When I first heard about the Klaxons about a year or so ago I was very skeptical as to whether or not they would actually be good because while NME does support some compelling new acts, sometimes they just make me go “This is your best new band?”. Like the media frenzy around the Arctic Monkeys when people like Maximo Park, the Rakes, and Razorlight were making superior music at the same time. Luckily, the Klaxons are different and fully formed enough to escape that criticism. While they definitely are danceable English indie rock, they do it in a way that is distinctly unique. They are credited with being the harbingers of a new scene called “New Rave”, while I can see the rave influences in their breakneck speed repetitive synth flares; but they have more in common with The Rapture than they do with old school Moby. Still, there are some excellent songs on “Myths of the Near Future”. Highlights include the sample addled manic chant “Atlantis to Interzone” (2), the oddly addictive mid tempo “As Above, So Below” (5), the galloping experimental rock number “Gravitys Rainbow” (7), and the stripped down catchy vocal melody propelled “Golden Skans” (3). It’s easy to get lost on this disc, much like I imagine it would be to go to a New Rave concert in a drug altered state. They’re fun and dangerous, therefore the kids love them.
Their Music Videos make me think of Fischerspooner collaborating with David Cronenberg.
Watch the Video for Atlantis to Interzone
Watch the Video for Golden Skans
