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Enjoyed it a lot more than i expected..still nothing amazing tho..i wud rate it 2.5/5 ..but forced to round down here..
This is partly pretty good, partly just too much of an effort to listen to.
Could've been worse.
Another album from this era that sounds just like everything else. Bad low vocals. Everything else just muff
Modern form of Brit pop/rock.
Et bien ma foi pourquoi pas
Day822 - sounds kinda like the black keys but not as good as the black keys
I actually really liked this album, I went through the reviews before I had listened and saw electronic and techno and thought immediately I wasn’t gonna like it b it surprisingly I loved it this is definitely a high 4
Nice. I like those 2000s indie bands. They sound a bit like Cage The Elefant.
2/5, tiene temas buenos pero que una dure 12 minn y 9 de silencio le saco una estrella
I seriously love their vocals, and instrumentals too, they feel so calming and relating to me, as if my exact preferences in music were in one album.
Every song starts out with such great promise! Then goes to shit when the vocals come in.
Was better than I was anticipating and ended up knowing at least two songs. Starts out strong but by the end I understood why this was eventually removed from the list. Completely fine but surprised it ever made it on the list originally. Recency bias perhaps?
Cool ✌️
lol what is this doing here
I feel like this is something I’d warm up to with more relistens, but my initial impressions of it aren’t too positive. Lots of noise rock, which I’m usually not a fan of on first listens. I only liked a few songs, but I did find the album interesting.
Amazing
That’s what you get when you order The Wombats from Teemu.
I missed this period of music as I was bringing up children and didn't have time to listen to anything, so I lack a certain affinity for all these bands which appeared in the 2000's. That said, I know the singles well and are ok. I do prefer the original of 'Its Not Over Yet', they gave it a good go though. My problem is there were so many of these edgy pseudo indie bands at the time, they all merge into one. Did they do that crap cover of 'Hounds of Love' too? There is my problem.
I knew nothing about this one. Going through? It's high energy indie pop. absolutely fine, absolutely unsure why this is on here. 3*, but minimal impression. Isle of Her was the only thing I was curious about, so let's call that the top track
This is the only album on the list for which I already knew in advance what rating it would get! 5/5—if it could be higher, I would always give it the maximum. Klaxons, together with Muse, are one of my two all-time favorite bands. I don’t even know how many times I’ve listened to Myths of the Near Future and Surfing the Void. They’re a band that defined the years when I was probably most interested in music overall. In fact, Klaxons are basically Muse—just Muse on steroids. I loved them, I love them, and I probably always will. What amazes me is how many people commented on the generator saying it’s a shame they hadn’t heard of the band until now. I don’t know if it’s just me, but until recently I thought there wasn’t a single person on the planet who hadn’t seen this performance from the Brit Awards 2008: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Csn0a3FJlA I don’t even know how many times I’ve kept the rhythm to Golden Skans, how many times I’ve replayed It’s Not Over Yet, how many times I’ve danced pointlessly (of course, when no one is watching) to Atlantis to Interzone, or how much I’ve enjoyed Gravity’s Rainbow and Magick… This was the album that opened my eyes to the idea that you can enjoy and love something different. And not just any kind of different, but something unique, one of a kind in the world—so much so that they even coined their own term for it: “new rave.” I have to admit that Surfing the Void is a more mature, more guitar-driven, more rock-oriented, cooler, and overall better album to me than this one. But this is the one through which I discovered Klaxons—the one that enchanted me, told me some myths of the near future, took me to the rainbow of gravity, and in the end told me that it’s not over yet. And it really wasn’t over. At least not for a few more years… And when it finally was over, and when I could no longer hear that vocal harmony between Jamie Reynolds and James Righton in new projects, there was some promise in the fact that Righton released a solo album. But it was far from Klaxons, so he ended up being best known for marrying (and, if I’m not mistaken, still being married to) Keira Knightley. And as they say—hope dies last—so that spark of hope in me never completely faded. It keeps reminding me that maybe… it’s not over... ...yet! P.S. This morning, when I saw that I finally got the album I had been waiting for the most—even though I know it better than any of the others—I was so impressed and thrilled, hoping it would be a beautiful day, that when Atlantis to Interzone started playing, a bald middle-aged man with headphones in his ears allowed himself to not give a fuck, and his silly dance was performed at a bus stop while he was waiting for the bus. Now he just hopes that no one saw him, like every time before. :D
I was exactly the right age for when this came out and spearheaded the whole nu-rave thing. Listening to it now, it’s a lot of nonsense. There’s some tracks on here I remember liking that still hold up like Gravity’s Rainbow and It’s Not Over Yet, but the rest is very superficial and hasn’t stood the test of time like some other albums from that time like Late Of The Pier.
Middle of the road UK indie rock. Not much else to say.
I’ve known about them for a few years and if this album had been given to me in 2022, I probably would’ve loved it. I now have little patience for musicians (especially British men thanks to this list) with egos incongruent with their musical talent and skill.
"Another result of Dimery's obsession with showcasing the UK at any cost" So real!!!! Why can't there be more traditional music from all the various cultures around the world.. instead of UK indie rock #208. I am really starting to despire all this UK indie rock, when there are so many other types of music this could go to. Trust me, I do NOT need to listen to this!
me encanto esto!!!
Pre-listening: I love the album, not a fan of the band's name, but I love the album title. Timeline-wise, this is the most recent era, newer than what I've previously listened to. Looks like I would like it. 2007. 1: Krill. 2: Now this woke me up, love the alarm. The "uh-uh-uh" to alarm repetition-it scratches an itch in my brain. headbanger of song 10: cool 11: intense but cool
No. 148 Enjoyed most of this. Will definitely re-visit in the near future.
Los tracks que se van más hacia el rock me gustaron mucho; los que son más punk, no tanto. Es un buen álbum, el efecto que hacen con la voz es en su mayor parte genial, pero es de esos discos que, si bien disfruté muchas de las canciones, al final queda cierta sensación de que sí gusto, pero varias cosas faltaron por ahí. Les escucharía más discos para ver qué tal.
I was happy this was not more mid-aughts indy/alt rock, it was a little different. It's more disco/dancy music to my ear. While I was not bored while listening, I'm not sure I would listen to this album again.
Tää onkin mielenkiintonen. Ihan hyvällä tavalla. En ollu ikinä kuullukaan nimeä, vähän tulee mieleen joku Arctic Monkeys mutta toisaalta myös joku tusinaemobändi. Sit yhtäkkiä Golden Skans onkin tosi tuttu biisi mistä en olis ikinä tienny esittäjää.
Fun
Of all the 2000s British bands that I've never heard of before, this is one of the few I actually enjoyed.
