
Previous winners include: Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, PJ Harvey, Gomez, Portishead, Suede...
I have to admit I am content with their choice. Some of the nominees had already been nominated in previous years and won. So picking a new comer for this award seemed right.
Nu Rave has probably one of the most irritating genre names created by industry execs and music snobs at an attempt to discredit the style but it caught on. The reincarnation of 80's day-glo probably did not help it gain street cred but the Klaxons are a solid band. When the album was released the sound was new and (though heart-attack inducing) refreshing. It was rave music but played by a band. Novel at the time.
Did I mention Golden Skans is my favorite song Klaxons song? The SebastiAn Remix is honestly pretty amazing. The way it starts it can be used to resuscitate a stopped heart.
MP3: Gravity's Rainbow (Acoustic Version) (YSI)
MP3: Golden Skans (SebastiAn Version 1.2.0 Remix) (YSI)
MP3: Golden Skans (Surkin Remix) (YSI)
MP3: Golden Skans (Kaiser Chiefs Cover) (YSI)
MP3: Golden Skans (Mark Ronson feat. Daniel Merriweather) (YSI)
So let's forget that expensive designer hoodies and glo-sticks and check out an award winning band.
Go buy the original on the Klaxon's debut Myths of the Near Future.
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