Dead Horse One
French indie rock band Dead Horse One combine a heavy two-guitar shoegaze attack with lush psych-tinged dream pop textures and compelling melodies. Following a scattering of smaller releases, they established themselves around Europe in the middle part of the 2010s, issuing a pair of well-received albums and playing with like-minded forebears like Ride and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. The group's third album, The West Is the Best, appeared at the end of 2019.
Formed in the Southern French city of Valence in 2011, Dead Horse One came together around the quartet of Olivier Debard (vocals, guitar), Ludovic Naud (vocals, bass), Antoine Pinet (drums), and Jérôme Simonian (guitar). Taking influence from bands like Swervedriver, Ride, and the Telescopes, they developed a melodic mix of shoegaze, droning noise pop, and gentle psychedelia that could be heard on their eponymous debut EP and the Heavenly Choir of Jet Engines EP, both of which arrived in 2012. For their full-length debut, Dead Horse One hired Ride frontman Mark Gardener to produce, and the resulting album, Without Love We Perish, arrived on the Dead Bees label in 2014.
The next few years saw the band establish themselves on the European touring circuit while enduring their first lineup change. Departing guitarist Simonian was replaced by Maxime Garcia, while a fifth member, Ivan Tziboulsky, joined on the keyboards and guitar. Signing with Requiem Pour un Twister, they recorded their follow-up album, 2017's Season of Mist, with producer John Loring of the California band Fleeting Joys. Loring, along with his wife and bandmate, Rorika Loring, also came aboard for Dead Horse One's third LP, The West Is the Best, in 2019.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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That Day
Punk / New Wave - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 2 Jun 2023
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Regenerated
Punk / New Wave - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 15 Sep 2023
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Kathleen
Rock - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 22 Mar 2024
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When Love Runs Dry
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 18 Mar 2022
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The West Is the Best
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 22 Nov 2019
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Stellar Frequencies Sessions (Live)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Stellar Frequencies on 1 Jul 2022
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Season of Mist
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 2 Dec 2016
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Core
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 11 Feb 2022
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We Were
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 9 Dec 2022
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Static King
Punk / New Wave - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 25 Jun 2021
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Saudade
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 25 Oct 2019
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Echo Street
Alternative & Indie - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 23 Nov 2018
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Nevermore
Rock - Released by Requiem pour un Twister on 5 Nov 2021
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Without Love We Perish
Alternative & Indie - Released by A Quick One records on 28 Apr 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo