Klaxons are a Mercury Prize winning English band, based in London. The word ‘klaxon’ is derived from the Greek verb klazō, meaning “to shriek”, and most commonly refers to air-raid sirens or other warning devices. The band consists of Jamie Reynolds (bass, vocals), James Righton (keyboards, vocals) and Simon Taylor-Davis (guitar) with drummer Steffan Halperin being officially added in 2007.

Following the success of previous singles “Magick” and “Golden Skans”, the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on January 29, 2007. The album won the 2007 Nationwide Mercury Prize.

After headlining their first tour (the 2007 NME Indie Rave Tour), as well as playing numerous festivals and headlining tours worldwide, the band started working on their follow-up album in October 2007.

HMV describes Klaxons as “acid-rave sci-fi punk-funk”, a phrase lifted directly from Tim Chester’s Radar feature in ... read more »