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| Name = Klaxons
| name = Klaxons
| Img = Klaxon mg 6541.jpg
| image = Klaxon mg 6541.jpg
| Img_capt = Klaxons at the [[Eurockéennes]] 2007
| caption = Jamie Reynolds, James Righton and Simon Taylor-Davis of Klaxons at the [[Eurockéennes]] 2007
| Background = group_or_band
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| Origin = {{flagicon|England}} [[London]], [[England]]
| Genre = [[Indie rock]] <br /> [[New Rave]] <br /> [[Dance-punk]]
| origin = [[London]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[new rave]]|[[post-punk revival]]|[[electronic rock]]|[[dance-punk]]}}
| Years_active = 2005-present
| years_active = 2005–2015
| Label = '''Current'''<br>Rinse Records ([[Polydor Records|Polydor]]) (UK)<br>[[Modular Records]] (SYD)<br>'''Previous'''<br>[[Angular Recording Corporation]] (UK)<br>[[Merok Records]] (UK)<br>
| label = {{hlist|Akashic|[[Polydor Records|Polydor]]|tinyOGRE|[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]|[[Ed Banger Records|Ed Banger]]|[[Modular Recordings|Modular]]|[[Angular Recording Corporation|Angular]]|Merok|[[Because Music]]}}
| URL = [http://klaxons.net/ Official website]
| website = {{url|klaxons.net}}
| Current_members = [[Jamie Reynolds]]<br>Vocals, Bass guitar, Keyboards<br>[[James Righton]]<br>Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Guitar<br>[[Simon Taylor-Davis]]<br>Guitar, Backing Vocals<br>[[Steffan Halperin]]<br>Drums, Backing Vocals
| Past_members = Finnigan Kidd<br>Drums
| past_members = * Jamie Reynolds
* [[James Righton]]
* Simon Taylor-Davis
* Finnigan Kidd
* Steffan Halperin
}}
}}
'''Klaxons''' were an English [[Rock music|rock]] band, based in [[London]]. Following the release of several [[Gramophone record|7-inch singles]] on different [[independent record label]]s, as well as the success of previous singles "[[Magick (Klaxons song)|Magick]]" and "[[Golden Skans]]", the band released their debut album, ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' on 29 January 2007. The album won the 2007 [[Mercury Prize|Nationwide Mercury Prize]].<ref name="Mercury">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6903225.stm |title=Mercury Music Prize: The nominees |work=[[BBC News]] |date=3 September 2007 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> After playing festivals and headlining tours worldwide (including the [[NME Tours|NME Indie Rave Tour]]) during late 2006–07, the band started working on their follow-up album in July 2007.<ref name="Klaxons get writing">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20070724_klaxons.shtml |title=Klaxons get writing |work=[[BBC Radio 6 Music|6 Music]] |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> Klaxons' second album, ''[[Surfing the Void]]'', was released on 23 August 2010. Their third album, ''[[Love Frequency]]'', was released on 16 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/87701/klaxons-describe-new-album-as-classy-and-euphoric |title=Klaxons describe new album as 'classy and euphoric' |publisher=Gigwise |date=19 January 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref>
'''Klaxons''' are an [[England|English]] band, currently based in London. The word '[[klaxon]]' is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] verb ''klazō'', meaning "to shriek", and most commonly refers to air-raid sirens or other warning devices. The core band members hail from the provincial English towns of [[Bournemouth]] (Jamie Reynolds) and [[Stratford-Upon-Avon]] (James Righton and Simon Taylor). They are currently signed to Rinse Records, their own branch of [[Polydor Records]] in the U.K. They are also signed to [[Geffen Records|Geffen]]/[[DGC Records]] in the [[United States]], [[Modular Records]] in Australia and [[Because Music]] in [[France]] (who also act as licensee for [[Jarvis Cocker]] & [[Faithless]]).


The band has been on indefinite hiatus since 2015.
The band's debut album ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' was released on [[January 29]], [[2007]] following the release of single "[[Golden Skans]]" on [[January 22]] of the same year. The album was produced by James Ford, of [[Simian Mobile Disco]] (who also provided the drums and percussion for the album, on all tracks with the exception of "Atlantis To Interzone" which was done by [[Steffan Halperin]]). On [[July 17]], [[2007]], the album was nominated for the [[Mercury Prize|Mercury Music Prize]].<ref name="Mercury">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6903225.stm|title=Mercury Music Prize: The nominees|publisher=[[BBC News]]|accessdate=2007-07-19}}</ref>


==History==
Klaxons headlined the [[NME Tours|NME Indie Rave Tour]] starting in February 2007, which sold out the [[Hammersmith Palais]] in [[London]] in just two days. They have also had promising early success in Europe, Japan, and Australia selling out tours in November 2006. The band has recently completed their own sell-out tour of America and then continued to do the same on their UK tour throughout May 2007. The band are currently taking part in a number of UK and Ireland Festivals, such as [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], [[T in the Park]], [[Oxegen]], the [[Telefónica O2|O<sub>2</sub>]] [[Wireless Festival]] and [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading and Leeds]]. They also recently played [[Rock Werchter]] in [[Belgium]] on [[June 30]], [[2007]] and [[Roskilde Festival]] in [[Denmark]] on [[July 6]], [[2007]].


===Formation (2005–2006)===
Jamie Reynolds grew up in [[Bournemouth]] and [[Southampton]].<ref name=Press>{{cite press release |url=http://www.because.tv/en/press/klaxons.html |title=Klaxons |publisher=[[Because Music]] |access-date=23 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812112140/http://www.because.tv/en/press/klaxons.html |archive-date=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He dropped out of studying [[philosophy]] at [[University of Greenwich|Greenwich University]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jambase.com/Articles/10997/Get-Lifted-With-London's-Klaxons |title=Get Lifted With London's Klaxons |work=jambase.com |first=Chris |last=Pacifico |date=7 August 2007 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> to work in a record shop, Essential Records in Southampton, before moving to London and being made redundant.<ref name=Kev>{{cite web |url=http://www.kevchino.com/band/klaxons/1100 |title=Klaxons on Kevchino |work=kevchino.com |access-date=23 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720091747/http://www.kevchino.com/band/klaxons/1100 |archive-date=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Simon Taylor-Davis and James Righton grew up in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]], meeting at [[Stratford-upon-Avon School|Stratford-upon-Avon High School]]. The trio formed in [[New Cross]], London, after meeting through Reynolds' girlfriend.<ref name="Klaxons This is London">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23411069-klaxons-feeling-a-little-bit-mercurial.do |title=Klaxons feeling a little bit Mercurial |work=London Evening Standard | first=David | last = Smyth | date = 5 September 2007|access-date=23 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606131141/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23411069-klaxons-feeling-a-little-bit-mercurial.do |archive-date= 6 June 2011 }}</ref> Righton had been working as a teacher at the time.<ref name="Minnesota">{{cite web |url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/04/18/klaxons |title=MPR: The Klaxons perform in studio |work=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |first=Barb |last=Abney |date=18 April 2007 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref>


