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In 2010, Klaxons released the material as its sophomore effort Surfing the Void Subsequently, Klaxons did re-record the album with producer Ross Robinson. Purportedly, the band's label Polydor felt the songs were too experimental and rejected the album. In 2008, Klaxons began work recording new songs with legendary producer Tony Visconti and later with Bernard "Focus." Edwards, Jr. That same year, Myths of the Near Future won the coveted Mercury Prize. Myths of the Near Future, the full-length debut, was then released in early 2007 on both sides of the Atlantic. As the group set to work on its first album, the Modular label issued a brief singles compilation entitled Xan Valleys in late 2006. (Reynolds has even dubbed his band "nu-rave" to further emphasize the inspiration.) By the time Klaxons released their second low-key single, they had become a favorite of publications such as NME and wound up signing with Polydor Records. Despite being a rock band at the core, Klaxons are heavily influenced by dance music, particularly the late-'80s/early-'90s U.K. The London-based Klaxons feature the combined talents of Jamie Reynolds, James Righton, and Simon Taylor. Of course, the song’s cheekier than that. Still, they’ve managed to garner a good amount of press and, more importantly, pen a memorable anthem that sounds much older with “Living In America,” a title that should immediately conjure images of James Brown and Rocky IV. Though he did tell Pitchfork he’s suspicious of Christopher Owens’ cult autobiography: “That’s probably just his publicist’s idea, something they cooked up to sell more records.” The band’s been playing together since January, which in case you don’t do calendars, was just a couple of months ago. Or, as a MySpace commenter points out, his hair is “the sex.” In all these senses, it’s not surprising Dom (the guy) cites Girls as one of his favorites. Plus, the main dude Dom (no last name) has great hair. Synthesized Worcester pop trio (and sometimes quintet?) Dom have a playful sense of humor and a zeitgeist-bating back story filled with fights, foster homes, drugs and general post-Gummo quirk.