Klaxons
As London's indie scene suffered a stale, post-Libertines hangover, the sudden
injection of the Klaxons' acid-drenched, neon, dream pop raves seemed a vital
cure. Rising from the New Cross scene, the band took the euphoria of the 1990s
electro movement into a guitar band setting, dubbed themselves "nu-rave" and
were quickly hyped as the next big thing by anyone in the know - and plenty who
weren't. Buoyed by the success of singles Golden Skans and It's Not Over Yet,
debut album Myths Of The Near Future (2007) became an instant classic, winning
the Mercury Music Prize, the NME alb...