James taught Simon how to play guitar,<ref name=Kev/> and with Reynolds' redundancy money they purchased a studio kit.<ref name="Klaxons This is London"/> They recorded and performed live under their early guise of "Klaxons (Not Centaurs)", name inspired by [[Filippo Tommaso Marinetti]]'s [[futurism]] text ''[[The Futurist Manifesto]]''<ref name="Klaxons New York Times">{{cite news |title=Pumped Up With an Artsy, Postpunk Jolt of Rave |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/15/arts/music/15klax.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=15 October 2007 |access-date=23 May 2011 |first=Jon |last=Pareles |author-link=Jon Pareles}}</ref> and the futurist literature. Initially the band played with drummer Finnigan Kidd in 2005,<ref name="Faster Louder">{{cite web|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/allabout/artist/8254/Klaxons.htm |title=Klaxons |work=Fasterlouder.com.au |access-date=23 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321212303/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/allabout/artist/8254/Klaxons.htm |archive-date=21 March 2012 }}</ref> until Kidd left to play with fellow New Cross band, [[Hatcham Social]]. Replacement live drummer Steffan Halperin joined in February 2006,<ref name="dummy 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.klaxons.net/_graphics/press/24zm.jpg |title=Interview |last=MacBain |first=Hamish| year=2006 |publisher=Dummy Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807163428/http://www.klaxons.net/_graphics/press/24zm.jpg |archive-date=7 August 2007}}</ref> with the band announcing him as an official member in an interview in Prefix Magazine in early 2007.<ref name="Prefix">{{cite journal |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/features/klaxons/interview/16508 |title=Klaxons: Interview |journal=Prefix Magazine |date=9 January 2008 |last=Ziph |first=Jen |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> He remains mostly absent from the band's music videos, appearing only in the early video "Atlantis to Interzone" and briefly in the 2007 re-release of "Gravity's Rainbow".<ref name="fact interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.klaxons.net/_graphics/press/50zm.jpg |title=Q&A Klaxons |last=Singleton |first=Simon |date=December 2006 |work=[[FACT (United Kingdom magazine)|FACT]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919195224/http://www.klaxons.net/_graphics/press/50zm.jpg |archive-date=19 September 2007}}</ref>


===''Myths of the Near Future'' (2006–2008)===
==History==
[[File:Klaxons2.jpg|thumb|left|Klaxons in 2007]]
Klaxons' debut single, "[[Gravity's Rainbow (song)|Gravity's Rainbow]]" was released in March 2006 on [[Angular Recording Corporation|Angular Records]]. Only 500 copies were released; all were printed on a [[Gramophone record|7-inch vinyl]] decorated by the band themselves.<ref name=Press/> [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]'s [[Steve Lamacq]] was the first DJ to play the band, and invited them to play a [[Maida Vale Studios]] live session on the strength of the single.<ref name="Plectrum">{{cite web|url=http://www.theculturalpick.com/webzine/angularrecordingcorporation |title=Independent Focus: Angular Recording Corporation |work=theculturalpick.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716230654/http://www.theculturalpick.com/webzine/angularrecordingcorporation/ |archive-date=16 July 2011 |last=Adams |first=Guy Sangster |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band's second single, "[[Atlantis to Interzone]]", was released on 12 June of the same year. It was their first release for [[independent record label]] [[Merok Records]], and led to further coverage in ''[[NME]]'' magazine. The song enjoyed radio coverage from [[Zane Lowe]] and daytime airings from [[Jo Whiley]], who repeatedly, and mistakenly, called the song "Atlantic To Interscope".<ref name="Starpulse">{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/05/hot_british_aamp_international_pop_for_2007 |title=Hot British & International Pop for 2007 |first=Baiba |last=Upmale |date=5 January 2007 |work=Starpulse.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607002151/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/05/hot_british_aamp_international_pop_for_2007 |archive-date=7 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Zane Lowe also wrongly credited the song as "Atlantis To Interscope".<ref name="Zane Lowe tracklisting">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20060509 |title=Zane Lowe - Tracklisting |work=[[BBC Radio 1]] |date=9 May 2007 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> They released their first [[Extended Play|EP]], ''[[Xan Valleys]]'', on 17 October 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/klaxons/xan-valleys-ep/15666 |title=Klaxons: Xan Valleys EP |work=Prefix |date=8 December 2006 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> It was released on Australian record label [[Modular Recordings]], and contained their first two singles alongside various [[remix]]es.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9513-xan-valleys-ep |title=Klaxons: Xan Valleys EP |last=Bowers |first=William |work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |date=16 October 2006 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> The band played their first North American dates in [[New York, New York|New York]]'s [[East Village, Manhattan|East Village]] in October 2006.<ref name="nme oct 2006 1">{{cite journal |url=http://www.klaxons.net/_graphics/press/33zm.jpg |title=This is going to be MDMA-zing |last=Jonze |first=Tim |date=7 October 2006 |journal=[[NME]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807163311/http://www.klaxons.net/_graphics/press/33zm.jpg |archive-date=7 August 2007}}</ref>


The band signed to [[Polydor Records]] in August 2006, following offers from numerous different record labels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/k/p/klaxons.htm |title=Top 40/Pop: Klaxons |last=Lamb |first=Bill |work=[[About.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114074845/http://top40.about.com/od/k/p/klaxons.htm |archive-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Regarding the fee amount, James Righton said that it was "absurdly off the mark", and that the band signed for considerably less on the condition they would be given their own label [[imprint (trade name)|imprint]], Rinse Records. Their first single for the label, "[[Magick (Klaxons song)|Magick]]", was released on 30 October 2006 and reached #29 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK Top 40]] the following week.<ref name=occ>{{cite web|title=Klaxons - Full Official Chart History|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2908/klaxons/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref>
===Formation (2005 - 2006)===


In August 2006, Klaxons played at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading and Leeds]] festivals. Fans sounded "Klaxons!" and cheered loudly between songs while brandishing glowsticks. This gave credit to the "[[New Rave]]" label, coined by band member Jamie Reynolds and later used by ''NME'' magazine to describe the scene. Also in August, the Klaxons performed an acoustic set in Ibiza Weekend for UK's [[BBC Radio 1]] at [[Ibiza Rocks]] festival with Zane Lowe.
[[Simon Taylor-Davis]] attended school in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. He was taught guitar by [[James Righton]], who was in the year below him at school. He studied Fine Art at [[Nottingham Trent University]] and was approached by [[Jamie Reynolds]], the boyfriend of one of his housemates, to form a band.


The first single from their debut album, "[[Golden Skans]]", was released on 22 January 2007. It reached #16 in the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone, two weeks before the official release of the CD. It climbed to #14 the next week, eventually peaking at #7 after the CD release.<ref name="occ"/> On 24 January Klaxons performed on the [[BBC Radio 1]] [[Live Lounge]], performing "Golden Skans" and a [[cover version]] of [[Justin Timberlake]]'s "[[My Love (Justin Timberlake song)|My Love]]".<ref name="Live Lounge">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/photos/jowhiley/983/1 |title=Jo Whiley's Live Lounge Gallery |work=[[BBC Radio 1]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> The band then released "[[It's Not Over Yet]]", a cover of a song originally by [[Grace (band)|Grace]]. The track included the "My Love" cover as a [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], and peaked at #13 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="occ"/>
Jamie Reynolds grew up in [[Bournemouth]] and [[Southampton]] and was active in several bands from his early teens, most notably the bands Thermal and Real/Sweet/Deal. The bands quickly dissolved, however, and he dropped out of school to work in record shops over the next few years, studying philosophy at the same time. He moved to London after he was made redundant, spending his redundancy money on a studio kit in order to record with Simon and James under their early guise of "Klaxons (Not Centaurs)"<ref name="Note 1">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.mp3.com/artist/the-klaxons/summary/
|title=Band Name History
|publisher=From Klaxons [http://www.mp3.com/artist/the-klaxons Profile] on ''[http://www.mp3.com mp3.com]''
|accessdate=2007-06-26
}}</ref>.


