The Airborne Toxic Event

It has been suggested that Mikel Jollett formed the Airborne Toxic Event driven by a cunning masterplan that involved combining the best bits of the Strokes, Arcade Fire and the Killers, to catapult the band from suburban Los Angeles to global indie-rock domination. The notion isn't unreasonable; the band's self-titled debut album, released next week, matches sprightly guitar-pop, gloomy beat-poetry and heart-tugging violin in a way that often sounds impressive, but sometimes seems a bit too cal...

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