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Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

  • Summary: 'Myths' marks the debut for the fun-loving dance-rock (or as the band themselves call it, "new rave") four-piece from Brighton, England.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. 'Myths Of The Near Future' is charged with the same spirit which fuelled legendary rave pranksters The KLF's period of pop subversion.
  2. For a band that formed little over a year ago, the energy and intent of this record is thrilling and the music rarely fails their undoubtedly grand ambitions.
  3. Myths of the Near Future is probably the most assured British debut since Franz Ferdinand’s self-titled.
  4. The songs descend the same chords repeatedly and ponderously, as if the band were falling down the same flight of stairs over and over again.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 29
  2. Negative: 4 out of 29
  1. voodoocookie
    10
    I was surprised by how catchy this album is. I couldn't not stop listening to it for the past 6 months or whenever it first came out! Bloody briilliant and awesome live too! (Although crowd is a bit young, but hey it's still as fun...) Expand
  2. Alex
    8
    Have liked the Klaxons for a while now, and downloaded the four dozen songs off their myspace site. The hype has grown, and the album was never going to meet theype - but it's very good. Those who were hoping for ten versions of Golden Skans will be disappointed, but those who like their 'Atlantis To Interzone' side as well will find it rewarding. Expand
  3. 7
    It's got an absolutely blistering cover of "It's Not Over Yet" and you see absolute genius in action here. Outside of that there isn't much else that grabs my attention. Yes its experimental and tried lots of new ideas out but generally it reminds me of a poorer, much less focused and much less melodic version of Bloc Party. Expand
  4. ClaraP.
    4
    two or three ok songs, then those monotonous, repetitive sing-songy chord structures, over and over and over again I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown - aaaaahhhh! "glow sticks"? "neon" what is this? have you people ever heard real rave music (it was 90% horrible too!) this is just fashion music. clangy and irritating after track four but yeah, first few tracks ok. mercury prize!?!? nuts. Expand

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