The Klaxons: Not Exactly Beacons Of Artistic Integrity [Pick Yourself Up And Try Again]

It hasn't been that long since the Klaxons were important for a minute or two (in Britain, at least). They did win a Mercury Prize, after all. But now, it's difficult second album time and the band delivered an album to Universal that wasn't quite the pop masterpiece their corporate overlords were expecting. So what now? The band gives up and re-records it. What? The band themselves are putting a brave face on this. "We made a really heavy record and it isn't the right thing for us, I understand...

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