Myths of the Near Future (album)

Myths of the Near Future is the debut album by English band Klaxons.[13] It was released on 29 January 2007 through Polydor Records. Myths of the Near Future contains re-recorded versions of "Gravity's Rainbow", "Atlantis to Interzone" and "Four Horsemen of 2012", along with the singles "Magick", "Golden Skans" and, most recently, "It's Not Over Yet". It is named after Myths of the Near Future, a collection of short stories by British writer J. G. Ballard. It was recorded in Battle, East Sussex.

Myths of the Near Future
Studio album by
Klaxons
Released29 January 2007
Recorded2006
Genre
Length53:35 (UK and Malaysia edition)
36:22 (international edition)
LabelPolydor
ProducerJames Ford
Klaxons chronology
Xan Valleys
(2006)		 Myths of the Near Future
(2007)		 Surfing the Void
(2010)
Singles from Myths of the Near Future
  1. "Atlantis to Interzone"
    Released: 12 June 2006
  2. "Magick"
    Released: 30 October 2006
  3. "Golden Skans"
    Released: 22 January 2007
  4. "Gravity's Rainbow"
    Released: 9 April 2007
  5. "It's Not Over Yet"
    Released: 25 June 2007
  6. "As Above, So Below"
    Released: 12 November 2007
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[5]
Mojo[6]
NME9/10[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork7.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Uncut[12]

During promotion of Myths of the Near Future, the band described it as "a concept album about their fantasy vision of the future" and the first in a trilogy of albums, with subsequent releases intending to deal with the present and the past.[14] Upon the week of its release, "Golden Skans" climbed to number seven in the UK Top 40 charts. The album was given a largely enthusiastic review by NME (the magazine named it "album of the year"), although it received more mixed reviews from other critics. The British and Malaysian pressings of the album contain a short instrumental hidden track after 15 minutes of silence at the end of "Four Horsemen of 2012", apparently intended for an art piece by the band. Myths of the Near Future won the Mercury Prize in 2007.

Myths of the Near Future is featured in the musical reference book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die upon its revision in 2007, but was removed from later editions.

Chart positions

The album charted at number two in the UK Album Chart, behind Norah Jones' album Not Too Late. Since its release in January 2007, the album took a further rise back into the charts, peaking as high as number 19 on 7 July 2007.[15] The album ended the year with sales of 274,000.[16] The last known sales as of September 2011, stand on 340,000 copies.[17]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jamie Reynolds and Simon Taylor; all music is composed by Klaxons, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Two Receivers"4:18
2."Atlantis to Interzone"3:18
3."Golden Skans"2:45
4."Totem on the Timeline"2:41
5."As Above, So Below" (See note)3:58
6."Isle of Her"3:54
7."Gravity's Rainbow"2:37
8."Forgotten Works"3:26
9."Magick"3:30
10."It's Not Over Yet" (Rob Davies/Paul Oakenfold/Michael Wyzgowski)3:35
11."Four Horsemen of 2012"2:18
Hidden track on UK and Malaysia pressing
No.TitleLength
12."[silence]"15:00
13."Untitled"2:26
  • Klaxons' French label Because released "As Above, So Below" as a limited edition clear vinyl 12" in November 2007. The 12" features two versions of the track, a French language version and a remix by Justice.

Charts
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 62
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 87
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 83
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 24
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 72
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[23] 35
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 2

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Ireland (IRMA)[25] Gold 7,500^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Platinum 300,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
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  4. Weiner, Jonah. "Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future". Blender. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  5. Collis, Clark (23 March 2007). "Myths of the Near Future". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
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  10. "Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future". Q (247): 99. February 2007.
  11. Sheffield, Rob (7 March 2007). "Klaxons: Myths of the Near Future". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 April 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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  26. "British album certifications – Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Myths of the Near Future in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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