Their debut album, titled ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'', was released on 29 January 2007. It entered the [[UK Album Chart]]s at #2, behind [[Norah Jones]]'s album ''[[Not Too Late (album)|Not Too Late]]''.<ref name=occalbumcharts>{{cite web|title=Official Albums Top 75|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20070204/7502/|website=Official Charts Company|access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> Percussion and drumming on the album was provided by the album's producer [[James Ford (musician)|James Ford]],<ref name="Klaxons Popmatters">{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/klaxons-myths-of-the-near-future |title=Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future |work=PopMatters |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> with live drummer Halperin recording on "Atlantis to Interzone".
James Righton, like Simon, grew up in Stratford-Upon-Avon, working every summer on the river cruise and hire boats in Stratford-upon-Avon. His interest in music was fueled by his musician father. After studying history and politics at [[Cardiff University]], he spent some time in [[Madrid]] teaching English, and arrived back in the UK on the invitation of Simon to join the band as they needed another vocalist/instrumentalist. Alongside members of [[Pull Tiger Tail]] (whom they had shared a flat with in [[New Cross]]) James and Simon had previously been in a band together called 'Hollywood is a Verb' which was very briefly active during the summer of [[2004]].


On 1 October 2007, the band released ''A Bugged Out Mix'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=8868 |title=A Klaxons Bugged Out mix |work=[[Resident Advisor]] |date=13 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102073019/http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=8868 |archive-date=2 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> a double album featuring 27 tracks mixed by Reynolds.
The lineup was recently bolstered with the addition of drummer [[Steffan Halperin]] (former drummer Finnigan Kidd left to focus on another band, Hatcham Social <ref name="Note 2">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/allabout/artist/8254/Klaxons
|title=Klaxons on FasterLouder
|publisher=Interview from ''[http://www.fasterlouder.com.au FasterLouder]''
|accessdate=2007-06-05
}}</ref>), who was recruited for live gigs after appearing on the track "Atlantis To Interzone" (the rest of the percussion on Myths of the Near Future was provided by the album's producer James Ford). As of early 2007 Halperin had become a quasi-official fourth member of the band, being listed on the Klaxons [[MySpace]] page and present in several interviews. However he remains mostly absent from the band's music videos, appearing only in the early video "Atlantis to Interzone" and briefly in the 2007 re-release of "Gravity's Rainbow".


Klaxons singled out a new song that has strong [[progressive rock]] influences as a guide to one possible direction the album may go in, revealed recently ''NME'' magazine. Guitarist Simon Taylor said, "We wanna make something that's bigger and softer and louder and lo-fi and heavier produced - just lots of contradictions. I think it's gonna be like the last record but swollen. We've been listening to a lot of European [[progressive rock|prog music]], and [[dubstep]], and dance and folk. A huge broad variety of things really. There's one track we've been playing in soundcheck, it's this massive prog opus."<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/32816 |title=Klaxons shed light on their second album |journal=[[NME]] |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
===Angular/Merok/Modular Records (2006)===
Klaxons' debut single, "[[Gravity's Rainbow (song)|Gravity's Rainbow]]" was released on [[March 29]], [[2006]] on [[Angular Recording Corporation|Angular Records]]. Only 500 copies were released, and all were printed on a 7" vinyl decorated by the band themselves. Radio 1's Steve Lamacq was the first DJ to play the band and band recorded a Maida Vale session for his show on the strength of 'Gravity's Rainbow'. The band's second single, "[[Atlantis to Interzone]]", was released on [[June 12]] of the same year. It was their first release for new label [[Merok Records|Merok]] and led to further coverage in the [[NME]]. The song enjoyed even more radio coverage including play from Zane Lowe and daytime [[BBC Radio 1]] plays from disc jockey [[Jo Whiley]], who repeatedly, and mistakenly, called the song "Atlantic To Interscope". [[Zane Lowe]] also wrongly credited the song as "Atlantis To Interscope"<ref name="Note 3">. The band recorded a further Maida Vale session for Zane Lowe around the release of 'Atlantis...' and also performed live on his Radio 1 show from Ibiza performing 2 acoustic tracks.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20060509
|title=BBC Radio 1 Show
|publisher=''Setlist from when song was wrongly credited''
|accessdate=2007-06-26
}}</ref>.


Klaxons performed with the singer [[Rihanna]] on her song "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" which had "Golden Skans" mixed into the background during the Brit Awards 2008 held in [[London]] on 20 February 2008.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/klaxons-work-in-solar-studio |title=Klaxons Work In Solar Studio |last=Murray |first=Robin |journal=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |date=6 May 2009 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
They released their first [[Extended Play|EP]], ''[[Xan Valleys]]'' in the UK on [[October 16]], 2006 on [[Modular Recordings]].


Klaxons won 'Best Album' at the [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2008|2008 NME Awards]] held at [[London]]'s [[The O2 (London)|IndigO<sub>2</sub> Arena]] on 28 February 2008. This followed having won 'Best New Band' the previous year. Klaxons also won 'Best International Album' and 'Best International Track' for "[[Golden Skans]]" at the first American NME awards, which were held in [[Los Angeles, California]].
===Polydor Records (2006 - present)===
In 2006, the band signed to [[Polydor Records]]. Their first single for the label, "[[Magick (single)|Magick]]", was released on [[October 30]] and reached #29 in the [[UK Singles Chart|UK Top 40]] the following week.


===''Surfing the Void'' (2008–2011)===
In August of that year, Klaxons played at the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading and Leeds]] festivals, playing in the Carling tent on each festival site. The Carling tent, at both festivals, is the smallest stage and as a result large numbers of people were forced to watch from outside the tent. Fans sounded "Klaxons!" and cheered loudly between songs, brandishing glowsticks, seemingly giving credit to the "[[New Rave]]" (see below) bandwagon label. This term was coined by [[Angular Recording Corporation|Angular Records]] founder Joe Daniel and later used by [[NME]] to describe the burgeoning scene.
Talk of a second album began in November 2007, during the band's UK winter tour. Influences include [[dubstep]], [[electronic dance music|dance]] and [[folk music]].<ref name="2007 NME interview">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/32816|title=Klaxons shed light on their second album |date=28 November 2007 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> The band was featured on [[Steve Aoki]]'s debut DJ mix album ''[[Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles]]'', contributing the [[Soulwax]] remix of "[[Gravity's Rainbow (song)|Gravity's Rainbow]]" for its release in January 2008.<ref name="Steve Aoki">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/33721 |title=LA DJ calls on Klaxons and Justice for new album |date=17 January 2008 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="exclaim rihanna">{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=0&csid2=844&fid1=29805 |title=Klaxons Back Rihanna For "Umbrella" At BRIT Awards |last=Lindsay |first=Cam |date=19 February 2008 |work=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115182056/http://exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=0&csid2=844&fid1=29805 |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They made their live return with a series of gigs in [[Europe]] and [[South America]] during October 2008, debuting two new tracks, "Valley of the Calm Trees" and "Moonhead".<ref name="NME Moonhead">{{cite journal |title=Klaxons - Auditorio Ibirapuera, Sao Paulo, 23/10/08 |journal=[[NME]] |date=1 November 2007}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[NME]]'' magazine in November, the band confirmed they were heading to France to record with [[James Ford (musician)|James Ford]], aiming to be completed by December for release in early 2009.<ref name="nme 20081121">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/41201 |title=Klaxons: 'New album and festival shows for 2009' |date=21 November 2008 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> The band made an appearance at [[Modular Records]]'s NeverEverLand festival that toured around Australia in December 2008.<ref name="NeverEverLand">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s2405488.htm |title=Nevereverland festival line-up |date=30 October 2008 |work=[[Triple J]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>


