Just about two weeks ago, we revealed that the English nu-rave outfit Klaxons are releasing their sophomore album Surfing the Void on August 23rd in the UK via Polydor and three days earlier in Australia. The outfit celebrated the news by streaming the album’s first single “Flashover”, and have now released Surfing The Void’s lead track “Echoes”. Oh yeah, and they forever changed the definition of what makes for an awesome album cover.
“Echoes” is much more reminiscent of the band’s earlier work — aka the danceable, Mercury Prize winning Myths of the Near Future — than the rocked out “Fleshover”. However, don’t think that’s a sign of things to come. With Ross Robinson producing the album, one would expect the remaining tracks to be a bit-harder edge than the Klaxons 2007 debut, given his notoriety for working with Slipknot, Korn, and Sepultura.
After checking out “Echoes” and the track listing below, you can pre-order the import through the Modular Store. No official US release date or tour has currently been announced, but we promise to keep you updated.
Surfing the Void Tracklist:
01. Echoes
02. Same Space
03. Surfing The Void
04. Valley Of The Calm Trees
05. Venusia
06. Extra Astronomical
07. Twin Flames
08. Flashover
09. Future Memories
10. Cypher Speed
Klaxons 2010 Tour Dates:
07/13 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut
07/14 – Manchester, UK @ The Ruby Lounge
07/16 – Venaria Reale, IT @ Traffic Free Festival
07/17 – Benicassim, ES @ Benicassim Festival
07/24 – Nyon, CH @ Paleo Festival
07/27 – London, UK @ Village Underground
07/30 – Paredes de Coura, PT @ Paredes de Coura Festival
08/14 – Hamburg, DE @ Dockville Festival
08/20 – St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/21 – Gampel, CH @ Open Air Festival
08/28 – Leeds, UK @ Reading & Leeds Festival
08/29 – Reeding, UK @ Reading & Leeds Festival
09/08 – Tokyo, JP @ Club Duo
09/13 – Paris, FR @ La Cigale
