Some music is meant to move you, while other music is meant for you to move to. Klaxons debut album Myths of the Near Future fits somewhere in between those two categories.
Myths Of The Near Future is one part heady space rock and one part raving synth-pop. This unique genre hybridization makes for a pretty sweet listen -one that will move your brain and your feet. It's made all the more impressive, considering it's the first full-length record put out by the young British trio.
The soaring energy of "Gravity's Rainbow", the album's instant highlight, essentially demands you get out on the dance floor and whip out a glow stick. It soars and wails with relentless energy. And most of the album follows in a similar matter. There is a consistent intensity and urgency manifested in the band's taut riffs and pounding rhythms. The manic "Atlantis to Interzone" and "Totems on the Timeline" best demonstrates this catchy immediacy.
Most importantly Klaxons are able to combine sonic experimentation with musical accessibility. The fuzzy guitar on "As Above, So Below" is woven into a larger more melodic context, which rends the band's noisier tendencies more palatable. It's thoroughly refreshing to hear such an up-and-coming band exude such swaggering confidence and vast technical ability on a debut album. Of course, their talents aren't going unnoticed, especially in their native Britain where Myths of the Near Future has already won the coveted Mercury prize, beating some stiff competition from the likes of Amy Winehouse and The Arctic Monkeys.
Certainly that isn't to say Klaxons have crafted a flawless album -at times the beats get a bit redundant and occasionally the lyrics follow suit. The second half of Myths of the Near Future particularly falters in that regard. However, they have made a pretty fun record, and at this point in their career that's more than enough to ask for.
Klaxons
Myths of the Near Future
1. Two Recievers
2. Atlantis to Interzone
3. Golden Skans
4. Totem on the Timeline
5. As Above, So Below
6. Isle of Her
7. Gravity's Rainbow
8. Forgotten Works
9. Magick
10. It's Not Over Yet
11. Four Horsemen of 2012
Myths Of The Near Future is one part heady space rock and one part raving synth-pop. This unique genre hybridization makes for a pretty sweet listen -one that will move your brain and your feet. It's made all the more impressive, considering it's the first full-length record put out by the young British trio. The soaring energy of "Gravity's Rainbow", the album's instant highlight, essentially demands you get out on the dance floor and whip out a glow stick. It soars and wails with relentless energy. And most of the album follows in a similar matter. There is a consistent intensity and urgency manifested in the band's taut riffs and pounding rhythms. The manic "Atlantis to Interzone" and "Totems on the Timeline" best demonstrates this catchy immediacy.
Most importantly Klaxons are able to combine sonic experimentation with musical accessibility. The fuzzy guitar on "As Above, So Below" is woven into a larger more melodic context, which rends the band's noisier tendencies more palatable. It's thoroughly refreshing to hear such an up-and-coming band exude such swaggering confidence and vast technical ability on a debut album. Of course, their talents aren't going unnoticed, especially in their native Britain where Myths of the Near Future has already won the coveted Mercury prize, beating some stiff competition from the likes of Amy Winehouse and The Arctic Monkeys. Certainly that isn't to say Klaxons have crafted a flawless album -at times the beats get a bit redundant and occasionally the lyrics follow suit. The second half of Myths of the Near Future particularly falters in that regard. However, they have made a pretty fun record, and at this point in their career that's more than enough to ask for.
Klaxons
Myths of the Near Future
1. Two Recievers
2. Atlantis to Interzone
3. Golden Skans
4. Totem on the Timeline
5. As Above, So Below
6. Isle of Her
7. Gravity's Rainbow
8. Forgotten Works
9. Magick
10. It's Not Over Yet
11. Four Horsemen of 2012
