Last night they loved you…
Klaxons‘ debut album Myths Of The Near Future was named winner of the Nationwide Mercury Music Prize at a ceremony in London last night.
You may remember that David Bowie gave the thumbs up to two of the band’s early singles, Atlantis To Interzone and Magick, for Music Recommenders last year.
Well, last night Klaxons decided to return the compliment in this snippet from an interview with Jamie Reynolds (vocals) and James Righton (keyboards) from the band, conducted by our man in the field, Mr Cabooter, to whom we are very grateful, etc.
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Mr Cabooter: What are your key influences?
Jamie: “David Bowie and Brian Eno are kind of the meeting point for us. Everything for us works in a triangle and at the centre of that triangle is those two. The two people who tie everything that we’re about and into together.”
James: “It’s that chameleon aspect and the way you can introduce different aspects of styles within your own bracket. You can’t ever say what Bowie truly sounds like. You couldn’t call him indie or rock or dance. He’s had so many different periods of experimentation and yet still he’s a real pop star with it – that’s something special.”
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Indeed it is, James, and how good it is to see you youngsters continuing to carry the flag.