New Rave, 2007 -> 2
Bit samey, (I wondered what it would sound like if you played all tracks at once) but liked it and would listen again.
eh
I didn't know this, although I recognised Golden Skans and It's Not Over Yet*. Considering British pop music was a bit all over the place around this time, with bands trying to innovate but somehow always sounding like a retro mess, I thought this wasn't bad. My favourite thing about it was the fast, punky rhythms, which gave the whole album a sustained sense of drive and excitement. (But, I hate the vocal device whereby a second vocal track sings along an octave higher - which they use a LOT. It's deeply irritating. So much better when the second track is in harmony, like on Forgotten Works. Anyway.) I don't know the right books to be impressed or otherwise by the lyrics and themes, but I don't hate a bit of intellectualism in my music. It's a decent experience, listening to it, but I'm definitely on the outside rather than at the party: I'm finding each song is fading from my memory as soon as it ends, apart from the two that I knew. Hated the last track, not a fan of either the noisy bit or the long silence. Faves: Forgotten Works (which I shall endeavour to remember, ho ho), It's Not Over Yet. *ah - it's a cover. Oh well, I enjoyed this version.
Bastante bueno, me parece un buen representante del rock alternativo de la epoca
I've listened to this album many times. There are 3 songs I really adore: "Golden Skans", "Not Over Yet" and "Magick". The rest are either good or annoying. "Isle of Her" has to be the most irritating. I don't get why "Four Horsemen of 2012" has to have such a long gap before the hidden track. 3 stars for "Myths of the Near Future".
Sounds like Arctic Monkeys a lot at times
Wow this takes me back. I loved this album when it came out and I still love it. This is a great album of rock music with dance music influences. The rock is infused with the dance music in the best way - not silly dance breaks in the middle of rock songs but rather adopting dance drums and percussion, adopting the kind of refrains dance songs would have and overall possessing very dancey energy. This sort of mix (sometimes called dance punk) was pretty popular in the oughts but none did it better than The Klaxons.
Had never heard of them and now I know why. Seemed very much an "of the moment" product from a group that represented a UK era of rave/pop that came and went. I would choose Franz Ferdinand, a band with a somewhat similar sound, over this because these songs are more annoying than hook-filled. And whatever sci fi concept that's going on doesn't work, just name checking famous authors/titles doesn't make it a concept album. Again, so many better albums than this could be on this list.
Nah, not for me. Super generic sound, another one of these mid 2000s British indie bands that maybe got a lot of hype at the time but have zero legacy. Dont think I'll remember any of these songs tomorrow even. And its also just a mess as an album, doesnt have a cohesive structure at all which maybe makes it more forgettable
Early 2000s rock/punk resurgence, like the Strokes, but with more electronic elements. High energy and not a bad listen.
I did not need to hear ts before I die fgs
2.5
I think this is one I could listen to multiple times.
Pretty good
I see an album from 2000-2015 by an artist I’ve never heard of and I press play with dread. But this was actually really interesting in a way that was also inoffensive. That said, this rating is probably over-inflated by my low expectations.
Well, well, well. We're deep into the dregs of landfill British Indie here. And yet...there is a little something about the Klaxons that made this a bit enjoyable. Not actually enjoyable, like good music would be, but enough to raise it above, I dunno, The Enemy or Pigeon Detectives or something. It's the rave influence, even if that was a little overblown. It just propels it along a little more than most of the dirges other similar bands produced.
Middling! Not so inspired, but... fine!
I actually already had one of their songs saved as one I liked but didn’t know it until I got to that point of the album, haha. Really interesting and electric album.
This REALLY doesn't strike me as being anywhere near rave; it definitely has high nonstop energy, but more in a "manic episode" kind of way. Maybe that's what makes it 'new rave' and I'm just woefully out of the rave loop? Vocals and harmonies felt very samey from song to song.
I really enjoyed this one!
Meh. I’m not a fan of electronic music. I can see why someone who does like electronic music would like this. It is very high energy.
I’m not sure what this is supposed to be or why it’s on the list?
Perfect! Never heard them before. Thanks.
too much going on to listen to while working, hectic harmonics etc somewhat noisy at times a few good songs but rather unremarkable overall Song Number 6 currently and forcing myself to go through with it really cool cover art tho 4/10
I really wish this slot had instead been filled by Bloc Party’s “Silent Alarm.”
Liked this more than I care to admit
klaxons fit in the center of a wide category for me: 00’s indie bands whose names all kind of look the same and I never listened to. the hold steady, wolfmother, foals, klaxons. Good shit though! I really liked this.
Pretty good, actually
Crap
1. two receivers: is fun, hopeful vibe, it felt windy, but i felt like it was building up tension and then nothing happened, i was expecting a drop or something, so it became a bit boring later on but just because thats what i expecting, overall fun windy vibe 2. atlantis to interzone: BRAIN GO BRR, there s many things happening at once, but they're perfectly separated yet they work together so well, SO FUN 3. golden skans: the lyrics are exactly the song. the lyrics would sound exactly like the music, very 2000 vibe also 4. totem on the timeline: fit for running, dynamic, energy, movement thats what this song is all about 5. as above so below: sounds like going in a trance, slowly losing your mind, accepting it, realising you like it, then u wanna fight it and u feel it luring u in, and its a constant battle between liking that u like it and hating that u like it 6. isle of her: sounds like preparing for a ritual 7. gravity's window: sounds like artic monkeys, and its sounds very smooth 8. forgotten works: its a spell 9. magick:
Gött indiesväng. Fantastiskt driv i basen. En fyra
no sure why its on here. its average. I don't like their version of State of Grace - Not over yet
Not terrible but boring in places
ммм, фигня очень шумно и сумбурно нет мелодичности, уши устают зато есть хит ожидал большего конечно
Never heard of them! Quick read of Wikipedia, I'm not optimistic. Start listening - actually, this sounds okay. (And yes, I do recognise Golden Skans.) Hey - it's actually good! In fact: I dig it!! Well-played, toe-tapping. Not sure about the overall concept-album aspect: the 'theme' is something to think about while listening, like "program notes", but nothing of the theme came through for me from just listening or looking at lyrics. Anyway, in summary it is indeed Good - 7/10.
This album actually was a lot of fun. An indie techno band that was fast paced and interesting. It did sound like it came from a sci-fi movie, and I enjoyed it.
Eh
Not a great deal to say other than that I didn't really vibe with it.
Pleasingly odd fusion of rock, rave and disco but these disparate genres just don't gel properly in most of the tracks, failing to find much in the way of melody or rhythm after energetic openings and tailing off into repetition. The inispid vocals don't help.
This was kind of cool but also weird.
I didn’t dislike this album as much as some of the others and I liked that this album reminded me of Mother Mother. Maybe they took inspiration from this album? Anyways, 2 stars because I could see myself liking some of the songs if I was in the right mood.
Was ok to listen to, one or two tracks that were good, the rest just were ok
alright
Was not at all familiar with Klaxons. Good vocals and upbeat rock. Highlights: Golden Skans and It’s Not Over Yet. 3.6
I enjoy this a LOT
I’m confused that this is here, I like this album enough but I don’t think new rave is enough of a genre for this to be considered seminal - it’s a nice indie rock concept album.
I listened, it was entertaining. There were a few standouts and I know my second year uni house would have loved this. I’m not sure it’s an absolutely essential listen, with a few tracks sounding like FWN era Arctic Monkeys offcuts.
The comparison with Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party is not totally off. The difference is that those bands are able to write absolutely compelling songs while they experiment with futuristic sounds. This record sure has its moments, but it often feels like they are trying too hard to be enjoyable.
3 out of 5. This album was a fun mess.
Didn’t like them at the time, still don’t
Mega swag listening to this 😎
Decent album, very nostalgic. I can still recall my dad blasting Golden Skans when he works out in the shed
This seemed like a fairly run of the mill early-2000s British Alternative Rock album, not sure what was meant to be that special about it. "Rave rock" isn't really a thing and wouldn't have been what I would have described it as, before reading the wider context. I did enjoy the track "It's Not Over Yet" but ultimately this was fairly unremarkable and unmemorable.
This was alright. Numerous catchy songs, but they did all sort of run together after a little bit. I'm realizing I don't have much more to say about this. So yeah, it was alright.
ich ha eig immer wieder mega spass gha bim lose bitz jetz. die erste paar songs sind suuuper. mengmol ischs chli sehr repetitiv aber s tönt huuuuere crisp und geil. es erinneret mich bitz a das wo d lollipop crew het chöne sii irgendwie. sehr cool. es isch punk und 2007 und huere cool irgendwie alles. sehr öpis wo d cool kids domols glost hend glaub.
fast ahfange lache, loogisch isch so öppis uf de liste ABER es isch au recht cool, vill zug golden skans kenntmer oder?? upps nüt ufgschriebe, egal 2. durchlauf, vlt klickts denn stiimmt atlantis to interzone isch so goofy aber echt na cool d hihats sind HOT jaa entweder kenni golden skans odeeer s u-u-u-uuuuuhu erinneret mich anes anders lied alsoo s hetmi immerna eneer wenig gecatched aber s macht trz recht spass. knapps 4i
I like making comps...this is like if Nine Inch Nails made a happy album. I like that.
#865. This sounds like shampoo commercial music. 2/5: meh
One of those weird albums of the time that was around digitally before it was officially released. I listened to that pre-release material. A lot. Then the official release dropped and things had been reproduced and rearranged and it lost it's ... soul? Maybe that's a bit wanky, but you know what I mean. I have a soft spot for that Nu-Rave era ... but this version hasn't aged particularly well. It's too polished.
Science-fictional rave, a dance-punk revival, & at times aggressive metal, at least vocally and guitar-wise ('Atlantis To Interzone'), Myths Of The Near Future (Ballard) is, in the end, a proper pop record, nothing more and not much less. Very well produced, full of literary references, & easy to take down, it's yet not a memorable or meaningful thing, neither musically nor conceptually. What they're getting at, no one knows and no one cares; the Pynchon/Burroughs/Ballard footnotes are annoying. 'Night touched my hands / W/ the turning, golden skans'; 'Galloping, galloping beams faster'; 'All ships of sense on hyper ocean / All kinds of chaos still in motion.' It's a watered-down, unnecessary recall of Joy Division, w/o any of the dignity.
stuff i probably listen to but it doesnt really stick out 2/5
This was up my alley. Worth a re-listen later. Although rock
This is straight up electronic. 4/5
It was ok
# Album Name: Myths Of The Near Future # Artist: Klaxons # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: Three absolutely banging tunes surrounded by bang average tracks. Low 4. # Top Tunes: Atlantis / Golden skans / Its not over yet # Would I listen to it again? No, tracks only
This was a fun listen ngl
This is pretty good. I’m not sure if I would listen to it again though. I’d say it’s slightly better than The Black Album
The name of the band does not live up to what I was envisioning.
History and hindsight suggest the 2007 Mercury Prize should’ve gone to Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black instead of whatever this is.
I don't hate it. It reminds me of a simpler time. The album is definitely painfully millennial (lol). They synths made me feel alot of nostalgia -- feel very true to early 2000s. I just don't think it's necessarily for me. Highlights: As Above So Below, Forgotten Works
Normally a superfan of mid-noughties indie, but found this a little lacklustre
Maybe slightly generous, but there is the nostalgia factor and there are quite a few bangers in here.
Didn't realise that they crammed all these known tracks onto a single album. I'm feeling generous.
Great listen and a good example of naughtiest pop, indie . An easy listen but not that remarkable
Good shi Fav song: totem on a timeline
Overall: 5/10 I found this very uninteresting despite some catchy tunes. I just didn't think the album had a lot of character and was too derivative. The moments I liked were great but this isn't something I think I'll be revisiting. Fav Song: As Above So Below
Ekstremt 2007 album
Klart endnu et eksempel på at bogen prioriterer britisk musik ekstremt højt, men også en ret fed plade så jeg er ikke sur
I hate the production on this one hit wonder album. I don't even like the one hit wonder song.
I think I wanted to like this more than I actually did. It just flew by and nothing caught my... ear. But it was good enough. Golden Skans was the most enjoyable.
One good song Would not enjoy this concert 2/5
3.5 Ah a self-professed “throwback to the UK rave scene of the late 80s/early 90s,” wonder why the author included this album on his list! Okay, snark aside, I actually thought this was pretty good. Tuneful, catchy, if ultimately inessential. Not sure I hear the rave sound, though. They mostly sound like other, of the time, contemporary bands: Arctic Monkeys, Silverchair, think I hear some Broken Social Scene in some songs. But again, not bad. And short!
Good.
Never heard of these guys until today. Not bad at all, almost a fun listen!
Felt a bit like store-brand MGMT. You know how repetition can either put you in a hypnotic groove or else feel totally grating? This wasn’t torture, but I wasn’t willing to be hypnotized either.
A sign of the times....this album really encapsulates what was happening on the "rock" scene in the mid-2000s.The sound itself is pretty generic for its day. High-powered dance beats with vocals that just remind me of a time where I wanted nothing to do with mainstream "rock" music. Good band. I can't deny the talent. But I can deny any claim that this album should be listened to more than once.
Ok
Was not expecting to like this one as much as I did.
The Mercury Prize has a disappointing record when it comes to identifying acts that will have a lasting impact. Too many winners have been people whose moment soon passes, and few exemplify that more than Klaxons. They may have made reference to writers like Pynchon and Ballard but this only has a flashy surface without much content and it doesn't reward repeated listening. At least their name was apt: like a klaxon the sound is frantic and attention-grabbing but I was happy when it sped away into the distance
Liked it and kept wanting to Relisten.
New to me. I appreciate the attempt to be different. I hear them repeat themselves more than a bit. I like a lot of it but not always all of it. And any song that calls to mind Gravity's Rainbow better be a work of genius--oops.
I liked their singles but after a while it all seemed like boiling soup.
This is right up my alley. Write ups I read mentioned this group is something of a mix between rock and dance. Whatever that means, this is dance music I can cozy up to. Too bad things didn't continue for Klaxons.
At first I didn't love how every song went to 11, which I knew is a weird comment coming from me, but it seemed like they were throwing every idea at every moment of every song. But I found myself liking it more and more as the album progressed. I'd return to this one to see if it grows on me.
Enjoyed a couple of tracks but didn't really grab me.
Totally 2000's alt rock, fine, but moving on
I actually liked this one a lot more than I thought I would have. It’s like the Arctic Monkeys with a little bit more electronic influence. Shamefully, the part of me who thinks I have evolved taste, was disappointed in myself for liking the much poppier songs than the grungier, electric ones.
Überzeugt mich nicht
Post modern British indie rock that is obviously removed from the books in the next following editions. Checking google and Tick. Case of distribution balance across the decades? It’s completely ok, and it’s also completely unremarkable. It’s ok when on, but did I need to hear it? if part of the answer is I will never hear again. The sound and the score is so middling, a 3 but this now isn’t and never should have been a 1001 album, 2 Stars
Wow! This is just pure noise for the sake of it. Weird distorted drums at the start should have warned me about what was to come. Jangly guitars and space sounds occasionally just irritated. Got to track 8 before I couldn't listen any more. Recognised one hit they had, but the rest was unlistenable.
Heavy guitar driven short rock songs.
I knew 1 or 2 of these guys songs from the ones they play on the Alt station I listen to, but none of these songs on this album I guess. I liked them.
indiscernible
really cool album. rather enjoyed this one.
Meh
Surprisingly enjoyable - I wasn't sure who they were when this popped up in the morning but I recognised a few of the tracks (I assume from soudtracks and the like).
Loved this, never really heard a combination of sounds like this. Not sure about Atlantis but everything else works
9/10 Best songs: Two Receivers, Atlantis to Interzone, Golden Skans, Magick, Gravity's Rainbow Man I was OBSESSED with this band circa 2007-2008. The album sounds exactly like the cover (highly unusual, I know) - spacey, futuristic, electronic, energetic, new. It just feels like this typical British indie rock band has new and exciting influences that their contemporaries didn't. Even now, 20 years later, the album feels unexpected and exciting. Just good stuff.
Good rock.
I think the person who runs this website gets paid to market some of this music. This is awful and doesn't deserve to be anywhere near this list
I liked the first half quite a bit. As for the second half, eh.
This was a nice surprise! I’m always wary of having to listen to music from this era because I find most of it to be dull and unexciting, never pushing artistry to great creative heights but this was the opposite. This band is actually trying to do something exciting within the framework of rock music. There’s great energy here and enough experimentation in the recording to keep things always interesting. Looks like this band didn’t last very long which means they probably burned real bright and probably left at their peak. More bands need to do that since there’s a lot of late period garbage on this list to sift through. I definitely need to check out the rest of their discography to see how they progressed!
Near future generic rock music slop
Bof
I actually listened to this album a lot in 2007. Fits in the indie realm I was deep in. Some good catchy songs, a couple parts that could've been shortened.
Pretty good, but nothing that special or noticeable
Sounds a lot like the album cover looks and I'm here for it.
В духе инди дэнс панка тех лет, только более угарно чтоли
Decent album perhaps worth another listen. Mostly rock until the last track, which suddenly goes all electronic. 3/5
Totally unfamiliar with this band and album. It's just way too hyper-kinetic for my taste.
6/10 30/01/26
Teilweise zu poppig
Very different but I really enjoyed!
It’s good, although relatively unspectacular. A couple of good singles and the rest is fairly forgettable.
I can enjoy the most "unlistenable" hardcore, thrash, etc. but if your shit has a rave siren in it I am out. Fuck this.
Great energy, cohesive sound throughout. Love the thumping bass that carries every song. Was foot tapping and head bobbing the whole time.
Ok medium. Noe britisk indie. Husker ikke en eneste låt. Hadde ikke gjort meg noe å høre igjennom en gang til.
Why is this here? It was fine at the time. It’s not great now.
If you remove the vocals and add more melody and hooks, this could be the soundtrack for a strange fictional early 90's SNES Action RPG or Shmup called Klaxon. Unfortunately, it's no Plok!. To be fair, that's hard to measure up to.
Really, really, really cool album. I had never even heard of this band before and now I'm recommending this album to everyone. So cool. Industrial, experimental, but had good musicality and you can sing along. Underrated, for sure! My favorites were "Gravity's Rainbow" and "Magick."
This did absolutely nothing for me. So 2000s - this sound has not aged well. Wouldn’t listen again.
It was alright. I tuned out a bit but that might have been because of the headphones I had on might not have been right for this kind of music. The live version of Golden Scans at the end was terrible.
pretty good album
That’s an eye opener. I bought this when it was released on the back of the singles. So I played it and I had no recollection of hearing any of the tracks apart from the singles. Forgettable is an understatement
Better than the Klaxons album I owned back in the day. (from the looks of it I had bought and sold the sophomore outing from this band) But does little to differentiate itself from scores of other "dance-punk" artists of the time. It's fun in a hedonistic way.
Mid, rar blanding av rock og noe annet. Medioker stemme
It was okay. Pretty fun tunes, but not sure if I would ever return to this
Pretty bussin
"its sound recalled the dance-punk works of Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand" oh good music inspired by the worst bands of 5 years earlier this is still a review of a terrible band, not Thomas Pynchon the writer: Thomas Pynchon's novels are sometimes quite moving, buried under a pile of juvenile humour & fixations. the technical slant is the staggering overconfidence of a 20 year old engineering student in a whole lot of nothing. to name a song after a famous Pynchon novel is the reddest of flags. 1 star. wretched.
I’m imagining my young self hearing this and liking it, and then I’m imagining going back in time and beating up my young self
rise on as depraved primates
Great album!! Very unique sound, lots of changes in the songs. A real find for me!!
I listened to so much indie rock in the 2000s but this doesn't do it for me like other acts of the time.
I enjoyed it! Would do 3.5 if I could
Decent in parts.
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Bête de découverte, c'est pour ce genre d'album que je suis content de faire ce truc ; Une nervosité qui ressent tout l'album, une énergie un peu folle qui tient tout le projet ; une mythologie farfelue mais qui colle parfaitement avec ce que dégage l'album. À voir comment ça évolue à la réécoute mais globalement j'aime beaucoup. Myths of the Near Future (Klaxons, 2007) est un album indie rock / “new rave”, mélange de guitares, synthés et énergie club. Il est important car il a popularisé le son “new rave” au Royaume-Uni et a marqué la scène alternative de la fin des années 2000 (album très primé). L’ambiance est dansante mais abrasive, entre rock et électronique, avec une touche psyché. Les textes jouent beaucoup avec des images de science-fiction et de futur proche : technologie, espace, apocalypse/utopie. Au final, c’est un disque “futuriste” qui capture l’euphorie et l’anxiété d’une époque.
i liked it
If you to know what the 2000s sounded like this would not be a bad choice to demonstrate. Not quite in the "indie landfill" bracket but there is certainly a few misses here 3.5*
Really enjoyed the overdubbing and distortion.
What a nice suprise to see a niche album from my teens reappraised here
Love me that Dance Punk/New Rave sound.
Coldplay left me well, cold
I'm a teeny bit tired of this genre after playing a lot of Gran Turismo 4 recently (that OST is full of it) but this album was still fantastic
Magick alone is worth a star
This is mainly just a decent dance-punk album that isn't doing anything too groundbreaking, but it does get a bonus star from me by way of the nostalgia bias, as I thought that barking out esoteric lyrics over hyperactive mish-mashes of production software samples was the most creative thing I'd ever heard when it first came out. I'm not nearly as impressed by it now, but it's still a good time for the most part. Some of the songs here teeter on the fine line between "abrasive" and "irritating" at times (Four Horsemen in particular being a track I thought tended toward the latter), but I still think these guys had a good knack for hooks, as there are plenty of catchy, danceable tracks on here. All in all, I'm glad to have been reminded that this album exists. Favourite tracks: Atlantis to Interzone, As Above So Below, Golden Skans
Rock album with clear dance music influences that makes for some unique sounds. Nothing outstanding but a decent listen nonetheless.
Very good
4.5/10
This is a generous 4/5 album, but it's also one of my all time favorites so 10/10 Atlantis to Interzone is an acquired taste so if you don't immediately like it that's understandable.
Some bright spots keep it from being forgettable.
This is a five for me. I got this album when it came out and I think it really holds up. Also a really unique sound.
muito sem graça, mas não chega a ser ruim
third rate landfill indie made even worse by adding some rave stylings. rotten. even worse than Kasabian. in no way is this an album that ANYONE needs to hear, at all. I grudge giving it one star.
Hmmmm… the Wikipedia entry says they were compared to Franz Ferdinand. I see that, but I also would call them a less artistic Everything Everything. Either way, this was decent but never quite got to being something special
Two Receivers 3.6 Atlantis to Interzone 3.7 Golden Skans 3.4 Totem on the Timeline 3.4 As Above, So Below 3.5 Isle of Her 3.3 Gravity's Rainbow 3.3 Forgotten Works 3.4 Magick 3.2 It's Not Over Yet 3 Four Horsemen of 2012 3.3 Score: 3.372727273
Indie Sleaze at its finest.
I have little patience for this brand of 2000s indie; it's all so shrill and overloaded.
Yeah this isn’t for me. Atlantis To Interzone and Golden Skans are fun and interesting by tho.
Ontzettend leuk album. Leukste album dat ik nog niet ken tot nu toe. Ga ik zeker vaker luisteren. 1 nummer kende ik toevallig
Like Wilco with a pulse. Or something. I like it.
What's endearing about the Klaxons is their lack of cool and their confusion. You get the sense they don't know exactly what they're aiming for, and the resulting mish-mash of crude energy and unfocused ambition leaves the listener gloriously befuddled. There's a queasy but enjoyable not-quite-rightness to songs like 'Atlantis To Interzone' and 'Gravity's Rainbow' that comes from the band using the wrong tools for the job - trying to build a non-rock music using bog-standard rock instrumentation, struggling to make their shaky indie voices soar and ache like mysterious house divas. Bonus star for the literary references. WSB for the win!
02/01/2026 Bang average at best, boring in places. The 20 minute song at the end was stupidly annoying. Spotify listeners: 660.8k
Atlantis to Interzone Golden Skans Gravity's Rainbow It's Not Over Yet
indie millennial bullshit. some cool moments but most of its boring dribble. what terrible album to end my year on
Quite liked this one to be honest Bonus fact: I heard Golden Skans on Deadly 60 when I was like 8 and it took me over 10 years to find it again (indie club at uni)
Album #18 Klaxons: Myths Of The Near Future This was the kind of album I was hoping to come across, an album I’ve never heard of, from a band I’ve never heard of, in an era that I haven’t dug too deep into. When it comes to the classics I’ve heard the vast majority, and though I am happy to hear them again as my preferred eras of music is 70s-90s; it is always a nice surprise to find something unknown. It’s not that this album blew me away and became an instant favourite, but it was a definite enjoyable listen and not an album I would have ever heard otherwise. The 2000s indie scene has been something which I have greatly enjoyed; however, I haven’t dug too deep below the surface, mainly listening to the most famous bands such as The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, Interpol, Arcade Fire, etc. This album does sound very 2000s Euro-club scene, and although I’m not much of a raver, I can certainly appreciate how they bridge dance and punk music into a fun and energetic album. Not every song was great, but none of them were terrible, and the highs were some pretty great and fun tracks. Best Tracks: Golden Skans, It’s Not Over Yet, Gravity’s Rainbow Worst Track: Four Horsemen of 2012 Score out of 10: 6.5
muy el indie no es genero, wenos conceptos pero ejecución meh
conocía magick xq me la aprendí para un toquín en un cumpleaños hace ya rato, pero nunca había oído lo demás y está chido a secas (excepto golden skans, hitazo que obvio sí la había oido pero ni sabía de quién era ni cómo se llamaba)
Never heard of this band before. Pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this. Solid Brit alt-rock
This album was released (in 2007) at a time before streaming services and before YouTube had become the global behemoth it is today. At such a time, if you liked a couple of singles by a band, you might be tempted to invest a few British pounds on purchasing a CD album. Having heard and liked Not Over Yet and Golden Skans on the radio, I did just that on a little-known marketplace called Amazon. I seem to remember liking the album, but maybe not as much as I had anticipated. Some nearly 20 years later, it was quite a nostalgic listen, and again I enjoyed it, but it didn't quite push the 5-star limits I might have wanted it to.
Somewhat “industrial” rock.
Not usually my kind of thing, not really a club kind of person, but I did enjoy this. It's not getting into the rotation, but I might go back to it sometimes.
gostei muito de algumas musicas mas infelizmente nao e um album que me inspira muito a falar sobre... nao me faz sentir muito. musicas legais definitivamente
Pitada de post-punk revival típica da década de 2000. Me lembra de outros grupos como Bloc Party e um pouco de Foster The People também. A sonoridade do disco é bem eclética, inclusive, combina bastante com sua capa. Um daqueles álbuns que soa exatamente como a capa. O ecletismo das canções fez com que meu aproveitamento do álbum não tenha sido 100% consistente. Gostei bastante de algumas faixas mas não me importei com uma ou outra, mas acredito que essa inconsistência seja explicável por ser a estréia da banda. De todo modo, achei o baixo consistentemente agradável, e os vocais também. Vocais bem típicos de grupos britânicos alternativos/indie. Guitarras noiosas em algumas faixas… Achei este um disco bem memorável, diferente de muitos dos dejetos do Indie década de 2000. Ele se destaca no emaranhado de post-punk revival dance-rock indie-sleaze do período. Definitivamente merece seu lugar na lista, só acho que faltou um pouco de excitação na minha escuta, visto que enxergo este álbum como um grande balaio de diferentes elementos de seu período – em outras palavras, achei que faltou um pouco de inovação. De todo modo, um ótimo álbum. 4.5/5
Had to read the lyrics to "Magic" because it sounded like they were singing "My Dick." Despite my disappointment, I enjoyed this very much for the band's unique pov.
I'm totally baffled that this album only made it into one (maybe two) editions of the "1001 Albums" book before the band and album was unceremoniously yanked. It may not be a perfect album, but I can think of *many* albums that remained over the years that didn't seem nearly as worthy. I can definitely see why some compared Klaxons to Franz Ferdinand, especially on tracks like the catchy "Atlantis to interzone" (and on the less catchy "Magick", with a bizarre video), but it does feel like they carved their own eclectic, often odd sound that kind of morphed across the (pleasantly succinct) length of the album; my other favorites were "As above so below", "Isle of her" and "Forgotten works", and I applaud their effort to do a cover of Grace's 1993 "Not over yet", although it feels like they could have done a much more interesting and distinctive job. The whole sort of homage to J.G. Ballard/Thomas Pynchon/Willam S. Burroughs gets a little long in the tooth at times, but it's also a bit interesting. A fun album overall, and an utter mystery why it got dropped.
Interesting album--new to me. I listened a few times--can't get my head around the mix but it's impressive.
I wasn’t sure what I’d think of this album, but I actually really enjoyed it.
This sounds like quintessential dance punk. You like that? Good. I don't care so much for it. Started this album and I have absolutely no desire to get back at it again.
A 12/20 B 13/20 ( sounds disorganized but also very organized at the same time ) C 14/20 (life is strange /chloe bts vibes) D 14/20 ( same vibes, sounds like a song that could be in skate°) E 10/20 F 9/20 G 10/20 H 9/20 I 11/20 J 11/20 K 11/20 Album 11,27/20
Kinda weird, no judgement
That was fine.
This is one of those albums I really wish I had discovered back when it first came out, because I know I would’ve been all over it. They do a great job blending indie rock and punk energy with swirling neo-psychedelia. What really stands out are the hyperactive synth lines that mimic rave motifs, but still feel raw and lo-fi in a way that fits perfectly with the band’s DIY indie aesthetic.
I have loved this album since it came out. It has such energy, surprises, risks, catchy choruses,.and just a chaotic beauty.
Theatre kid music
Kæmpe fest! Bloc Party, Arctic Monkeys, Foals, måske også lidt LCD Soundsystem, kombineret. Jeg fik en stor Arh ha da jeg hørte Golden Skans, for den har P6 ihvertfald spillet en del! Hørte hele albummet 4 gange fordi det bare krævede endnu en tur efter 20 minutters stilhed inden hidden track.
Langt fra det ‘00 alt-rock jeg hørte mest. Og meget langt fra det der er ældet bedst.
one of my favorite discoveries from this list so far
That was disappointing. At risk of sounding like an old man that was just a load of noise. Golden Skans aside it was generally very poor. I was expecting a much stronger dance element - i had them in same pool as Glass Animals/ Tame Impala - but these guys are swimming in indie noise puddle.
Myths of the Near Future Another one of those 2000s bands that passed me by, although I do know Golden Skans, which I’ve always liked. It definitely locates itself to that mid-late 00s period, with a skittish, dancey, ravey rhythms with scratchy, new wave, punk-funk guitars and shouty vocals, the whole thing has a frantic, ADHD-energy, particularly on Two Receivers and Atlantis to Interzone. On Golden Skans they hit catchy melodic gold amongst the freneticism, and it's a great track. And there are other great little hooks and melodies amongst the busyness, almost to the point where you feel they’ve stumbled across them accidentally, and they often come and go without warning, but it does add to the slightly confused but enigmatic charm, eg. the ooh aahs towards the end of Totem on the Timeline, the stop start feel of Isle of Her. Gravity’s Rainbow is a fun track too, with a similar feel of the first few tracks and Forgotten Works has an excellent, loping bass to it, a bit PiL, a bit like The Rapture, and it's a great track. Not all of it works though, on songs like Magick or It’s Not Over or much of Totem on the Timeline where they seem to get stuck in a bit of a musical cupboard full of noise and the only answer is to dial up the panic. It’s also great that, hidden track aside, it clocks in at under 40 minutes - anymore and it would undoubtedly outstay its welcome. I can’t help feeling that I would have absolutely loved it if it had come out when I was a teenager, but as it is I missed it when I was in my late 20s and I’m a bit late to it now. Still, I enjoyed it and it's a rock solid 3 for me. 📯📯📯 Playlist submission: Golden Skans
A surprise. Surprising that this isn't an album that relys solely on its big single. The blend of indie-band delivery with club beats and klaxons (hey, that's their name!), undoubtedly paved the way for many a band, most notably Kasabian. 'Alantis to Interzone' is something of a banger with a pumping bassline and hooks picked out on one guitar string. As well as Bloc Party and other contemporaries, it seems like the Klaxons were influenced by the Arctic Monkeys ('Gravity's Rainbow' has typical Monkey's riffing; as well as perhaps paying it forward and laying down a a template for 2007's 'My Favourite Worst Nightmare'). The centrepiece remains 'Golden Skans' which is superlative dance indie, and it is right to deem this a classic. Falsetto harmonies, delicious hooks, great guitar lines, soaring chorus. Any yet the quality keeps coming from the disco-bass driven 'Forgotten Works' to the frenetic 'Magick', the great 'It's Not Over' cover', and the punky 'Four Horsemen of 2012'.
As much as 14 year old me loved this album, it’s just okay isn’t it
bacaninhas do lolla. 3-4
yikes. this is fine but doesn't deserve to be here.
333/1089 - A bit "too indie" at times but much catchier than I expected. I thought this was gonna be the best 3 but after seeing the variety and the fact that I like it more than Trout Mask Replica, the worst 4, I'm giving it a 4 star rating.
This was a fun trip back to the 00s for me, Klaxons were slightly out on their own in the indie scene, pushing the dancier rave scene. Rock/indie bands don’t make people want to hit the dance floor anymore, and I think that’s a bad thing. There’s a great bass sound throughout this album, it’s gritty and messy - it’s indie sleaze. The hits are big, the rest is a bit filler. 3.3/5.0 Best Song: Atlantis To Interzone
It's just not for me, I get the kind of person this is for and the kind of music that it's trying to be, but for me, it's just not it. It all feels a bit try hard, It's very 2007 sounding and feeling, and not in a good way. Golden Skans is a banger though.
Cool album with lots of interesting and catchy songs. Favorites: Golden Skans
I feel like this shouldn't be my like if thing, but I found it really energetic and fun and interesting.
"Golden Skans" still sounds like this whole era of music distilled down to three glorious. I probably downloaded it from one of the burgeoning mid-00s music blogs that Spotify eventually killed off. There are a handful of songs that put me right back in that headspace. It's like a time machine. Does that mean it's aging well or not aging well? It's good fun, but a little style over substance, and not very differentiated from three dozen other bands from that time. I was glad to bump into it again and toss a few songs onto a catch-all playlist, but this is probably the last time in my life I'll listen to a Klaxons album in full.
Does nothing for me specifically or for music generally.
Another kinda generic 2000s alternative album, but with St. Anger style drums.
Overall I think I’d have preferred to listen to a klaxon. Nothing really stood out for me. 2/5
I'm not sure what it is about it but it's really good in a way that I can't describe 8.67/10
Much of Mtonf feels as if it is forcing itself upon you and lacking of genuine substance. Obnoxiously overdriven riffs and mediocre melodies. 1.5/5
Album is all over the place: some bangers, some slop Fave track: Golden Skans
Why is This Album on the List - part #8. 2/5
I really disliked listening to this. Generic, dime-a-dozen 2000s indie rock. Not sure why it's on this list. Maybe because it feels like something an old person thinks young people listen to.
Strikingly a very good album of capable indie rock. In the same vein as the Strojes and Interpol this guitar heavy album has songs with hooks for days. The track that I originally fell in love with, Golden Skans, still sounds fresh and instantly recognizable. I enjoyed this record so much I played it all the way through 2x before moving on. Each play reveals a new layer to both the lyrics and the music. It doesn’t break new ground, but it is a record that 20 years on should find a place in the rotation. Solid no skip record.
Y’a un truc en vrai
4.9 really good
A fun dance punk indie outing. I would have loved this album had I found it in Middle School.
I think you had to be there. And I was.
3,75 arrondi à 4
Phil dit qu'il fallait être là. J'étais pas là.
Мне нравится Пинчон. Лучшая песня - Gravity's Rainbow.
It was fine. Another English band that is out of place on a list like this.
Hyper and somewhat disjointed
Tons of energy on this one. Put this on and attack any task, it cooks. Super fun album
Did not listen
This sounds very 2007. Couple of indie bops but mainly just ok
Franz Ferdinand much? Like not love. Good not great. 3.3
Too weird for my tastes
Oh this was fun
Yeah, that's what indie rock sounded like in 2007.
Listened to 1.5 songs and my Thanksgiving drive was ruined for 7 minutes
boring! corny! songs for bad TV
4/10 An indie-rock focused album that won a Mercury Music Prize in the 2000s and barely got a sniff of success outside of the UK? Let’s see if it lives up to that shining overview, all we? In actual fact, I think there is a little bit of something to this. Unlike previous Mercury winners Franz Ferdinand, with whom critics compared them, I feel like there’s actually a bit more of a consistent vibe to this, a few more hooks and it generally engages my ear a little more. I found myself tapping my feet along with some of the rhythms and it did manage to drag me into its world now and then. Unfortunately, despite having some decent moments, things do kind of get swamped here and there by underdeveloped structures and repetitive songwriting. They do drift in and out of a generic indie-rock sound across the record, but at least there’s some attempt at developing a bit more interest and nuance to the sound, even if they don’t always pull it off. There were times when they built some decent sonic interest or grooves, but were let down by the lack of development of those ideas. Perhaps that’s a little churlish when most of the songs are under three and a half minutes, but I could have done with a bit more adventure to expand on the central ideas of the songs. In terms of overall sound, I don’t really get the ‘new rave’ label. Yeah, it’s got some synths on it, but it leans far more towards higher-tempo indie rock with a couple of synth lines than dance music to my ears. I suppose it’s a label meant to say ‘this will go down well at 1am in an indie club’, but it hardly screams ‘rave’ to me. The biggest problem I had with this is that the elements of it that I liked had been done in better and more inventive ways by other bands. Chuck me a Gorillaz, Electric Six, Everything Everything or M83 album and I could pick out elements of those that were my highlights on this album, but form part of a more stylistically and musically satisfying whole than Klaxons manage to offer. All in all, not awful, but not particularly great or memorable either. Two Receivers - It’s a decent enough start. Some nice driving drums and atmospheric synth work. It feels like it’s building to something. When the next section comes, it still feels like it’s building to something. I mean, it’s ok, but it seems to constantly hint at a destination that it never arrives at, and it’s a bit too repetitive while doing it. Atlantis To Interzone - Good lord, that ‘DJ’ casio keyboard sample is a terrible way to start things. It gets a bit better though. There’s nice pace and drive to it, and then it breaks into something akin to Electric Six. This isn’t bad really. The pacy verse vocals are a bit too on-the-nose 2000s indie for my liking, but the rest of it is pretty good. The way it’s put together doesn’t quite click 100%, but it’s a decent effort. Golden Skans - Ah, a single. Another that’s decent enough. The vocal lines in the pre-chorus and chorus feel a bit overwritten and could do with a bit more space. It also drags on a little too much through some of the sections, making it a bit too repetitive. Quite an achievement for a song that clocks in under three minutes. Add some variation lads! Totem On The Timeline - Generic 2000s indie rock beat - check. Generic 2000s indie rock riff - check. Generic 2000s indie rock vocal line - that’s a full house! It’s pretty derivative, but it’s got decent energy to it. It’s not bad, it’s just another one off the production line. As Above, So Below - The pace drops for this one. It’s a bit more plodding and the production is overly saturated, but in a way that isn’t particularly pleasant and doesn’t really fit the tone of the song. It’s a fairly by the numbers indie rock song, but it’s made worse by that odd production decision. Isle Of Her - It feels like there are some decent ideas in here, but the organisation of them just doesn’t expose them in a completely satisfying way. It’s almost got the tone of a Gorillaz song, but there’s not enough of a hook anywhere and it feels a bit disorganised and gets stuck on its ideas, rather than expanding on them. Gravity's Rainbow - There’s more pace to this and a decent shuffling little rhythm to it. Some of the guitar work is actually pretty good too, and I quite like the bass line and tone. There’s some nice range between the verse and chorus. It’s not necessarily the most inventive or innovative song, but for a two and a half minute pop-rocker, it’s pretty good. Forgotten Works - This has got a bit of underlying pace and drive to it from the bass and drums, but the rest of it is pretty monotonous and repetitively uninspired. I feel like this song was just washed over me and didn’t really offer much in the way of inspiration or intrigue. Magick - This is quite frantic from the instrumentation, but the vocals don’t match the intensity of it and the stilted vocal lines during the verses go on for too long and become quite irritating. I think there are some moments in here, but again it feels like a mish-mash of ideas and intensities that doesn’t quite achieve its goal or really feel completely coherent. It's Not Over Yet - This is a cover, and it’s not bad. Proper indie club night fare. There’s a good dynamic and pace shift between verse and chorus and it’s got some good hooks. I’m not ever going to be choosing to listen to this personally, but I can see why it was successful. Four Horsemen Of 2012 - This has got a bit more to it. The drive and grit of the instrumentation and the vocal actually match pretty well. It’s noisy and brash and has a bit of something about it. It doesn’t feel like anything particularly new, but it’s got a bit of weight and interest to it. It’s another that could get repetitive after a while, but it's only just over two minutes long so doesn’t get the chance.
I almost rolled my eyes out my sockets at the thought of _another_ mid to late 2000s UK landfill indie rock band, but this was fun, energetic, frantic. I do love a band where the bass is the driving force, and the basslines on this are powerful. Standouts were "Gravity's Rainbow" (solid Pynchon reference), and "Golden Skans"
I liked it. Pretty cool instrumentals behind a somewhat generic indie rock song set. Felt a lot shorter than it was
Not bad, but not anything I would listen to again.
This is good for the FIFA games loading screen, but I wouldn't sit and listen to it.
Way better than I was expecting. Really well made and actually fairly original.
abwechslungsreich, mit power und melodie. entdeckung?!
Etwas zu hastig und undefiniert
Meh
6/10
hi its me the world's newest klaxons fan two receivers instantly had me hooked atlantis to interzone made me think, maybe that one wasn't a fluke this album has a hit rate that rivals some of my all-time favorite artists' releases it reminds me of my golden era of youth and musical exploration. i'm reminded of muse, modest mouse, placebo, even dresden dolls in some odd ways. i appreciate the spooky-lite vibes of some of the tracks. almost all of this album made it to my playlist. finally! a 5🌟 album for me
Another 5 star surprise
3.5
Hey! I know these songs.... 4
The one famous track saves the album from being just a piece of litter its era. It's noisy in an unpleasant way with none of the qualities of that have made their contemporaries long lasting. There's a couple of tracks that are totally unappealing but the ideas within run their course after 30s.
Pretty good.
pretty nice
Really enjoyed the first few songs, rest blurred together a bit. Standout songs: Atlantis to Interzone Golden Skans Magick
A bit frantic, crisp rolling drum lines. There's some screaming here in the mix of some (most?) songs. Definitely of it's time. Good not great. Favorite - "It's Not Over Yet"
This album is ok
I must admit, the album did grow on me the further through it I went. Sort of had a Franz Ferdinand vibe.
British Alt Rock that I didn't think I've heard of before but enjoyed. Fast and energetic. Not so interested I want to deep dive, but would be interested to see them live. I can only imagine how fun that could be
Very repetivie, not my genre + why would you add a song where 80% there is no sound... 1,5/5
Barely listened
More of the same. Relatively bland, yet always repetitious electronica. At least this one has some decent voices, but then they get buried in loops of noise. Shame. Sounds like some young guys heard Chemical Bros and thought that was good music, but then (at least!) added some better vocals too it. Sadly, not quite enough. I had to wait a couple of days to come back to this one to give it a fair shake. If I'd listened twice in 2 days, it would have gotten a 1 and some curse words. I'll give it a 2 because I'm sure someone likes this, perhaps while dancing on drugs. It's just not for me and won't ever be heard again.
Myślę, że to kolejny przykład albumu, który narobił szumu w Wielkiej Brytanii i autorowi się wydawało, że przez to zdefiniował muzykę na większą skalę. To fajny album, ciekawy w brzmieniu, lawirujący pomiędzy indie rockiem i shoegazem, w internecie pojawiły się określenia dance-punk czy new rave, chociaż ta ostatnia etykietka to wymysł samego lidera zespołu. Mnie ta muzyka całkiem wciąga, kiedy jej słucham, ale z drugiej strony dosyć mało po sobie pozostawiła po skończonej sesji, raczej ogólne wrażenie, niż konkretne wspomnienia. Sam koncept albumu jest bardzo ciekawy - futurystyczne, nieoczywiste brzmienie, koncepcyjna futurystyczna narracja odnosząca się do wielu tekstów kultury. Chłopaki postawiły przed sobą bardzo ambitne zadanie, zwłaszcza jak na album debiutancki, ale wydaje mi się, że dźwignęli zadanie. Zabrakło mi nieco silniejszego hooka, ale pewnie jeszcze wrócę w którymś momencie z ciekawości. Albo jak ktoś o tym zespole wspomni. 3,5, otarło się o czwórkę.
Decent album.
Some songs I didn't like at all, but others were ok. Giving it a generous 3.