the lead vocalist for the English Alternative Rock band The Horrors, and more recently one half of his side project Cat's Eyes with Rachel Zeffira.-Early life:...
the song is about a 60's girl group dying a gruesome death, altering their belief in true love.
The B-side is a cover of a song by The Syndicats
The Syndicats
The Syndicats were an English group, who were Steve Howe's first band. Their three singles on Columbia were produced by Joe Meek. When lead guitarist Howe left for Tomorrow in 1965, he was replaced by Ray Fenwick. Fenwick played lead guitar on the band's most famous song "Crawdaddy Simone"...
.
Like other singles by the band it could not chart as it came packaged with stickers.