At the beginning of 2009, the band played a small club show at [[Madame Jojo's]] in [[London]], their first in the capital since the ''NME'' Big Gig the previous year. During the set, the band featured new songs "Imaginary Pleasures" and "In Silver Forest", together with the previously aired "Moonhead" and "Valley of the Calm Trees".<ref name="nme 20090204">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/42518 |title=Klaxons debut new songs in London |date=4 February 2009 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> In March 2009, it was reported that the band had been told to re-record parts of their second album, after it was rejected by label [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]. Reynolds said "we've made a really dense, psychedelic record" and that "it isn't the right thing for us [the band]".<ref name="Klaxons re-record">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/43443 |title=Klaxons to re-record second album |date=13 March 2009 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> In an interview with [[BBC News]], Reynolds revealed that "Moonhead" and new track "Marble Fields and the Hydrolight Head of Delusion" were "probably going to make it", and that they were working with "[[Simian Mobile Disco]] production" during April–May 2009. Reynolds added that "Valley of the Calm Trees" had been retitled "The Parhelion", to reflect its lyrical content.<ref name="talking shop">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8023224.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Talking Shop: Klaxons |first=Georgie |last=Rogers |date=29 April 2009 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco confirmed working with the band later in the year, stating in an interview with ''[[Newsbeat]]'' that they were "...trying to keep it melodic and vocal because that's one of their great strong points".<ref name="newsbeat ford">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7583000/7583961.stm |title=Klaxons planning 'melodic' album |last=Geoghegan |first=Kev |date=27 August 2008 |work=[[Newsbeat]] |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
The first single from their debut album, "[[Golden Skans]]", was released on [[January 22]], 2007. It reached #16 in the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone, two weeks before the official release of the CD. It climbed to #14 the next week, eventually peaking at #7 after the CD release. On [[January 24]], Klaxons performed on the [[BBC Radio 1]] [[Live Lounge]], performing "Golden Skans" and a cover of [[Justin Timberlake]]'s "[[My Love (Justin Timberlake song)|My Love]]", to great acclaim from [[Jo Whiley]]<ref name="Note 4">


On 22 May 2009, the band announced a show at [[Coventry]]'s Kasbah nightclub, their only scheduled headline UK performance.<ref name="diy coventry">{{cite web |url=http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/news/klaxons-announce-small-one-off-show |title=Klaxons Announce Small One Off Show |date=22 May 2009 |work=This Is Fake DIY |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> The concert, to take place on 3 June, sparked rumours that the band may feature at the [[Glastonbury Festival 2009|2009 Glastonbury Festival]].<ref name="nme 20090529">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/44983 |title=Klaxons announce Coventry show |date=29 May 2009 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> The band supported [[Blur (band)|Blur]] at their comeback show at the [[Manchester Evening News Arena]] on 26 June,<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/blur/43854 |title=Blur sign-up Klaxons and Florence And The Machine for Manchester |journal=[[NME]] |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> before playing a surprise set at Glastonbury the following day. The set included further new songs "Hoodoo Bora", "Future Memory" and "Echoes".<ref name="nme 20090627">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/45679 |title=Klaxons play secret Glastonbury show in full fancy dress costume |date=27 June 2009 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> In addition to Glastonbury, the band featured at numerous other festivals including [[Bestival]],<ref name="bestival">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7914000/7914631.stm |title=Kraftwerk, Klaxons set for Bestival |date=27 February 2009 |work=[[Newsbeat]] |publisher=[[BBC Online]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> [[Ibiza Rocks]],<ref name="ibizarocks">{{cite web |url=http://www.ibizarocks.com/events/news/klaxons-bring-the-curtain-down-on-ibiza-rocks-2009 |title=Klaxons Bring the Curtain Down on Ibiza Rocks 2009 |work=ibizarocks.com |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707055919/http://www.ibizarocks.com/events/news/klaxons-bring-the-curtain-down-on-ibiza-rocks-2009/ |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and headlined the Croatian Hartera festival.<ref name="nme 20090309">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/43314 |title=Klaxons to headline festival |date=9 March 2009 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
The next single to be released by the band is "It's Not Over Yet", which will include the cover of "My Love" by Justin Timberlake.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/galleries/983/1/#gallery983
|title=Band Pictures
|publisher=From Whiley's BBC Radio 1 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley Website]
|accessdate=2007-06-26
}}</ref>.


It was announced during November 2009 that the band were now working with producer [[Ross Robinson]], with Robinson confirming through his Twitter account.<ref name="spinner flashover">{{cite web |url=http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/05/26/klaxons-make-long-awaited-return-with-flashover |title=Klaxons Make Long-Awaited Return With 'Flashover' |last=Dee |first=Johnny |date=26 May 2010 |work=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]] |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-date=28 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728100402/http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/05/26/klaxons-make-long-awaited-return-with-flashover/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The band stated that work with Ford had gone astray, reaching difficulties with Ford acting as both producer and drummer.<ref name="spinner ford">{{cite web |url=http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/01/19/klaxons-new-album |title=Klaxons Sound Off on New Album: 'The Most Violent British Record to Date' |last=Ship |first=Jesse |date=19 January 2010 |work=[[Spinner (website)|Spinner]] |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-date=28 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528115615/http://www.spinnermusic.co.uk/2010/01/19/klaxons-new-album |url-status=dead }}</ref> Klaxons broke from recording at the end of the year to perform at Get Loaded In the Dark at [[Brixton Academy]] on 31 December 2009, featuring alongside [[Chase & Status]] and [[Annie Mac]].<ref name="nme 20100527">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/48579 |title=Klaxons to DJ at Get Loaded In The Dark New Year's Eve party in London |date=27 November 2009 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> Recording was completed to the satisfaction of both band and label in February 2010.<ref name="spinner flashover"/> The following month, it was confirmed that the band would be playing [[Open'er Festival]] in Poland as well as the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]] in the UK. They headlined the [[BBC Radio 1]]/''[[NME]]'' Stage.<ref name="clash open'er">{{cite journal |url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/klaxons-to-perform-at-opener-festival |title=Klaxons To Perform At Open'er Festival |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=18 March 2010 |journal=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> Taylor-Davies suggested Reading and Leeds would be a UK-exclusive, saying, "I think in England it's just going to be Reading and Leeds, in terms of festivals, this summer".<ref name="NME 20100329">{{cite journal |title=Klaxons to launch new album at Reading And Leeds Festivals |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/50427 |journal=[[NME]] |date=29 May 2010 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
Their debut album, titled ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'', was released on [[January 29]], 2007. It entered the [[UK Album Chart|UK Album Charts]] at #2, beaten only by [[Norah Jones]]'s album ''[[Not Too Late]]''.


On 25 May 2010, [[Zane Lowe]] premiered the track "Flashover" on his BBC Radio 1 show, the band's first new material in three years. Even though the track was not released as a single it was available on the band's new album, titled ''[[Surfing the Void]]''.<ref name="spinner flashover"/><ref name="nme 20100525">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/51232 |title=Klaxons stream new song online and announce live dates |date=25 May 2010 |journal=[[NME]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="stereogum flashover">{{cite web|url=https://stereogum.com/385971/klaxons-flashover/mp3s |title=Klaxons – "Flashover" |date=26 May 2010 |work=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> In support of the new album, the band announced an eight date tour of the UK and France, which took place during May–July 2010. For live performances, they were joined by Anthony Rossomando as a touring member.<ref name="spinner flashover"/>
The band have recently collaborated with [[The Chemical Brothers]] on the track "All Rights Reversed", taken from the duo's new album ''[[We Are the Night]]'' and have expressed on several occasions an interest in working with Dr. Dre or Snoop Dogg on their follow up album (plans for which have not yet been finalized).<ref name="Note 5">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/26308
|title=Klaxons Want To Work With Dr. Dre
|publisher=Interview from ''[http://www.nme.com nme.com]''
|accessdate=2007-02-08
}}</ref>


