Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future Review
The Klaxons don’t really need an introduction when it comes to the internet. They had a huge year in 2007 winning the Mercury Prize and elected with having the top album of the year under some publications. This album follows the likes of The Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand. This award didn’t go out without controversy as I’ve heard many ripping this album and undeserving of such an honor against the likes of Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys (probably because they won in ‘06), Bat For Lashes among others.
“Myths of Near Future” was released in the UK on January 29 and in the US on March 27 of this year. To say I’m “late” is an under statement but music is supposed to be timeless so who cares. I really just wanted to judge for myself what the hype/anti-hype was and to form my own opinion.
I don’t know really where to start when writing a review for this album but the Klaxons are placed in the category of Dance-punk or psychedelic pop so I would have to say it’s pretty enjoyable music to listen to as it’s rather upbeat and it offers you much more than what you would expect from a simple pop rock band. Some songs I really dug like “Gravity’s Rainbow” (I didn’t know it was the first single but I can see why), “Atlantis to Interzone”, “It’s Not Over Yet” and much more… this album definitely doesn’t challenge me in any way, lyrically and musically structured the same but hey it’s hard not to like for me.
The Klaxons are probably doing going to do extremely well in the mainstream here with most songs being under 4 minutes. I am not quite sure the Klaxons have the ability would be able to put out epic songs of a long period of time (like a 12 minute song).
Vocally, I’m not really all that impressed. I am not quite sure there’s anything I would be impressed about but their music (instrumental wise I guess) is catchy, with some great intros and pretty impressive hooks.
As you can see I am really leaning toward in favor of it but I find myself struggling to say why I am so impressed by it. I’m a sucker for pop rock and the Klaxons are slightly more complex in terms of their sound but I don’t feel like they really stand out from other bands. As for the album, I would call it great but hesitate to say it’s amazing/absolutely the best thing ever. It gets a 4.25 out of 5 from me. I would say it’s a solid choice for the Mercury Prize and if you visit the net and see how successful they are now, some wouldn’t disagree.
It’s Not Over Yet by The Klaxons
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