These little fuckers did not disappoint with their debut album....this baby is SLAMMIN'!
Rocked it in the car on the way home today, and it's fun as hell. Bass heavy, kinda dirty sounding (even though a bit less than their ep's), and the more erm...indie'ish sounding tunes are nice, especially As Above, So Below.
Also, i despise the term Nu Rave, and would consider these guys just another branch of UK indie rock with electronic elements.
PM me if you'd like to check it out.
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Flagbearers for the "nu rave" movement they helped found, London's The Klaxons make their full-length debut with Myths Of The Near Future. Fans of the old rave, initially, will be forgiven for not knowing what all the fuss is about - beyond a dramatically punked-up cover of "Not Over Yet" by '90s chart star Grace, The Klaxons owe precious little to the synthetic rush of UK clubland past or present. Persist, though, because once beyond this realisation, it's possible to appreciate this band on their own merits. "Isle Of Her" and "From Atlantis To Interzone" comes on like brooding US punks Liars, all thrumming, distorted bassline and a vocal delivery that veers between desolate and manic (although the latter's whirling air-raid siren is very much The Klaxons' own addition), while on the other side of the coin, "Golden Skans" betrays an impressive ability for anthemic, harmony-laden pop. Lyrically, too, it's a confusing and fascinating document, fragments of "peacock's tails" and "madcap Medusa" emerging from the maelstrom. What at first sounds unfocused gradually makes a weird kind of sense; indeed, you suspect The Klaxons planned it that way from the beginning. --Louis Pattison.
Description
'Myths Of The Near Future' is the debut album from South London Nu Rave instigators The Klaxons. Produced by James Ford, the album sees the trio bring together melodic art-rock with the sirens, glo-sticks and smiley acid faces of the rave scene. The singles 'Golden Skans' and 'Gravity's Rainbow' are included as well as a cover of Grace's mid-nineties house classic 'It's Not Over Yet'.