Their second album ''[[Surfing the Void]]'' was released on 23 August 2010,<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/this-week-releases/52605 |title=This Week's New Music Releases: 23 August 2010 |journal=[[NME]] |date=23 August 2010 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref> and includes the single "Echoes", which was released one week prior. In contrast to the band's debut album which sold 350,000 in the UK, Surfing the Void sold 30,000 and was to be the last release with Universal/Polydor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/oct/27/when-bands-fall-off-cliffs|title=When bands fall off cliffs|first=Rob|last=Fitzpatrick|date=27 October 2011|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
=='New Rave'==
[[image:Klaxons Queens May Ball 2007.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Klaxons in concert, [[2007]].]]
{{main|New Rave}}
HMV describes Klaxons as "acid-rave sci-fi punk-funk", while their [[MySpace]] page touts 'Psychedelic / Progressive / Pop'. However, they are one of the isolated acts being referred to as 'New Rave', a genre term coined by [[Angular Recording Corporation|Angular Records]] founder Joe Daniel, who released the trio's first single. Though the band's sound is decidedly [[art rock]], they draw upon some less common influences - notably the [[rave culture]] of the 1990s, which they appropriate and redefine in a [[post-modernism|post-modern]] fashion. Their influences are perhaps most represented in their [[cover version|covers]] of rave hits "The Bouncer" by [[Kicks Like a Mule]] and "[[Not Over Yet]]" by [[Grace (band)|Grace]]. Both tracks have since been released by the band, the first as part of a [[A-side and B-side#Double A-side|double a-side]] with "[[Gravity's Rainbow (song)|Gravity's Rainbow]]" in March 2006 and the latter as a single on [[June 25]], [[2007]] titled "[[It's Not Over Yet]]".


On 25 December 2010, the band released on their website a free EP of material that was worked on for the album in 2007-2008, entitled ''[[Landmarks of Lunacy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14992-landmarks-of-lunacy-ep |title=Klaxons: Landmarks of Lunacy EP |last=Kelly |first=Zach |work=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |date=17 January 2011 |access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref>
While the band are consistently hailed as the defining act of the sparsely-populated New Rave movement, Klaxons have worked to avoid being typecast as champions of the disputed genre that may or may not exist. Even so, Klaxons member Jamie Reynolds expressed no regrets at the dubious honor, saying that "...it's great that it started as an in-joke and became a minor youth subculture"<ref name="Note 6">{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/features/story/0,,2004020,00.html|title=Interview|publisher=By [[The Guardian]] newspaper, [[February 3]], [[2007]]|accessdate=2007-06-26}}</ref>


===''Love Frequency'' and break-up (2012–2015)===
==Musical Style==
In January 2012, Klaxons announced on their [[Twitter]] account that they were to begin recording their third album on 30 January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Klaxons third album tweet #1|url=https://twitter.com/klaxons/status/161403993199878144|publisher=Klaxons|access-date=5 February 2012|date=23 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Klaxons third album tweet #2|url=https://twitter.com/klaxons/status/163914841835307009|publisher=Klaxons|access-date=5 February 2012|date=30 January 2012}}</ref> ''NME'' reported that the album was "expected to be released later" in the year and that the band were working with [[James Murphy (electronic musician)|James Murphy]] and [[The Chemical Brothers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Klaxons set to begin recording their third album next week|url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/61589|publisher=NME|access-date=5 February 2012|date=23 January 2012}}</ref> At Berlin Festival 2013 they played new songs "Children of the Sun", "Invisible Forces", "Love Frequency", "Rhythm of Life" and "New Reality" which were released on their 2014 album.


The album's lead single "There is No Other Time" is a collaboration with British production duo [[Gorgon City]], and was premiered on [[Zane Lowe]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] show on 3 February 2014, then becoming [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]]'s Track Of The Day the following day.<ref>{{cite web|author=Harriet Gibsone |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2014/feb/04/klaxons-return-there-is-no-other-time-listen |title=Klaxons return with There Is No Other Time – listen &#124; Music |publisher=theguardian.com |date=4 February 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> Along with "Children Of The Sun", produced by Tom Rowlands of [[The Chemical Brothers]], the AA-side single was released on 30 March 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popjustice.com/thenews/klaxons-have-announced-some-things-about-their-new-single/|title=Klaxons have announced some things about their new single|publisher=[[Popjustice]]|date=3 February 2014}}</ref> followed by a four-date UK tour. On 10 February, "Children Of The Sun", was premiered on [[Steve Lamacq]]'s [[BBC Radio 6]] show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/53902-listen-klaxons-children-of-the-sun-produced-by-the-chemical-brothers-tom-rowlands/ |title=Listen: Klaxons: "Children of the Sun" (Produced by the Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands) &#124; News |work=Pitchfork |date=10 February 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> "There is No Other Time" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 42. Their third album, ''[[Love Frequency]]'', was released on 16 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/77355 |title=Klaxons share live footage of new song 'Invisible Forces' - watch &#124; News |publisher=Nme.Com |date=16 May 2014 |access-date=27 May 2014}}</ref> It entered the UK charts at number 38.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a578715/5-seconds-of-summer-lana-del-rey-lead-midweek-chart-update.html |title=5 Seconds of Summer, Lana Del Rey lead midweek chart update - Music News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=18 June 2014 |access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref>
Klaxons' music is often supernatural and [[magical realism|magic-realist]] in theme, as shown in a number of song titles and lyrical content. Examples of this are "As Above, So Below" (favourite saying of [[Aleister Crowley]]), "Atlantis to Interzone" (a [[William Burroughs]] reference), "[[Magick (single)|Magick]]" (Crowley) and "Four Horsemen of 2012"/"[[Gravity's Rainbow]]" ([[Thomas Pynchon]] references). The original name of Klaxons comes from a line in the art text, ''[[Futurist Manifesto|The Futurist Manifesto]]''. "Forgotten Works" also contains references and lines from [[Richard Brautigan]]'s ''[[In Watermelon Sugar]]''.


In October 2014 the band announced that their dates in the UK and Europe through October/November and Japan/South America in January 2015 would be their "last headline tour". The band's publicist was unable to confirm whether this meant the band were splitting up or not.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/57194-klaxons-announce-final-tour/|title=Klaxons Announce Final Tour|first=Jeremy|last=Gordon|date=24 October 2014|work=Pitchfork}}</ref>
==Discography==
===Albums===
* ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' ([[29 January]], [[2007]]) [[Polydor Records]] '''#2''' <small>([[UK Albums Chart|UK]])</small>


In June 2022, Righton was asked by ''[[NME]]'' if there was any chance of a Klaxons reunion. "No, I think that was such a fun, amazing thing we did," he replied. "I've so much love and respect for the other guys and never say never, but I think we did all right. We've had big offers for reunions through for years now, but it's not as easy as that or something I'd go lightly into."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Gary |date=10 June 2022 |title=Klaxons' James Righton: "Our cat was in the NME Cool List?! Amazing!" |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/james-righton-pete-doherty-klaxons-new-rave-new-album-jim-im-still-here-3243846 |access-date=12 June 2023 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
===EPs===
* ''[[Xan Valleys]]'' ([[16 October]], [[2006]]) [[Modular Recordings]]


===Singles===
==Musical style==
[[File:Klaxons Queens May Ball 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Klaxons at [[Queens' College, Cambridge|Queens']] [[May Ball]], 2007.]]


