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  Type Album
  Artist Klaxons
  Cover Klaxons-MythsOfTheNearFuturejpg
  Released January 29 2007 <br> March 27 2007
  Recorded 2006
  Genre Indie Rock Psychedelic Pop Dance-punk
  Length 53:35
  Label Polydor Records
  Producer James Ford
  This Album '''''Myths of the Near Future'''''<br/>(2007)


'' Myths of the Near Future'' is the Mercury Prize -winning debut album released by English band Klaxons on 29 January , 2007 through Polydor Records . It is the latest in a line of 16 albums to win the Mercury Prize since the awards began in 1992. ''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 .

Upon the week of its release, " Golden Skans " climbed to #7 in the UK Top 40 charts. The album was given a largely enthusiastic review by NME , although it received more mixed reviews from other critics.

Some versions of the album contain an unnamed instrumental at 17:17 of the track "Four Horsemen of 2012".


TRACK LISTING

All tracks by Klaxons except where noted.

# "Two Receivers" – 4:18
# " Atlantis To Interzone " – 3:18
# " Golden Skans " – 2:45
# "Totem on the Timeline" – 2:41
# "As Above, So Below" – 3:58
# "Isle of Her" – 3:54
# " Gravity's Rainbow " – 2:37
# "Forgotten Works" – 3:26
# " Magick " – 3:30
# " It's Not Over Yet " Cover of " Not Over Yet ", written by Rob Davies/Paul Oakenfold/Michael Wyzgowski – 3:35
# "Four Horsemen of 2012" – 19:42


CHART POSITIONS

The album charted at #2 in the UK Album Chart , just behind Norah Jones ' album '' Not Too Late ''. Since its release in January 2007, the album dropped as low as #75 but has taken a further rise back into the charts, peaking as high as #19 on July 7 , 2007 .1


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