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Myths of the Near Future by The Klaxons
Myths of the Near Future is an album by The Klaxons, released in 2007. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 5 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Golden Skans”, on 5 lists with a best position of #54.
Myths of the Near Future, the debut from London's Klaxons, landed on Polydor on 29 January 2007, arriving pre-wrapped in a genre the band had dreamed up for themselves: new rave. Glowsticks aside, the record is a sci-fi concept piece set in days to come, named after a poem and stuffed with nods to J. G. Ballard, William S. Burroughs and Thomas Pynchon. James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco produced it at The Premises and Parkgate Studios, and he keeps it lean and wired: James Righton's keyboards squeal, Simon Taylor-Davis's guitar jitters, and Jamie Reynolds's bass drives the whole contraption like a floor filler at a squat party.
Critics heard the dance-punk of Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand in it, and some rolled their eyes at the rave tag, but "Golden Skans" went top 10 in the UK, and the album walked off with the 2007 Mercury Prize. Reynolds even broke his ankle on the road and kept singing from a wheelchair.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Myths of the Near Future on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golden Skans | 5 | #54 | – | 2007–2013 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.