The band were described as "acid-rave sci-fi punk-funk" by the [[NME]] in Tim Chester's Radar feature and were at the forefront of the [[New Rave]] movement. Generally derided by critics, Jamie Reynolds explained New Rave as something that "started as an in-joke and became a minor youth subculture".<ref name="Guardian Interview">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/feb/03/popandrock.culture |title=The future's bright... |last=Robinson |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Robinson (journalist) |date=3 February 2007 |access-date=23 May 2011 |location=London |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name="Guardian article">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/oct/13/electronicmusic.popandrock |title=The new wave of old rubbish |last=Harris |first=John |author-link=John Harris (critic) |date=13 October 2006 |access-date=23 May 2011 |location=London |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! width="100" | Date of Release
! width="280" | Title
! width="100" | Uk Top 40 Chart Position
! width="150" | Album
|-
| [[March 29]] [[2006]]
| "[[Gravity's Rainbow (song)|Gravity's Rainbow]]" / "The Bouncer"
| N/A
| ''N/A''
|-
| [[June 12]], [[2006]]
| "[[Atlantis to Interzone]]"
| N/A
| ''N/A''
|-
| [[October 30]], [[2006]]
| "[[Magick (song)|Magick]]"
| 29
| ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]''
|-
| [[January 22]], [[2007]]
| "[[Golden Skans]]"
| 7
| ''Myths of the Near Future''
|-
| [[April 9]], [[2007]]
| "Gravity's Rainbow" (Re-recording)
| 35
| ''Myths of the Near Future''
|-
|[[June 25]], [[2007]]
| "[[It's Not Over Yet]]"
| 13
| ''Myths of the Near Future''
|-
|}


The band's Facebook page lists the band's genre as "Psychedelic / Progressive / Pop".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/klaxons/info|title=Klaxons - About - Facebook|website=[[Facebook]] }}</ref>
===Contributions===
* "4 Horsemen of 2012" - On [[Delete Yourself]] compilation 'Digital Penetration' ([[July 31]], [[2006]])
* "Magick ([[Simian Mobile Disco]] Mix)" - On [[NME]] compilation ''Club NME Presents Dancefloor Distortion'' ([[October 7]], [[2006]])
*"Gravity's Rainbow" (credited to "The Klaxons") - On [[Tony Hawk's Project 8]] In-Game Soundtrack ([[October 17]], [[2006]])
* "Gravity's Rainbow (Van She Remix)" - On [[Kitsuné Music]] compilation ''Kitsuné Maison Compilation 3'' ([[November 22]], [[2006]])
* "Gravity's Rainbow" - On [[Angular Recording Corporation]] compilation 'Future Love Songs' ([[December 11]], [[2006]])
* "Golden Skans to Interzone (So Me Remix)" - On [[Ed Rec Vol. 2]] label compilation from [[Ed Banger Records]] ([[March 19]], [[2007]])
* "The Bouncer" (credited as "Bouncer") - On "Kiss Does...Rave: Original Rave V New Rave" compilation, Disc 2 ([[April 30]], [[2007]])


===Covers===
==Band members==
*Jamie Reynolds – bass, vocals (2005–2015)
*"Golden Skans" covered by [[Kaiser Chiefs]] on Radio 1 Live Lounge Session
*[[James Righton]] – keyboards, vocals (2005–2015)
*"Golden Skans" covered by [[Mark Ronson]] on Radio 1 Live Lounge Session
*Simon Taylor-Davies – guitars (2005–2015)
*"Gravity's Rainbow" instrumental version by [[The Central Band of the Royal British Legion]]<ref name="Note 7">
{{cite web
|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18CZG6TJB6U
|title=''Gravity's Rainbow'' cover
|publisher=by The Central Band Of The Royal British Legion
|accessdate=2007-06-26
}}</ref>


'''Touring members'''
===Awards===
*George Latham – drums (2013–2015)
*2007 [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2007|NME Awards]]: Best New Band<ref name="NME Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/awards/news/26762|title=Klaxons crowned Best New Band at Shockwaves NME Awards|publisher=[[NME]].com|accessdate=2007-07-24}}</ref>


'''Past members'''
==References==
*Steffan Halperin – drums (2007–2013)
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==Discography==
{{Commons|Klaxons}}
{{main|Klaxons discography}}
*''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' (2007)
*[http://www.klaxons.net Official site]
*''[[Surfing the Void]]'' (2010)
*[http://www.Myspace.com/klaxons Official MySpace]
*''[[Love Frequency]]'' (2014)


==Awards and nominations==
===Interviews/Reviews===

*[http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=10997&disp=all Get Lifted With London's Klaxons] Interview/Article on JamBase.com
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[http://www.bibabidi.net/2007/04/klaxons-421-at-explx.html Klaxon's debut L.A. concert reviewed on BiBaBiDi]
|-
*[http://www.anthem-magazine.com/blog/2007/04/klaxons_in_la_explx_42107.html Klaxons' first L.A. concert reviewed on Anthem Magazine's blog]
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result
*[http://www.musicomh.com/interviews/klaxons_0906.htm Interview with Simon Taylor-Davis at musicOMH.com]
|-
*[http://www.musictowers.com/features/ViewArticle1864.aspx Interview with James Righton at MusicTowers.com]
| 2007 || [[BT Digital Music Awards]] || Best Rock/Indie Artist || || {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a74588/in-full-bt-digital-music-awards-2007-winners.html |title=In full: BT Digital Music Awards 2007 winners |last=Oatts |first=Joanne |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=3 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704033541/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a74588/in-full-bt-digital-music-awards-2007-winners.html |archive-date=4 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[http://www.mp3.com/news/stories/9286.html Interview with James Righton at MP3]
|-
*[http://subculturemagazine.com/interviewdetails.php?id=44&PHPSESSID=759e4ffee445dbbfdb571a1175a5b364 Interview with the band at Subculture Magazine]
| [[Q Awards#2007 Results|2007]] || [[Q Awards]] || Best New Act || || {{nom}}<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www2.qawards.co.uk/2007/10/best_new_act.html |title=Q Awards 2007 |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date=8 October 2007 |access-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011021837/http://www2.qawards.co.uk/2007/10/best_new_act.html |archive-date=11 October 2007 }}</ref>
*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/features/story/0,,2004020,00.html Interview with the band at TheGuardian.co.uk]
|-
*[http://www.oc-tv.net/en/movies/klaxons.htm Meet Klaxons, Interview James Righton & Live Concert on OC-TV.net]
| 2007 || [[Mercury Prize]] || Best Album || ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' || {{won}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/sep/05/pop.musicnews |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=24 May 2011 |date=5 September 2007 |first=Helen |last=Pidd |title=Klaxons are the big noise on Mercury awards night |location=London}}</ref>
*[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2007/04/18/klaxons/ Interview and performance at The Current]
|-
*[http://playlist.citr.ca/podcasting/audio/20070420-164524-to-20070420-170521.mp3 Phone Interview with Jamie Reynolds by Nardwaur the Human Serviette]
| [[2007 MTV Europe Music Awards|2007]] || [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] || [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act|Best UK & Irish Act]] || || {{nom}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/content/articles/2007/11/02/muse_mtv_awards_feature.shtml |title=Muse win supermassive awards |work=[[BBC Devon]] |date=2 November 2007 |access-date=28 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2007|NME Awards]] || Best New Band || || {{won}}<ref name="NME Award">{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/26762 |title=Klaxons crowned Best New Band at Shockwaves NME Awards |journal=[[NME]] |date=1 March 2007 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2007 || [[Vodafone]] Live Music Awards || Live Breakthrough Act || || {{won}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=477091 |title=Vodafone Live Music Awards 2007 Winners Announced |work=[[XFM]] |date=19 September 2007 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || [[Brit Awards]] || Best Live Act || || {{nom}}<ref name=Brit08>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/u2/34435 |title=Klaxons to perform with Rihanna at the Brit Award |journal=[[NME]] |date=18 February 2008 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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| 2008 ||[[Brit Awards]] || Breakthrough Act || || {{nom}}<ref name=Brit08/>
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| 2008 || [[Ivor Novello Awards]] || Best Contemporary Song || "[[Golden Skans]]" || {{won}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/winehouse-radiohead-and-klaxons-nominated-for-ivor-novello-awards-813208.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422162803/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/winehouse-radiohead-and-klaxons-nominated-for-ivor-novello-awards-813208.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2008 |title=Winehouse, Radiohead and Klaxons nominated for Ivor Novello Awards |last= Byrne |first=Ciar |work=[[The Independent]] |date=21 April 2008 |access-date=24 May 2011 |location=London}}</ref>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2008|NME Awards]] || Best Album || ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' || {{won}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/34762 |title=Shockwaves NME Awards 2008: Klaxons' 'Myths Of The Near Future' crowned Best Album |journal=[[NME]] |date=28 February 2008 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2008|NME Awards]] || Best British Band || || {{nom}}<ref name=NME2008>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/33925 |title=Shockwaves NME Awards 2008 - all the nominations |journal=[[NME]] |date=30 January 2008 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2008|NME Awards]] || Best Video || "[[Golden Skans]]" || {{nom}}<ref name=NME2008/>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2008|NME Awards]] || Best Dancefloor Filler || "[[Atlantis to Interzone]]" || {{nom}}<ref name=NME2008/>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#NME Awards USA|NME Awards USA]] || Best International Track || "[[Golden Skans]]" || {{won}}<ref name=USA>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/36198 |title=NME Awards USA: The Killers, Klaxons and Jane's Addiction triumph |journal=[[NME]] |date=24 April 2008 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#NME Awards USA|NME Awards USA]] || Best New International Band || || {{won}}<ref name=USA/>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#NME Awards USA|NME Awards USA]] || Best New International Live Act || || {{won}}<ref name=USA/>
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| 2008 || [[NME Awards#NME Awards USA|NME Awards USA]] || Best International Album || ''[[Myths of the Near Future (album)|Myths of the Near Future]]'' || {{nom}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/36158 |title=Klaxons swipe on Arctic Monkeys' Best International Album award |journal=[[NME]] |date=24 April 2008 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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| [[Best Art Vinyl#2010 Winners|2010]] || [[Best Art Vinyl]] || Best Artwork || ''[[Surfing the Void]]'' || {{won}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12098835 |title=Klaxons album wins record cover prize |work=[[BBC News]] |date=4 January 2011 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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| 2011 || [[NME Awards#Shockwaves NME Awards 2011|NME Awards]] || Best Album Artwork || ''[[Surfing the Void]]'' || {{won}}<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.nme.com/news/klaxons/55098 |title=Shockwaves NME Awards: Klaxons win Best Album Artwork |journal=[[NME]] |date=24 February 2011 |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>
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This article is about the English band. For the Belgian accordion band, see The Klaxons. For other uses, see Klaxon (disambiguation).

