Horrorshow is an Australian hip-hop music duo from the

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region of Sydney that consists of producer Adit and rapper MC Solo. Horrorshow, together with Spit Syndicate, Jackie Onassis and Joyride, are members of One Day collective. Horrorshow are recognised as pioneers of the sub genre known as " Aussie hip-hop," alongside

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. Horrorshow has appeared at major Australian music festivals, including the

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History

2006–2011:''The Grey Space'' and ''Inside Story''

After signing with the

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label, the pair released their debut album ''The Grey Space'', an album created largely during the duo's high school years, at a time where they linked up with Spit Syndicate and Joyride to form the extended One Day crew. Elefant Traks artist and co-founder Urthboy explained the duo's recruitment in a blog post published in the lead-up to the release of Horrorshow's third album:

When Horrorshow brought me ''The Grey Space'' I deduced that they were fans of
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. They wouldn’t put "Walk You Home" on it, making the better decision to keep it for their unfinished second album, despite my wishes at the time. The first " we wanna join the Elefants " conversation I had with them took place on the balcony at our studio/office at the time in Enmore. I remember telling them that the only way Elefant Traks could develop was if the likes of Horrorshow took the possibilities opened up by The Herd and amplify them.

''The Grey Space'' was nominated for an award at the

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. The band completed tours with The Herd,

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Feature Album,

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Album of the Week and was also favourably received by Australian music critics.

2012–2015: ''King Amongst Many''

In 2012, Horrorshow again supported the Hilltop Hoods on a European tour and continued in this role for the Hilltop Hoods' "Speaking in Tongues" Australian tour. The band was included in the line-up for the 2012 Brisbane Festival and performed at the Spiegeltent venue. An indication of Horrorshow's third album was revealed with a song entitled "Did You Hear?", which features a

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section. On 22 December 2012, a confirmation of the third album's 2013 release was posted on the group's Facebook fan page. In early May 2013, another song "Unfair Lottery" was released on the Internet and received radio airplay. The song was made officially available in a digital format on 24 May 2013 and appears on Horrorshow's third album. The subject of "Unfair Lottery" is concerned with the racial notion of "white privilege". The music video for "Unfair Lottery" premiered on Channel V's "WTF" programme on 5 June 2013. The band revealed the name of their third album ''King Amongst Many'' on 13 June 2013, following the rapid sale of tickets for the "Unfair Lottery" single launch shows. An album release date of 2 August 2013 was subsequently publicised in the promotional material for the Australian 'King Amongst Many Tour' that spans from September to November 2013. ''King Amongst Many'' was featured as 'Album of the Week' on Australia's Triple J radio station and feature album on Sydney, Australia community radio station

2016–2020: ''Bardo State''

The first indication of a fourth album from the duo came in August 2016, with the release of a new single, 'If You Know What I Mean', accompanied by a video clip and tour announcement. This was followed by the melancholy yet uplifting track 'Push', which featured vocals from 16-year-old Taj Ralph. On 30 January 2017, Horrorshow announced that their fourth full-length release, Bardo State, would be released on 24 February. The album title "references ''The Tibetan Book of the Dead'' (or ''Bardo Thodol'') and the duo wove concepts of the text into the album making process."

2020-2022: ''I Won't Give You Up'' & ''Good Problems''

On 15 April 2022, Horrorshow announced the released of their forthcoming EP ''Good Problems''.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other certified songs

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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, ''King Amongst Many'' , Best Independent Hip Hop/Urban Album , , , - ,

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ARIA Music Awards

The

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Australian Music Prize

The

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J Award

The

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are an annual series of Australian music awards that were established by the

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's youth-focused radio station

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References

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