The Hours
High-stakes indie rock anchored by propulsive piano and stadium-sized hooks. Anthemic, emotionally urgent music for the moments you need to feel invincible.
High-stakes indie rock anchored by propulsive piano and stadium-sized hooks. Anthemic, emotionally urgent music for the moments you need to feel invincible.
The Hours are a British indie rock outfit formed in 2004 by Antony Genn and Martin Slattery. The band's pedigree is deeply rooted in the 1990s UK alternative scene; Genn was a member of Elastica and Pulp, while Slattery was a key collaborator in Joe Strummer's Mescaleros.
This lineage informs a sound that is technically proficient yet maintains a punk-adjacent urgency. Their sonic identity is characterized by 'stadium-indie' aesthetics, heavily utilizing piano as a lead rhythmic instrument rather than just a melodic accompaniment. This approach, combined with Genn's production background (including work with UNKLE), results in a sound that is more layered and cinematic than their mid-2000s indie-sleaze contemporaries. They are perhaps most culturally recognized for the track 'Ali in the Jungle,' which became a sync staple in sports media due to its motivational arc. Critically, they are viewed as a bridge between the art-school leanings of Pulp and the commercial power of bands like Kasabian or U2, the latter of whom they supported on the 360 Tour. Their visual identity was famously bolstered by Damien Hirst, who provided the iconic skull artwork for their debut, 'Narcissus Road.'
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