Klaxons
Jamie Reynolds, James Righton and Simon Taylor-Davis of Klaxons at the Eurockéennes 2007
Jamie Reynolds, James Righton and Simon Taylor-Davis of Klaxons at the Eurockéennes 2007
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active2005–2015
Labels
Past members
  • Jamie Reynolds
  • James Righton
  • Simon Taylor-Davis
  • Finnigan Kidd
  • Steffan Halperin
Websiteklaxons.net

Klaxons were an English rock band, based in London. Following the release of several 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007. The album won the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize.[1] After playing festivals and headlining tours worldwide (including the NME Indie Rave Tour) during late 2006–07, the band started working on their follow-up album in July 2007.[2] Klaxons' second album, Surfing the Void, was released on 23 August 2010. Their third album, Love Frequency, was released on 16 June 2014.[3]

The band has been on indefinite hiatus since 2015.

History

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Formation (2005–2006)

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Jamie Reynolds grew up in Bournemouth and Southampton.[4] He dropped out of studying philosophy at Greenwich University[5] to work in a record shop, Essential Records in Southampton, before moving to London and being made redundant.[6] Simon Taylor-Davis and James Righton grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon, meeting at Stratford-upon-Avon High School. The trio formed in New Cross, London, after meeting through Reynolds' girlfriend.[7] Righton had been working as a teacher at the time.[8]

James taught Simon how to play guitar,[6] and with Reynolds' redundancy money they purchased a studio kit.[7] They recorded and performed live under their early guise of "Klaxons (Not Centaurs)", name inspired by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's futurism text The Futurist Manifesto[9] and the futurist literature. Initially the band played with drummer Finnigan Kidd in 2005,[10] until Kidd left to play with fellow New Cross band, Hatcham Social. Replacement live drummer Steffan Halperin joined in February 2006,[11] with the band announcing him as an official member in an interview in Prefix Magazine in early 2007.[12] He remains mostly absent from the band's music videos, appearing only in the early video "Atlantis to Interzone" and briefly in the 2007 re-release of "Gravity's Rainbow".[13]

Myths of the Near Future (2006–2008)

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Klaxons in 2007

Klaxons' debut single, "Gravity's Rainbow" was released in March 2006 on Angular Records. Only 500 copies were released; all were printed on a 7-inch vinyl decorated by the band themselves.[4] Radio 1's Steve Lamacq was the first DJ to play the band, and invited them to play a Maida Vale Studios live session on the strength of the single.[14] The band's second single, "Atlantis to Interzone", was released on 12 June of the same year. It was their first release for independent record label Merok Records, and led to further coverage in NME magazine. The song enjoyed radio coverage from Zane Lowe and daytime airings from Jo Whiley, who repeatedly, and mistakenly, called the song "Atlantic To Interscope".[15] Zane Lowe also wrongly credited the song as "Atlantis To Interscope".[16] They released their first EP, Xan Valleys, on 17 October 2006.[17] It was released on Australian record label Modular Recordings, and contained their first two singles alongside various remixes.[18] The band played their first North American dates in New York's East Village in October 2006.[19]

The band signed to Polydor Records in August 2006, following offers from numerous different record labels.[20] Regarding the fee amount, James Righton said that it was "absurdly off the mark", and that the band signed for considerably less on the condition they would be given their own label imprint, Rinse Records. Their first single for the label, "Magick", was released on 30 October 2006 and reached #29 in the UK Top 40 the following week.[21]

In August 2006, Klaxons played at the Reading and Leeds festivals. Fans sounded "Klaxons!" and cheered loudly between songs while brandishing glowsticks. This gave credit to the "New Rave" label, coined by band member Jamie Reynolds and later used by NME magazine to describe the scene. Also in August, the Klaxons performed an acoustic set in Ibiza Weekend for UK's BBC Radio 1 at Ibiza Rocks festival with Zane Lowe.

The first single from their debut album, "Golden Skans", was released on 22 January 2007. It reached #16 in the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone, two weeks before the official release of the CD. It climbed to #14 the next week, eventually peaking at #7 after the CD release.[21] On 24 January Klaxons performed on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, performing "Golden Skans" and a cover version of Justin Timberlake's "My Love".[22] The band then released "It's Not Over Yet", a cover of a song originally by Grace. The track included the "My Love" cover as a B-side, and peaked at #13 in the UK Singles Chart.[21]

Their debut album, titled Myths of the Near Future, was released on 29 January 2007. It entered the UK Album Charts at #2, behind Norah Jones's album Not Too Late.[23] Percussion and drumming on the album was provided by the album's producer James Ford,[24] with live drummer Halperin recording on "Atlantis to Interzone".

On 1 October 2007, the band released A Bugged Out Mix,[25] a double album featuring 27 tracks mixed by Reynolds.

Klaxons singled out a new song that has strong progressive rock influences as a guide to one possible direction the album may go in, revealed recently NME magazine. Guitarist Simon Taylor said, "We wanna make something that's bigger and softer and louder and lo-fi and heavier produced - just lots of contradictions. I think it's gonna be like the last record but swollen. We've been listening to a lot of European prog music, and dubstep, and dance and folk. A huge broad variety of things really. There's one track we've been playing in soundcheck, it's this massive prog opus."[26]

Klaxons performed with the singer Rihanna on her song "Umbrella" which had "Golden Skans" mixed into the background during the Brit Awards 2008 held in London on 20 February 2008.[27]

Klaxons won 'Best Album' at the 2008 NME Awards held at London's IndigO2 Arena on 28 February 2008. This followed having won 'Best New Band' the previous year. Klaxons also won 'Best International Album' and 'Best International Track' for "Golden Skans" at the first American NME awards, which were held in Los Angeles, California.

