Skying is the third studio album by British band The Horrors. The album was released on 11 July 2011 in the UK and on 9 August 2011[2] in the US on XL recordings. Recorded by the band in their self-built London studio, it is the first record the band has produced themselves. Two months prior to the album's release the song "Still Life" was premiered on Zane Lowe's Radio 1 show as his 'Hottest Record in the World' where it was played in its entirety.[3] This was the first track to be released from the album and the first indicator to fans of the direction the album would take.
The Japanese CD edition features two additional bonus tracks which are ambient remixes.
The digital US release contains one bonus track.
Skying has received much attention from the music press before its release after the overwhelming positive response to Primary Colours. Numerous music publications confirmed it would be their album of the month in their upcoming issues including Mojo and Q. The single Still Life has gained far more media exposure and mainstream radio airplay than previous releases, reaching the Radio 1 A list.
Reviewing the album for BBC Music, Mike Diver wrote, "There's no fault to be found with Skying – truly, every song here hits its mark... From the most incongruous of beginnings, The Horrors have become national treasures in waiting, and now possess the ability to realise any ambitions". Likewise, Clash Magazine ran the review as lead album feature, with writer Joe Zadeh declaring The Horrors "an intellectually collective five-piece, fully immersed in the confidence of their own astonishing abilities".
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