Reviews (page 6 of 7)
J.G. Ballard’s Myths of the Near Future is a collection of short stories that feels eerily prophetic. Ballard’s knack for exploring the psychological impact of technological and societal changes is on full display. While some stories are more successful than others in fully developing their unsettling premises, the overall collection is a thought-provoking and often disturbing exploration of the potential pitfalls of our modern world. Ballard’s prose is sharp and economical, and his ability to create unsettling atmospheres is undeniable. However, a few stories felt rushed, leaving their conclusions somewhat unsatisfying. Despite these minor flaws, Myths of the Near Future is a compelling read that will stay with you long after the final page.
More terrible British noise.
This is a brilliant album really let down by subpar vocals. The weak tenor and cloudy falsetto are at odds with the stanky bass and machined synthetic perfection. Some incredibly interesting sounds delivered almost perfectly but shakily with the vestiges of human frailty.
good album, saved it. +ive heard a few songs before but never knew the name
Never heard of these guys before, so was very curious to get into it. Unfortunately, it didn't really work at all. It was a brief album, excluding the strange 10+ minute gap of silence to fit in the underwhelming secret track on the last song... it just didn't hook me at all, and I found it a tad dull.
Non merci
cool indie electromusic imbued with the violent life-aura of oppressed youth
Sounds a lot like a lot of other early 2000s indie/dance rock like the killers and other bands with “the” in the name. Not too much stuck out to me beyond what those bands did but o guess this one is English so they probably have three other albums on this list.
Better than it was in 2007. Maybe it was ahead of its time but I used to really hate it apart from maybe 2 tracks. 3.7
The "high" point of nu-rave, a short-lived and fairly local phenomenon in the UK which involved someone playing a guitar near some dance music, while everyone got off their face on various substances. If this had happened when I was a student, rather than a responsible and functional member of society, I would have loved it. As it is, it sounds like drunken pretentious asshats merging two genres that do not mesh well. But somehow, it works (a bit).
Golden Skans is very well known. The songs in the beginning are are little more my taste, the later ones are quite cacophonous.
I really loved this sound back in the day. I also believe I've heard this one in full at least once although I don't remember when. I'm also convinced I heard them live at some point but don't remember when either. I think that summarizes the album: good, but quite forgettable.
Not bad. I was expecting worse as the second song on the album was annyoing as, but overall i enjoyed it
I have to say that the first song in the album - Two Receivers, captured me with the harmonisation (multiple-people-at-different-tonations) because they were running around the octaves up and down and it was a very pleasant experience. I have to say that I was also very pleasantly surprised by how much they were running up and down the melody and because it was multiple people harmonising, the melody was extra pleasant . Overall, very happy with this, even though it was just another album with generic 90s rock band-ish sound, but they made it a lot better. This is from 2007 but if it was made 10 years earlier, they may have been a lot bigger. I was just confused by the last song - Four Horsemen of 2012, which was music in the beginning, absolutely nothing for the majority of the song and then some sounds towards the end, very weird but I assume that there is a backstory behind it since it is almost 20 minutes long.
Cool ideas.
Typical sounding indie-rock that elevates and separates itself from other similar sounding bands, with lots of energy, enthusiasm, decent beats with many stand-out tracks. I haven't heard of Klaxons, I wonder why because I listened to a lot of indie-rock-pop during the 2000's, but they bring to the table a fusion of different sounds which was interesting and eclectic. Well worth the listen.
Decent album, but nothing that really impressed me all that much. 'Totem On The Timeline' had a bit of Franz Ferdinand vibes, so that was a pretty cool song. Hard to pinpoint what type of genre this would be exactly.
A little unrelenting on the drum lines, but some technically good music with variety.
Punk new wave, not bad but not really into this anymore. Good in small doses
Really digging this! Stand outs: Two Receivers, Golden Skans - seriously all solid songs.
Groupe inconnu. Son et lignes de basse intéressants. Gravity's Rainbow+ Autres morceaux moyens, voire désagréable (Atlantis... bruit de Klaxon justement ?). Et le morceau caché ... devrait le rester. 2/5
This held up a lot more than I thought it would
Cool album. I liked the bass lines and production on this.
Sometimes reminds me on "Franz Ferdinand" with additional elements of rave- or electronic music or "The Prodigy". But I prefer the original! 🤷♂️ Just o.k.
Simply put, not that important or impactful a record.
Etäisesti vaikutti halvalta P!atD kopiolta. Yksittäisiä hetki laskematta aikamoista skeidaa eikä mielipide vaihtunut edes toisen päivän kuuntelun jälkeen. Negatiivinen kokemus ehdottomasti.
Tämä uusi tuttavuus yllätti positiivisesti, helposti kolme staraa
Not for me
Production: 4.5/5 Lyricism: 2.5/5 Sound: 3.5/5 Enjoyment: 4/5 Overall: 3.6/5
Some funky stuff going on here
Helt ok
Early 2000s UK alternative - this pretty much hits my sweet spot
Better than I expected. The first song was my favorite, and the last song felt like it should have been in the middle of the album.
Really enjoyed this one. Great riffs, interesting lyrics. 5/5!
Tough listen, last track was the best.
It was alright, I guess. Won’t listen again though. 3.4
Good English rock!
Helllll fucking yessssss
Surprising that it's released in 2007. I thought it was from the '90s. Surprisingly generic, especially considering the epicness of the title. "Near future" in 2007, it could've been interesting.
Something about this just doesn't click. It has elements of a poppy indie band but the sound just doesn't click. Some TV on the Radio, Some arctic monkeys, but none of it works for me.
Inventive use of instruments
yeah this is a fat no for me
It's alright. Not really my type of music
Mediocre mid 2000s rock. Nothing to get excited about, and nothing made me want to turn it off. Few tracks were ok but yeah I'll forget this band in week.
An ok listen but not sure why it made the list.
Not bad, but it felt like a lesser Franz Ferdinand. maybe a 3.5
Another perfectly fine album. Wasn't familiar with it before I started it. Sort of forgot I was listening to it at one point.
Couple of good songs but otherwise average
Love it
Good energy and production, mid songs
The album was ok. I was not like I need to hear this before I die. It was neither bad nor great hence the score.
A solid surprise. I didn’t know what to expect but it was a solid little band and I understand why it is on the list because some of their songs really style wise are a part of the alt-pop scene now
Pretty solid. They kinda reminded me of The Strokes and Cage the Elephant. Pretty good overall, and enjoyable listen. The sound was very nice and crisp. They kept it interesting from song to song and had nice variety. Lyrics were kinda weird at times but nothing that made me do a double take. Would listen to again.
maybe it's because I had such low expectations but this wasn't bad. it was interesting, some good hooks in a few songs. hard time understanding lyrics in a few.
This record is perfectly okay, but I don't understand what inspired someone to put it on this list. Nobody else seems to get it either.
A very decent album until the last song. Without that shit song and stupid gap of 15 minutes to further noise it would have been a 4.
The benefits of a killer single and a great cover. A very generous 3, but if Golden Skans & It’s Not Over Yet weren’t on it, it would be almost unlistenable
I struggled with the lyrics (making them out) but it get the feeling it might be an album like Ok Computer or Twisterwhere it takes a few listens
Good new band I never heard of
Brit rock
Close to giving it a 3, but felt like nearly every song had too much going on at once.
This one was kind of meh. At times I thought it would be fun and entertaining but most of the time it got on my nerves. Very busy and cluttered. They could use a producer who scales them back and focuses them on one idea at a time. Isle of Her was a good example of where they managed to strip things down and layer effectively to a place where it became a great track.
2.5. Great Value The Strokes. Honestly, no reason for them to be on this list. When you can just listen to The Strokes.
i simply can't fathom why such an annoying and utterly forgettable album was removed in later editions of the book!
A couple of these songs were familiar sounding - particularly "It's Not Over". This was a fun listen- definitely brought me back to the dancey indie rock vibes that were big when I was in high school.
Pop rock. Ni fu ni fa.
For me the Klaxons fit that group I speak of that gets relegated to the corner table while better and stronger bands headline. It isn't that they are particulary bad or uninteresting. It is more to do with they are not specifically good or directly interesting. I would put this band in that pool where you question whether the allbum is a "must listen" or kind of a "yeah, I've heard of them..."
For some reason, I completely forgot about this album! I listened to it on repeat when it first came out and it perfectly encapsulates the style and vibe of that period.
Not sure what that was. All made harder my only being available on YouTube. 2???
one hit and very generic oughts-era indie. Why did I need to hear this?
A more chaotic MGMT, and a lesser one as a result, but I guess I just have a soft spot for this era of electro-pop, so I enjoyed it enough. Its weakness is that it doesn’t really stick with me long term, but it almost does. Like it comes close enough for me to be sympathetic to it. This is one of those albums on this list where I’d argue I didn’t HAVE to hear it before I died, but I’m glad I did. Unsure if I’d go out of my way to own a copy, but I’d definitely pick it up if I can across it in the bin on a mediocre digging day.
British pop rock with a sci-fi vibe, ok but nothing amazing here
It's noisy.
Thought this was banging actually. I wouldn't actively seek it out but found it enjoyable enough!
Das ging rein in meine Ohren. Ich kannte die Gruppe und das Album bisher nicht. Wie konnte das geschehen? Tolles Album.
I don’t think I’d call it new wave, but it’s not terrible
I didn’t expect much from this but was pleasantly surprised.
From the Wiki: Myths of the Near Future received generally favourable reviews from critics, some of whom praised the musicianship, though others were dismissive of the rave tag. So it makes total sense to support the UK generic pop bias when there are plenty of more successful iterations of this type of music that appears nowhere on the list. 2.5/5
This album was great. I listened to it twice and was vibing the whole time. It’s energetic, interesting and such a cool sound.
I’m surprised I haven’t heard of this band. Reminds me of Portugal. The Man’s earlier albums. Was a good listen, would come back!
Totally fine. Sounds like mid 2000s radio rock. Kasabian-like. It’s fine.
Different but pretty solid. 3.5
Not sure how this one snuck by me in 2006. It’s good stuff. Not stellar, but good. It like TV on the Radio and MGMT.
To be honest, it was no unrememberable that I didn't even realize that the album was finished for several minutes.
It was really fun and enjoyable
Klaxon’s Myths of the Near Future is a mostly an uninteresting and short rock listen. However, there is two standouts on this album that actually have a lot of cohesion and replayability. As Above So Below is psychedelic, it’s weird, unique. I loved it on the first listen, and that didn’t change on the second. A perfect song. Gravity’s Rainbow, another great song, has a great flow and nice vocal effects. All in all, Myths of the Near Future is an alright album. Best Song: As Above So Below Worst Song: Magick
Conocía It's not over yet.
Fair play this has aged horribly.
In 2007 I was living in Brooklyn feasting on all the loud, fast, and out of control music I could get my hands on at the exclusion of all but the most ubiquitous indie-mall / every restaurant's playlist songs and thus Klaxons wasn't very likely to make it through my most metal shield and into my awareness. And yet, listening to Myths Of The Near Future today I can hear overlap with many bands who for one reason or another (mostly location) I was aware of. Turn your head the right way and you can hear early Liars as well as The Blood Brothers in a blender with the party-ready !!! and record store nerd bands like Animal Collective or Wolf Parade. Not trying to sound sassy or smug, I like all those bands. So, this is what a reckoning is like. I was immediately hooked on the record and, while not every song slaps (as you might expect from me as the reviewer I'm least drawn to the most danceable, club ready tracks), I am still into it after a few spins today though it's hard to say if Myths Of The Near Future would sustain a day 2 or 3 of heavy rotation.
El rock indie británco tiene en Klaxons un exponente que navega entre algo parecido a un nuevo sonido Manchester y el dance-punk. Algo evidente en el tema más bailable de este disco, "Atlantis to Interzone", con el que se acercan notablemente a un sonido rave renovado (cuyas características permanecen en temas menos interesantes como "Magick" y "Four Horsemen of 2012"). Pero es solo un chispazo y ya en la siguiente canción, "Golden Skans", transitan hacia un pop enérgico con indudables ganchos melódicos. Estilísticamente Myths of the Near Future mantiene un menú variado, con influencias de Wire o Gary Numan en canciones como "Isle of Her" y "Forgotten Works", impulsadas por voces corales y un cierto tono de frialdad. También brillantes melodías pop como "As Above, So Below" y "Gravity's Rainbow" o luminosas baladas como "It's Not Over Yet". Personalmente me gusta el tema que abre el disco "Two Receivers" que, de alguna forma, es un compendio de todo lo demás.
Really irritating
Bloc party esque. Trippy, ikke min favorit.
Klaxons were not shy in splashing some of Gen X’s favourite literary references into their titles - along with other weirdoes of the vintage, my tail wags at Burroughs and Ballard - and their pick ’n’ mix post-punk is similarly modish, with the thick, overly busy production of the period leaving no space to savour. Made out one song in the mix, then realised it was a cover. They were pipped to first place in the UK album charts by Norah Jones. I don’t know Simon, it’s no Pet Sounds.
Is this what was once called "landfill indie"? If so, it was well-named (and I say that as a mild fan of some *terrible* early 2000's bands - hi, Hard-Fi!) Occasional hints of a tune, buried under some appalling production. Rating below puts this on par with "Pet Sounds", appropriately enough
Very busy and trying much too hard to marry Rock to Dance. The songs are mostly OKish, but there is nothing that would warrant the inclusion in this list. 2.5/5
I don't mind this, but I prefer earlier brit-pop like the Stone Roses, James, Supergrass, or Oasis
Definitely late 80s European pop/rock sound. Similar to White Lies and Silversun Pickups. Probably give it a 3.5 overall - enjoyed all the songs, and may give it another listen. Magick was a standout.
I came in expecting to really like this album. Some good straight forward in-your-face rock? Score. Unfortunately, this just didn't deliver on my expectation. It's not a bad album, far from it in fact, but it's not a great album either. Solid, middle of the road rock album that doesn't really stand out in any way.
first listen very unique style, didn't quite catch my fancy
Pretty typical late ‘00s alternative/indie rock, reminds me of Arctic Monkeys, a bit of Black Keys here and there. Enjoyable but nothing too amazing. I liked the different styles from song to song. 3.5/5
I loved this album growing up, and it still sounds fantastic today. Klaxons were a standout at the time—there weren’t many bands with this kind of sound back then, and their energy and style really set them apart. They’re also a great live act, which only adds to the appeal. The album is a fun, high-energy listen with great vocals and a bold, distinctive sound. After a string of bizarre albums this past week, this was exactly what I needed. Favourite Songs: Two Receivers and Golden Skans – both iconic and endlessly replayable. Least Favourite: None—every track holds up. Album Artwork: An amazing cover that perfectly captures the album’s vibe. A brilliant return to a sound that still feels fresh and exciting.
Feels really random to have on the list, but I really liked a lot of the stuff on here, very proggy, which has interesting connotations on an '07 album. ...I know "Deloused" is on this list, really jonesing for some Mars Volta after this one now.
The top review calls this nameless indie rock from the UK from the 00s and that pretty much sums up my opinion. It's fine but nothing beyond that.
As músicas parecem uma mistura de Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, The Killers, Passion Pit, Cage the Elephant, Foster the People, MGMT ou qualquer uma dessas bandas de indie / alternativo que estavam em alta na época. Não sei dizer se isso é o grande mérito ou demérito do álbum. Por um lado pode se interpretar como uma banda que parece como qualquer uma dessas citadas acima, menos com ela mesma, uma falta de personalidade; por outro, é um álbum que contém todas as característica que fizeram esse gênero vigorar nessa época, uma grande fusão - bem executada - dessas bandas. Pode soar um pouco datado para quem acompanhou a ascensão e o desgaste do indie rock da década de 2010, mas eu considero uma surpresa agradável que traz um sentimento engraçado de uma nostalgia com músicas que nunca tinha ouvido.
I probably would have listened to this album in my 20s and enjoyed it . It’s fine but I wouldn’t put it in my top 1000 list
So cool, I loved this sound! Amazing to hear something so distinctive and enjoyable after nearly a thousand daily albums.
I wasn't expecting much, and it delivered more than expected. Kind of some fun and interesting mix.
There were some fun riffs and drum fills here and there but overall this didn't do much for me. I'm not sure that it will stand the test of time (she says 20 years after it's release).
Wow this was a catchy load of fun! Really terrific!
Unremarkable early 2000s UK dance-type rock. Repetitive. Very meh. At least it was short.
Oh look, Of Montreal and MGMT have a less interesting cousin over in the UK. If you liked how weird this was, go checkout Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer which released in the same year. That was Of Montreal's 8th album. No matter how much the Klaxon want to rewrite history on their band blurbs, they're a derivative act from a time just before the internet made it so obvious.
nothing new
DJ! Was super fresh when it came out. Maybe seems a bit one dimensional now. Still gives me energy though.
The indiest pop that ever indieed. But you know what I didn't hate it, it was pretty catchy and had some fun songs even if lyrically it's complete nonsense.
2 - Only one song on here managed to make me stop and go, "Hey, that's kinda weird". Everything else was boring stereotypical music from the 2000s, which I don't love.
Hey, a dance punk record. "Klaxon" is a good word, as this definitely rests on the noisy side a lot. For my money, I would've loved to see Innerpartysystem or Does It Offend You, Yeah? make this list more. This record is fine, though. It seems obsessed with never staying in one lane and changes itself up often, feeling more like it's trying its best to be clever than... actually being clever. Feels like a dance party at ten minutes to the end of the world, where everyone is getting in their last moves, no matter how desperate. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Atlantis To Interzone", "Golden Skans"
I've come to dread albums popping up that I've never heard of because it almost certainly means it's a mid tier British band. Not surprisingly this is British, yet I wouldn't call them mid tier. The music is an eccentric and energetic mix of rock and electronica. I enjoyed this quite a lot, but I find myself struggling to remember any specifics after listening because there's no real hooks.
Started really strong, but then I think it lost a bit of its punch halfway through.
ITSNOTOVERNOTOVERNOTOVERNOTOVER YEEET
Loved parts, absolutely hated other parts. 2.5/5.
An exhilarating head rush that could also, at times, come and go like vapor, Myths of the Near Future sees Klaxons making the best out of a seeming endpoint in British rock culture by applying sci-fi and electronics to the forefront. Intriguing on paper and explosive in action, Klaxons make do with their best effort and don't overstay their welcome doing so. If only my near future myths would be as good as this... Favorites: Two Recievers, Atlantis to Interzone, Totem on the Timeline, As Above So Below, Isle of Her, Magick, It's Not Over Yet.
i'm underwhelmed. really nothing to say.
estuvo bueno pero algunas canciones las sentía similares a otras Xd
This is an interesting listening. The term "new rave" was coined by the band to refer to their sound in this album. The Guardian described the genre as "an in-yer-face, DIY disco riposte to the sensitive indie rock touted by bands like Bloc Party." I second that.
Kept telling myself the next song will be a good one but then the last song came and it never happened. One and done.
I remember wearing a lot of new rave neon around the time this came out. I didn't have the album but I know a few songs off it. It's very original but I find the overall sound a bit cluttered, so wouldn't be something I'd return to.
I actually listened to this album multiple times, and it was pretty good! Nothing crazy notable, but I would say they make a good radio friendly band that is easy to like. Good background music around the house. Some songs are pretty good road trip songs too. Listen again: probably Purchase for my collection: maybe Favourite Song: Golden Skans
Nokkur gott stuff ... margt sem ég ímynda mér að ég hefði hlustað á þegar þetta kom út ... en ekki beint "vinnuvænt". Efalaust þess virði að renna í gegnum aftur
Great discovery!
Nice
Nice album
Good album and amazing song golden skans
Nice energy!
Some interesting moments here, but overall couldn't get into it. Maybe I'll give it another try in the future!
Very high energy, some good tracks in there.
Pop rock. Ni fu ni fa.
Conocía It's not over yet.
Kinda like Blue in parts. A lower grade, kinda forgettable Blue, but you know, I thought about the link more than once.
A pretty kooky mix of ideas and styles. I veered between disliking it and vaguely enjoying it. Almost a 2.
Wow, pretty good stuff. Not the same from song to song, great writing, great grooves, great playing. I'm not bored, I'm intrigued. I never heard of this band before, but I don't think they would have been popular in the USA since they can't be easily pegged into our very narrow genres in order to get airplay. It got annoying mid-way though, so I didn't listen all the way through.
Wow I really enjoyed this one, plus the album art is so cool
yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Emotions ranged from: good; glad I listened; no way should this be on any list like this; decent; gets annoying fast; this is only he tryre because it did OK overseas; who the fuck uses a semicolon anymore; who ever used a semicolon; sounds auto tuned; these 3 fellas look like Hanson all growed up; I'm not so sure this isn't Hanson; it's fine, just fine. All told, I'll never listen to it again on purpose. And neither should you.
Not good. Lotta heady track names here for what amounts to some seriously trite schlock.
In my rating system, 1 means "shouldn't be on the list." This is an emphatic 1!! Get this off, asap!! 1001 slots for "albums you should listen to," I am realizing, is a precious resource that must be rationed. We can't afford to have this on there. Unite against this pick! Every choice they made musically is the opposite choice I wanted them to make. Musically, like George Kostanza in that one Seinfeld episode, who could have succeeded simply by doing the opposite. Somehow wacky but not in an endearing way at ALL. I really dislike every choice they made. I'm getting the sense that they are trying to write anthemic, show-stopping mid-2000's hit singles on every song. It's just that they fall flat on their face every song. Embarrassing to listen to honestly! Bummer about the album cover. A genuinely cool cover that caused me to give this a closer look than it deserved! 1/5
Dance-punk vibes. Some enjoyable moments, but more moments I wasn't so keen on.
It's like if the Arctic Monkeys weren't!
This brand of electronic and psychedelic alt rock was ubiquitous at this time, especially coming from the UK. As such I didn’t really hear much here that sounded new for its time. Indeed this sound has been imitated so many times it hard to give it a fair rating at all as there is still much of this sound present in contemporary rock. However, the Klaxons execute this album very well and I really enjoyed it.
16/1001 I actually liked this album, it has a pretty unique sound and style that I really enjoyed. BUT what the fuck happened with that last song lasting almost 20 minutes without reason? I really dont care if a song is very long but what I fucking hate is when you do pretentious bullshit just cause you wanna be "different". I think that fuck off the end album for me. Luckily "Four Horseman of 2012" has a shorter version if you wanna listening to it. Even thougth teh album has that version, the official one is the one I listen to, and just because that ending son this album is NOT a five stars. Overall, I really enjoyed listen to it. Notable songs: Atlantis To Interzone, Golden Skans and Magick
Solid alternative rock record, reminiscent of many elements that were popular of the time. At moments they sound like Fall Out Boy and others like Soundgarden. I dig this.
Some good ones off this album but it just didn’t hit differently like I thought it would. Maybe it’s because it’s following two 5/5s but it just felt lackluster.
at its best, a decent arctic monkeys soundalike, at its worst, a slightly discordant mess. i much preferred the uptempo stuff than the downtempo stuff. don't think it ends up being as evocative as a lot of their contemporaries' works and i think that lowers its esteem in my eyes. a bit of a crapshoot.
A lot of cool concepts in this and interesting sounds, but ultimately not for me.
Really cool esoteric concepts, fun guitar riffs. Cant help but like this quite a bit, bonus points for not overstaying its welcome
Ok.
Honestly don’t think i remember much of the album other than Golden Skans
Some good, some not as good. Overall I enjoyed how well they brought the noise together but this isn't my typical music and I don't see myself listening to it much going forward.
Meh
Coined as a "science-fiction concept album about the future" and I'm here for it. I had a feeling that I'd heard these guys before and as soon as Golden Skans kicked in it all came rushing back. So first run through was getting familiar with the concept again and second listen was enjoying the energy. Faves: Golden Skans, Isle Of Her, Gravity's Rainbow, Forgotten Works, and It's Not Over Yet.
Damn, I must have had these folks mixed up with someone else in my head, (The Zutons maybe? 🥴) because this was not what I was expecting! Pretty crazy I haven't listened to them before, as they seem to be extremely my thing - just looking at the song titles there's references to alchemy, Pynchon and Burroughs! "Magick" is clearly referencing Crowley from the lyrics, too. Went back for a third listen as soon as I finished the second. Cracking stuff! Fave tracks - "Atlantis to Interzone" love a good AWOOOGA to kick off a tune. "Gravity's Rainbow". though perhaps I'm influenced by my love of the book. Their cover of "It's not Over Yet" is fun too.
Pretty cool record. Miike Snow prequel.
Into it
I admit that I'm not the best fan of their sound 😁
It was hard to focus on the music.
This is a parody, you cannot convince me otherwise. This is not serious, bffr.
pretty cool dance grooves and flavoring on alt rock foundation
Completely forgot Klaxons existed before this, loved it
Better visually
Teils ganz hörbarer Pop Rock.
Guilty pleasure. It's sort of a mess and some of the vocals sound like the singer is being held at gunpoint by the rest of the band members, but it's a very unique sound. Reminds me of Arctic Monkeys, specifically the times back when big man Alex Turner still made music instead of whining into a mic about how his pancakes got soggy while LARPing as a 1950s crooner. Some parts of this are abrasive as hell. Like "Wonderful Rainbow" levels of abrasive. Surprising for something fairly mainstream (for the nine seconds that "new rave" was a thing).
Meh of the year
4.5/10
Sort of Yeah, yeah, yeahs stuff
Another British band from 2007 I’ve never heard of. Well, 2006 is a big blind spot for me so let’s see…. Did the guy who made this list have a brother in this band? Was he sleeping with the bassist? Why is this here? This is the forgettable background music you heard in British Abercrombie stores in the early 2000’s. There is no need for this to be on the list. Even other albums that didn’t “do it” for me I could see why they’re there. This baffles me.
very cool overall!! kind of arcade fire-esque
It took less than a year for the world to forget that this band ever existed, so I have no idea how they made the list. That said, it was fun.
mediocrities of the near past
Sight unseen and unheard, the band name and the title were pretty cool, so I was curious what I would find... I found occasionally mondo distorted basslines anchoring pop songs that are good on paper, but just...don't...get there. Props to Jamie Reynolds, and his style, but it can't carry blah. "Gravity's Rainbow" is one place when "good on paper" transcends, and Reynolds's fuzz, achieve something pretty great. Other than that, and what could be a Beck mid-nineties fuzz-metal freakout "Four Horsemen of 2012" is my favorite, the rest is, yeah, blah.
Epitome of 2000s British indie. A mix of post-Britpop, dance punk, and industrial-based electronica. It's full, fast-paced, and aims to shock the audience, like overstimulation of foundations left behind by earlier garage revival artists like The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, and Bloc Party. It's short and consistent with several great tracks. It has a unique sound, highlighting a fuzzy lo-fi aesthetic with the static effects, especially on the vocals. The downside is that I feel the songs are too repetitive, often repeating the same hooks and chorus over and over to get people to dance and sing. With the overstimulation, it can be a bit exhausting, especially on successive listens. It's hard for me to fall in love with any songs. "Golden Skans" and "It's Not Over Yet" are accessible and simple enough to warrant their indie anthem statuses. If you heard these tracks in a pub, they'd sound like pretty generic indie hits, but you could tell there was something different about them in the production that you'd only get in the context of the record. I do appreciate the effort put into every song, and I think every one has something unique to offer. It's a shame I can't really get behind any of them, despite their obvious desperate attempts to appeal to mainstream audiences. It's a solid record that I wish could have stronger tracks.
Had a bit of groove going but didnt stand out
Didn't like it when it came out. Still think it's a bit lightweight. 2000s sci-fi rock electro indie. It's all a bit wet. 2
Some bops on there but imagine it would get annoying after a bit. Decent album though
Интересно, как раз моё.
Heard of the Klaxons but never consciously listened to them. Gave it a listen but nothing in it for me. Very underwhelming and wondering how it made the list. Appeared on my list on same day I went to watch Bob Marley biopic One Love at cinema. What a chasm in musical talent between the two. Bob Marley by no means a favourite of mine but musically he’s light years ahead of the Klaxons and similar wannabes.
Pretty high energy alternative rock with some interesting spacey sounds. It sometimes was a bit abrasive and repetitive, but overall not bad
3.5
Never heard of these guys before and can't say I'll remember them if I ever hear them again. But for the 40 some odd minutes I spent with them this afternoon, we had a jolly good romp about.
Boring, dated, nothing new or interesting here. So, so dated.
Rather faceless and adequate British post punk revival . Boring song named after a Thomas Pynchon classic.
3.09 per track. Better than I thought
Cet album sonne complètement 2007. Maintenant que le temps est passé, on se rend compte qu’en effet, il y a eu cette période d’électro pop rock, ou indie dance-punk faite par des geeks, qui au final sonnaient un peu tous pareils et qui se bousculaient les uns derrières les autres sur les scènes de Rock en Seine. Et c’était pas mal. L’enchainement en ouverture “Two Receivers”, “Atlantis to Interzone”, “Golden Skans”et excellent, “It’s not over yet” un peu plus loin... “Isle of her” est plus relou.
Nu Rave - combining elements of the past with elements of the future to create something not as good as either of its composite parts. Clem Fandango worships this album, whereas I give it 4/5
Decent 5
Not a bad album but didn't really strike me. I'd give it another listen.
The first song hooked me, and then was jamming along, and then it seemed to kind of let up at the end, but all in all good listen
I somehow don't think I've ever listened to them, in spite of my love for aughts era dance punk. This is pretty fun. A bit more full sounding than many of the others that are more stripped and angular.
It’s pretty basic indie rock. Not bad but entirely forgettable.
Was good intersting mix of sounds
Not bad, but just sort of unremarkable. Didn't really evoke any response for some reason.
Yet another ex-1001 album!™ http://1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie.wikidot.com/album-artists-a-z-ex Listened to this when it came out, thought it was alright, then forgot about it. Listened again a couple of years ago, thought it was alright, then forgot about it again. Now today, I think it's alright, and... I've forgot what I was gonna say.
Not at all "new rave", quite punky on some songs and very much an alternative British rock ("indie") album with strong dance rhythms. Good. Thoroughly enjoy Golden Skans and Not Alone.
The raucous bits are not brilliant. Rest good
It was interesting. Fun in that 80s kind of way.
Not really a fan but appreciate the ambition
Pretty fun indie rock from the late mid 2000s. Feels like I would have heard this from behind a door as a roommate is sparkin one.
меня очень впечатлил этот альбом. прям вау!
конец разъеб слушал всей семьей алкоальбом: pornstar
Оч кайфово, как будто обваливающийся кирпичик в дженге где-то сверху, без которого современная музыка была б другой жб
Cover Impressions: WTF are we getting into now. Reminds me a bit of the happy Mondays cover mixed with some of the appropriation of Jah Wobble's. Which would make my guess some kind of British mess. I'm equally disappointed and pleased with the album I heard vs my expectations. It was different enough have me be wrong about the style, but there are still some similar criticisms or rather just some bits that just aren't for me. I like the more driving sound and spacey feel, and think it is closer to something I like rather than dislike, so may come back to give it another listen. The first 3 tracks were probably my favorites of the lot Favorite track: "Golden Skans" 3/5
"Myths of the Near Future" by Klaxons, released in 2007, emerges as a pivotal album in the mid-2000s indie music scene. With its fusion of indie rock, dance-punk, and electronic elements, the album delivers an energetic and eclectic sonic experience. Tracks like "Golden Skans" and "Gravity's Rainbow" showcase Klaxons' knack for catchy hooks and infectious rhythms, earning them widespread acclaim and commercial success. However, while the album brims with energy and creativity, it occasionally veers into formulaic territory, lacking the depth and innovation needed to sustain interest throughout. Overall, "Myths of the Near Future" serves as an enjoyable snapshot of its era, capturing the zeitgeist of mid-2000s indie music. While it may not reach the heights of genre-defining classics, it remains a solid entry in Klaxons' discography, warranting a respectable 3/5 rating.
Never heard of it before. It was fine
Totem on the Timeline was my favorite song. Spotify didn't have the 19 minute final song, I'm happy to report. Fast-paced brit-rock. Not much else to it in my mind.
Not bad
Hey dawg, I heard you liked distortion so I added some distortion to your distortion. I'll be honest with here - this is absolutely atrocious. If it wasn't for Bob Dylan or The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter, this might be a strong contender for "worst album on the list". Even their cover of "It's not over yet" is terrible, and that's the least bad track on there. Utter, absolute asswater.
Not very good, but kind of interesting I guess. I bet Imagine Dragons listened to this and was like 'Hey, we can do that' but lacked any of the talent or imagination of this band. 2.5.
idk what I expected but that wayy exceeded it that was such a fun album, definitely revisiting
It’s kind of hard to describe this album. I guess it’s really upbeat and noisy dance/punk/pop that is a little catchy at times but always full of energy. It’s not too long which is nice however it didn’t completely hold my attention. I also don’t see how this is essential listening.
I stopped listening after 30 seconds of the second song. Not ny cup of tea. Enjoy.
weird, but fun
A few interesting tunes
It’s certainly not a bad album, but I spent the whole time kind of wondering what was the point of any of the songs. Certainly energetic and well mixed/produced. But there was little for me to latch onto. “Golden Skans” was a good track. I’ve been oscillating between whether to give this 2 or 3 stars. I think given what I’ve already put in the 3 star category, I should knock it down a peg, but I liked it better than anything I’ve given a 2 to… I also regret giving the Kings of Leon album 3 stars (should have been 2), and this album is making me think of that one. Do I punish Klaxons for the sins of Kings of Leon. Yeah, I think I will…
This was okay but at one point I thought it had gone into Arcade Fire. Music for 'thoughtful' blokes. A bit monotonous.
I'm not a fan of mash up albums. Rock, rave, Arthur, Martha etc. I'm too old school to like genres and definitions that aren't inbreds. There's a lot of energy, but not a lot else going off here.
I was sure I would hate this, but I didn't. It was actually really interesting. I dug the overall vibe - pleasantly surprised.
Great album with a unique sound. Definitely saving this one for later
Nu Rave was an abomination
I had never heard of this band before but overall not a bad album. A few songs I didn’t care for that seemed to not fit in the album, as if they were added to have enough songs, but overall not a bad listen.
This self-proclaimed new rave music is not my cup of tea. It sounded noisy and not pleasant; I give this 1 star.
It is indie rock but it is not as insufferable compared to other indie music. Overall it is just kind of there. Wasn't great. Wasn't awful. Probably better than a 2 but not really a 3. I will round down.
Big fan of brit rock and this album did not disappoint.
Interesting enough, but ultimately forgettable.
Surprisingly good
Not bad
It was fine. They are like a less awesome TV on The Radio.
Retrospectively fucking furious this beat Amy Winehouse Back to Black. That's just insane. Like this album is fine and I enjoy the hits that I knew at the time. I'm not too fussed about quite a few on this album. Just unbelievable it beat a masterpiece.. from a group of Topman models
Oh maaaaan. This is a right 00s indie banger. Seeing this came out 17 years ago does make me feel quite old. None the lesson I think it holds up pretty damn well, it' still a fresh sound, very recognisable, so it doesn't fall into landfill indie at all. I looked up what the Klaxons looked like in 2007 and surely they must have been sponsored by Topman, bright coloured cardigans and buttoned up polo shirts.
I thought I was digging this and then I changed my mind
Ook de nummers die geen singles waren hebben me kunnen bekoren. Heel toffe plaat
Epic battle here between the Zutons and th Klaxons. Just like you're at that Scientology convention you never wanted to go to. Who will win the battle for your soul... In the left corner, we have the Klaxons, hailing from stuffy London and well versed in vanilla flavored new rock with a spritz of harmonium. And, in the right from the dirty and hard-hammered city of Liverpool are the Zutons, ...and thy have a SAXOPHONE! John Travolta will be officiating the match.... [hits play on Klaxons ... falls asleep, wakes up, decides time is better spent making french toast with extra egg and a boatload of syrup. Four Horsemen is still playing and turns off... ]
The Klaxons' "Myths of the Near Future" is fine. But that's not really a glowing recommendation is it? Are we now in the "near future" in re 2007? Are we living the myths? But what are those myths anyway? It's apparently a very literary album, with references to Greek mythology, famous authors, and Mayan prophecies, but that's really more forward-looking than delivering the myths of the yet-to-come. It seems the Klaxons were trying a little too hard to be the artsy rockers. The Klaxons also declared their style "new rave," attempting to be the forerunners of a new genre. Trouble is, they're not very ravey? Or the forerunners of whatever it is. Credit there should go to bands like Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand, who were the leading edge of a dancier style of rock music in the early to mid 00s. Fittingly, The Klaxons have fallen victim to the 1001's tendency to too quickly prune post-2000 albums. Fellow 2007 album "Oracular Spectacular" by MGMT met the same fate, but that one far more deserved to remain. Franz Ferdinand's debut, which won the Mercury Prize like "Myths of the Near Future," also got the axe. I'm eagerly awaiting Franz Ferdinand and MGMT when we finally draw them, and I'm pretty sure I'll find that they deserved to remain on the list. The Klaxons... not so much. (And Bloc Party's debut, "Silent Alarm," is also a deserving four-or-five star album.)
“New rave” is a joke that has gone too far and likely become annoying to the band. The only rave sound here is the air siren on Atlantis To Interzone. The other ravy aspect is that Paul Oakenfold co-wrote the cover It’s Not Over Yet, which doesn’t sound like rave music. The album is engaging throughout. The lowest point happens to be the last song, Four Horsemen of 2012. Thankfully it is short.
The album contains some catchy songs that are well worth listening to, e. g. Forgotten Works or As Above So Below. However, one listen is enough for me.
Not sure what to think about...
Трудно дать оценку. Сначала я думал "ого, ну похоже четверка. Не без шероховатостей, но голос, напор, ритмика" потом я послушал и "хм, нет, четверка это много. Я не так заинтересован, похоже на тройку больше" а теперь вообще склоняюсь к двойке это панк-рок (сами клаксоны назвают это "нью рейв" -- вообще ни разу). Расхлябано, голоса высокие и напористые, посстоянно кричат и визжат. Наверное, три, что-то было интересное в альбоме, но в целом -- мимо меня.
3.5 really
This was a great surprise! Hadn’t heard of them before so I was very happy about the quality of this album
I like As Above So Below, Isle of Her, Magick
I suspect that I won't be rating this beyond ⭐⭐. Correction: ⭐ max So happy it's over. _______________________ Saw this on someone's review and will try to follow that lead. Number of albums left to review: 994 Number of albums from the list I found relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 3 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 5 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (including this one): 2
Loved this. Perfect album to listen to on a road trip to Mars. Favourite song - Golden Skans (obviously)
Oohh boy was I excited to see this pop up, what an absolute fucking cracker of a throwback to Year 8. There's also a certain apprehension present as it's been at least 15 or 16 years since I straightened my fringe and put this on. But yes mate it's lived up to the hype very well, break out the GHD. I remember never having heard anything like Golden Skans before, one of the first times I felt physically transported to another dimension by vehicle of song alone. I think it was the Henry's that bought me the CD for my birthday that year (they were also responsible for Avril Lavigne's SK8er Boy single, both of which are still proudly on display in the cd collection. My (very brief) year 8 girlfriend Addy Whiton needs a shout out here too. Before we dated she got wind of me liking the Klaxons (probably from the "Listening Now" section on MSN Messenger). A few days later she had a friend deliver me a mix cd of Klaxons, Looks, Arctic Monkeys, The Hives etc along with a bright pink Klaxons poster that she had written a little note on the back of. I remember her waving to me as her bus went past Mater Hill. Still have the mix cd but regrettably I binned the poster in a misguided fit of emotional cleansing after we broke up a few weeks later. Alright enough of that, now I'm at It's Not Over Yet (best track outside of Golden Skans and Gravitys Rainbow) and the album has most definitely held up far far better than I expected. It's actually to the point of it being better than I remember. Also interesting that I (kind of) understand the Pynchon reference now as well (at least the 25 pages I've managed to get through so far). Also had never got to the secret track on the end of Four Horsemen of 2012 before which was a nice treat to round out what has been my favourite album (and review) that's come up within at least the last couple of months.
Original and creative but not something I’d rush back to
Best song - Forgotten works
Konnte ich gut hören, kein burner für mich aber OK
Hatte vorher nie von den Klaxons gehört, aber "Golden Skans" kannte ich dann doch und das Cover "It's Not Over Yet" von Grace auch! Das ganze Album ist okay, aber irgendwie nicht ganz meins.
Interesting
Never heard of them. Glad I didn't.
Album Nr. 7 Sorry, aber der Rock-Stil, welcher von der Gruppe verwendet wird, entspricht nicht meinem Geschmack.
I don't know... It has some cool songs and the drums are really nice, and that's It, nothing else. For some reason there is a 15-minute of silence at the end of the album, which I do not understand at all. Maybe the elder ones listened to Rush and Pink Floyd in the 70s and had the same feeling that I had listening to this. It is a 2.5... But I will give It a 2. It was nice try...
So noisy and random 😅
Above average indie rock. Right up my alley, but admittedly not outstanding enough to rate it any higher than 3.5.
Pretty good alternative album! Always nice to see those 00's alternatives show up on here. This was another one that didn't really stay with me and wouldn't make it in my 1001 album list, but it's something a little different so I'll take that.
A much more recent pick than we've had lately, but I can't say that's helping. This one's decent, but I'm certain there are more deserving albums from 2007. We've actually had a couple, but how about Paramore's Riot? Kanye's Graduation? Icky Thump? I don't think any of those three are on the list, but I'd say they are all more appropriate than this one. I'm calling British bias unfortunately. I will say this is better than that Fishbone album we got a couple days ago, but this is on the chopping block for me. Favorite tracks: Atlantis to Interzone, Magick. Album art: I really like this cover, a great collage of images, adding up to I don't know what. But it's great to look at. 2.5/5
Not bad, different 2.5/5
Liked some of their sound a songs.
1/5
Derivative and boring mid-aught indie rock. Trying hard not to be Franz Ferdinand/the Strokes/Interpol/Etc. and they just become a mush of sounds that don’t work.
4/10. Didn't seem like it was bad, but definitely wasn't my thing either
What do you expect me to do with this album this far into the list? It was fine. Some parts sounded good. Some parts were boring. It won the Mercury Prize. It had zero cultural impact. 6/10
Not good
Ik vond het in eerste instantie nogal klinken zoals zo'n Engelse prutsersband uit 1980. Maar al snel bleek dat hier de tekst bestaat uit meer dan drie woorden, de instrumenten zijn gestemd, de muzikanten hebben geoefend en de producent een mengtafel heeft. Dan is het eigenlijk nog wel aan te horen.
Met wat elektronische hulp ontstaan aanstekelijke ritmes, soms versterkt dat staccato zang. Wat bijgeluiden her en der, die wat geforceerd lijken, maar toch passen. Dat geldt wellicht ook voor de zang. Het geheel maakt dat ik de band de af en toe klinkende punk-uitspattingen vergeef.
Volgens wiki klinkt het als een kruising tussen Bloc Party en Franz Ferdinand. En dat somt het eigenlijk best goed op. Het klinkt als een typisch Brits 00s festivalbandje. Golden Skans is een bescheiden hitje geweest, dat ook op K!NK nog met enige regelmaat gedraaid wordt. Als je al dit soort festivalbandjes op een rij zet, dan hebben de 00s toch nog best wel een karakteristiek geluid voortgebracht. Ik heb me er kostelijk mee vermaakt destijds, maar nu luister ik het nauwelijks meer (net als eerder bij het album van Franz Ferdinand). Dus of het de tand des tijds zal doorstaan, valt nog maar te bezien. Voor nu 3,5 ster en dat ronden we weer een keer af naar boven.
I liked it. Energetic synth pop.
The first songs were enjoyable, but then it got really stretched across all the genres and got nowhere. 2.5/5.
Sounds like 2007 alright
Had potential after the first track, but it waned from there.
Ehhh did not enjoy.
They occupy the unenviable position of being between Pop and EDM in the early 2000s. And unlike Hot Chip and LCD Soundsystem, they do not nail it.
This was an interesting album. Haven’t heard of the klaxons before this. All in all it was okay. The new age pop electronic sounds don’t really excite me and this album felt like a cyborg trying to be normal. It’s unique and different. Maybe avant garde but to me it’s not any kind of music I would revisit. 4.5/10
This was kind of a weird album. I really liked it but it didn’t really have any songs that were like, “THATS THE HIT!” I really enjoyed it and will add to the listening pile for sure.
Some good songs on here. Very danceable.
Should be good but not for me
Never has been my music and it never will be.
7/10
I liked this a lot, it actually felt like something new sound-wise, integrating a lot of modern non_rock elements without their feeling pasted on.
just not intrested in this
It feels like music that was created to support tense, "time is running out" moments from a movie. And maybe that's exactly what they were going for. The near future is coming and it's not going to be pretty. Might be a bit of a backs against the wall, time is running out kind of a situation in the end. There's a manufactured urgency here that I've gotten swept up in. It feels more current than 2007, but maybe Klaxons are just really that good at sorcery.
I love how experimental this feels, especially for 2007. This feels like the breaking of a moldy mold. The album could enjoyed both in the 60s psychedelic era as well as today. It has a timeless quality to it. UNFORTUNATELY, (big unfortunate here) all of the projects wonderful experimental work don’t save the album from just being a little dull. There’s nothing to really latch on to, except 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙗𝙚 Magick. No takeaway. Big shame. Also, fuck that album cover. 3/5
I'm into this.
Ah the nostalgic sound of British rock bands in the 00s. There's nothing quite like it, and I simply do not care that the majority of the output from that era does sounds a bit dated - it's all just way too enjoyable. Special shout out to the monstrous bass of Jamie Reynolds.
Almost offensively British. Sound of the 00s in its purest form. All over the place … and I just dig it. I had all but forgotten “Golden Skans”. What a tune!
Meh
Brilliant debut from the short lived Klaxons
wooooooaoh this was pretty cool. good. i like it.
the vocals feel very weird like they didnt mix it in properly the production of the album is subpar but i like what they tried to do with the concept and some songs like the opener stand out for me
I expected not to like it but I actually quite enjoyed this one. I haven't heard the band before so they were new to me. Quite good mid-2000s UK indie/electronic album, perhaps I'll listen to it again some time in the future.
2/5 not anything interesting
It’s been at least 10 years since I’ve heard this one properly. I still occasionally hear Golden Skans on the radio, but Klaxxons I think are a largely forgotten band (seems they’ve been inactive since 2014). Before today, I don’t know if I would have thought to put this on a list of my top albums of the 2000s. Now I’m pretty sure I would have in the top 3 maybe.
Þetta var bara fínasta plata en mér fannst hún ekkert meistaraverk. Mér líður eins og ég hafi heyrt í mörgum svona böndum og þetta sker sig ekkert meira út er önnur svo ég skil ekki alveg hvað platan er að gera á þessum lista.