Myths of the Near Future

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Klaxons
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Release type:

studio album

First released:

Jan 29 2007

Overview Edit

Myths of the Near Future is the Mercury Prize-winning debut album by English band Klaxons. It was released on 29 January 2007 through Polydor Records. Myths of the Near Future contains re-recorded versions of "Gravity's Rainbow", "Atlantis to Interzone" and "Four Horsemen of 2012", along with the singles "Magick", "Golden Skans" and, most recently, "It's Not Over Yet". It is named after Myths of the Near Future, a collection of short stories by British writer J. G. Ballard. It was recorded in Battle, East Sussex.

Upon the week of its release, "Golden Skans" climbed to number seven in the UK Top 40 charts. The album was given a largely enthusiastic review by NME, although it received more mixed reviews from other critics. In the UK, the album was released with an unnamed instrumental at 17:17 of the track "Four Horsemen of 2012". Myths of the Near Future won the Mercury Prize in 2007.

Myths of the Near Future is featured in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die upon its revision in 2007.

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Record label:

Geffen Records

Catalog number:

862902

Release dates:

Mar 27 2007 in United States

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Genres

Britpop, Electro, Electronica,

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Awesome

After seeing the music video for "Golden Skans", I just had to investigate this band further, and I am sure glad I did. This is one amazing indie/space rock/psychedelic/pop record. There are some amazing songs on here, with soaring melodies and some awesome instrumental work. I can only hope that Klaxons go up from here. I can't even describe it, you just need to give this record a listen. Even if it doesn't hit you on the first listen, give it a few spins. This is one of the best new bands I have heard in quite a while.

Written by K. Bruggenthies

3-1/2 stars -- Let me tell you a tale...

Klaxons are another band that's popped up on the indie rock circuit. I came across their album Myths of the Near Future and picked it up, and I found that it's pretty good.

George Dionne's review is pretty accurate, but I'll still say that although I'm not sure what songs they released from this album, the only song that sounded familiar to me was "Golden Skans", which is easily the best song on the album. "Two Receivers" and "It's Not Over Yet" are also pretty good. But sometimes you run into …

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Two Receivers