Klaxons
"Myths of the Near Future" CD
Rinse / Geffen
Genres: dance punk, indie rock
May 2007 |
much ink has been carefully assembled into words
over klaxons, that british rave/indie/whatsit band that
everyone is talking about. well, myths of the near future came
out in the states about a month ago but nevertheless i'm now taking it upon myself to
sum them up as best i can. this is energetic, electrocuted indie rock
with tons of pep, sing-along choruses, and ephemeral sonic chaos to
keep you boogying till 4am. this record is very much like the hot
chip album (the warning), and chances are if you liked that
high energy rush then this one won't leave you hot + bothered.
"gravity's rainbow" was the first single to surface from the band, and
it occupies track number 7 on this disc; if you're looking for an
everyone-aboard, construction workers dancing on half-built condos
dance-punk tune, this is it. the second single from the band, "atlantis
to interzone," is song 2 here, and it's a lovely intergalactic
waterworks of melody, beats, and lovely yamaha keyboard presets. third
single "magick,"
though not as accomplished as the other two, is pretty zesty in its own right.
meanwhile, myths of the near future has its
fair share of solid album-only tunes. cheery "golden skans" and its
irresistible melody is what sitcom theme songs would sound like
it they were ten times cooler (and two minutes and seventeen seconds
longer). and star wars-esque popper "forgotten words" and "it's not
over yet" also tear the house down successfully. sadly, bland "totem
on a timeline" and rut-stuck "isle of her" are more or less filler -
but with the glut of solid, excitable songs on this record, it's hard
to raise too much of a fuss about the tedious bits. i can understand
why one would become tired of klaxons - their fervent,
ceaselessly energetic and peppy sound isn't the most
emotionally versatile - but from dance parties to days when you want
to liven up the household, this disc makes for a friendly slab of
plastic.
klaxons
myspace
87%
youuuuuuuutube!:
"gravity's rainbow" video,
"atlantis to interzone" video,
"golden skans" video,
"not over yet" video,
"magick" video
Fun Fact: The klaxon,
an electromechanical horn favoured by dance artists for generations
(see Armand Van Helden's "Witch Doktor"), can be heard in
isolation
here.
coxwell balaban
[Vitals: 11 tracks,
36:31,
distributed everywhere!,
released Mar 27 2007] |