Surfing the Void (2008–2011)

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Talk of a second album began in November 2007, during the band's UK winter tour. Influences include dubstep, dance and folk music.[28] The band was featured on Steve Aoki's debut DJ mix album Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles, contributing the Soulwax remix of "Gravity's Rainbow" for its release in January 2008.[29][30] They made their live return with a series of gigs in Europe and South America during October 2008, debuting two new tracks, "Valley of the Calm Trees" and "Moonhead".[31] In an interview with NME magazine in November, the band confirmed they were heading to France to record with James Ford, aiming to be completed by December for release in early 2009.[32] The band made an appearance at Modular Records's NeverEverLand festival that toured around Australia in December 2008.[33]

At the beginning of 2009, the band played a small club show at Madame Jojo's in London, their first in the capital since the NME Big Gig the previous year. During the set, the band featured new songs "Imaginary Pleasures" and "In Silver Forest", together with the previously aired "Moonhead" and "Valley of the Calm Trees".[34] In March 2009, it was reported that the band had been told to re-record parts of their second album, after it was rejected by label Polydor. Reynolds said "we've made a really dense, psychedelic record" and that "it isn't the right thing for us [the band]".[35] In an interview with BBC News, Reynolds revealed that "Moonhead" and new track "Marble Fields and the Hydrolight Head of Delusion" were "probably going to make it", and that they were working with "Simian Mobile Disco production" during April–May 2009. Reynolds added that "Valley of the Calm Trees" had been retitled "The Parhelion", to reflect its lyrical content.[36] James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco confirmed working with the band later in the year, stating in an interview with Newsbeat that they were "...trying to keep it melodic and vocal because that's one of their great strong points".[37]

On 22 May 2009, the band announced a show at Coventry's Kasbah nightclub, their only scheduled headline UK performance.[38] The concert, to take place on 3 June, sparked rumours that the band may feature at the 2009 Glastonbury Festival.[39] The band supported Blur at their comeback show at the Manchester Evening News Arena on 26 June,[40] before playing a surprise set at Glastonbury the following day. The set included further new songs "Hoodoo Bora", "Future Memory" and "Echoes".[41] In addition to Glastonbury, the band featured at numerous other festivals including Bestival,[42] Ibiza Rocks,[43] and headlined the Croatian Hartera festival.[44]

It was announced during November 2009 that the band were now working with producer Ross Robinson, with Robinson confirming through his Twitter account.[45] The band stated that work with Ford had gone astray, reaching difficulties with Ford acting as both producer and drummer.[46] Klaxons broke from recording at the end of the year to perform at Get Loaded In the Dark at Brixton Academy on 31 December 2009, featuring alongside Chase & Status and Annie Mac.[47] Recording was completed to the satisfaction of both band and label in February 2010.[45] The following month, it was confirmed that the band would be playing Open'er Festival in Poland as well as the Reading and Leeds Festivals in the UK. They headlined the BBC Radio 1/NME Stage.[48] Taylor-Davies suggested Reading and Leeds would be a UK-exclusive, saying, "I think in England it's just going to be Reading and Leeds, in terms of festivals, this summer".[49]

On 25 May 2010, Zane Lowe premiered the track "Flashover" on his BBC Radio 1 show, the band's first new material in three years. Even though the track was not released as a single it was available on the band's new album, titled Surfing the Void.[45][50][51] In support of the new album, the band announced an eight date tour of the UK and France, which took place during May–July 2010. For live performances, they were joined by Anthony Rossomando as a touring member.[45]

Their second album Surfing the Void was released on 23 August 2010,[52] and includes the single "Echoes", which was released one week prior. In contrast to the band's debut album which sold 350,000 in the UK, Surfing the Void sold 30,000 and was to be the last release with Universal/Polydor.[53]

On 25 December 2010, the band released on their website a free EP of material that was worked on for the album in 2007-2008, entitled Landmarks of Lunacy.[54]

Love Frequency and break-up (2012–2015)

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In January 2012, Klaxons announced on their Twitter account that they were to begin recording their third album on 30 January.[55][56] NME reported that the album was "expected to be released later" in the year and that the band were working with James Murphy and The Chemical Brothers.[57] At Berlin Festival 2013 they played new songs "Children of the Sun", "Invisible Forces", "Love Frequency", "Rhythm of Life" and "New Reality" which were released on their 2014 album.

The album's lead single "There is No Other Time" is a collaboration with British production duo Gorgon City, and was premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on 3 February 2014, then becoming Radio 1's Track Of The Day the following day.[58] Along with "Children Of The Sun", produced by Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers, the AA-side single was released on 30 March 2014,[59] followed by a four-date UK tour. On 10 February, "Children Of The Sun", was premiered on Steve Lamacq's BBC Radio 6 show.[60] "There is No Other Time" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 42. Their third album, Love Frequency, was released on 16 June 2014.[61] It entered the UK charts at number 38.[62]

In October 2014 the band announced that their dates in the UK and Europe through October/November and Japan/South America in January 2015 would be their "last headline tour". The band's publicist was unable to confirm whether this meant the band were splitting up or not.[63]

In June 2022, Righton was asked by NME if there was any chance of a Klaxons reunion. "No, I think that was such a fun, amazing thing we did," he replied. "I've so much love and respect for the other guys and never say never, but I think we did all right. We've had big offers for reunions through for years now, but it's not as easy as that or something I'd go lightly into."[64]

Musical style

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Klaxons at Queens' May Ball, 2007.

The band were described as "acid-rave sci-fi punk-funk" by the NME in Tim Chester's Radar feature and were at the forefront of the New Rave movement. Generally derided by critics, Jamie Reynolds explained New Rave as something that "started as an in-joke and became a minor youth subculture".[65][66]

The band's Facebook page lists the band's genre as "Psychedelic / Progressive / Pop".[67]

Band members

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  • Jamie Reynolds – bass, vocals (2005–2015)
  • James Righton – keyboards, vocals (2005–2015)
  • Simon Taylor-Davies – guitars (2005–2015)

Touring members

  • George Latham – drums (2013–2015)

Past members

  • Steffan Halperin – drums (2007–2013)

Discography

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Main article: Klaxons discography

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2007 BT Digital Music Awards Best Rock/Indie Artist Nominated[68]
2007 Q Awards Best New Act Nominated[69]
2007 Mercury Prize Best Album Myths of the Near Future Won[70]
2007 MTV Europe Music Awards Best UK & Irish Act Nominated[71]
2007 NME Awards Best New Band Won[72]
2007 Vodafone Live Music Awards Live Breakthrough Act Won[73]
2008 Brit Awards Best Live Act Nominated[74]
2008 Brit Awards Breakthrough Act Nominated[74]
2008 Ivor Novello Awards Best Contemporary Song "Golden Skans" Won[75]
2008 NME Awards Best Album Myths of the Near Future Won[76]
2008 NME Awards Best British Band Nominated[77]
2008 NME Awards Best Video "Golden Skans" Nominated[77]
2008 NME Awards Best Dancefloor Filler "Atlantis to Interzone" Nominated[77]
2008 NME Awards USA Best International Track "Golden Skans" Won[78]
2008 NME Awards USA Best New International Band Won[78]
2008 NME Awards USA Best New International Live Act Won[78]
2008 NME Awards USA Best International Album Myths of the Near Future Nominated[79]
2010 Best Art Vinyl Best Artwork Surfing the Void Won[80]
2011 NME Awards Best Album Artwork Surfing the Void Won[81]

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