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The fact that UK export Klaxons have been dubbed “new rave” scenemakers might stand to befuddle anyone expecting a “new rave” scenemaker to be something other than a rock band—but such was the weather in 2007, when the band debuted with Myths Of The Near Future. Some of the group’s sirens and touchy-feely sensuality carried over from rave’s hectic heyday, but the truth is Myths Of The Near Future worked better as an inviting collection of rollicking songs than as a dance-rock totem—and it was enough to garner the band the top prize in that year’s prestigious Mercury Awards.

Updated 10/30/2009