The discography of British indie rock band Klaxons consists of three studio albums, one compilation album, one extended play (EP), and nine singles. Klaxons were formed in October 2005 in New Cross, London by Jamie Reynolds, James Righton and Simon Taylor-Davis. Steffan Halperin joined as an official member in February 2007.
Klaxons debut single "Gravity's Rainbow" was released on 27 March 2006, through the Angular Recording Corporation. The release was limited to 500 copies and on 7-inch vinyl only. Second single "Atlantis to Interzone" was released on 12 June 2006, before signing with major label Polydor Records two months later. Klaxons' debut EP Xan Valleys, a compilation of both previous singles alongside various remixes, was released on 17 October 2006.
The band released their debut album Myths of the Near Future worldwide in January 2007. The record debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and spent five weeks on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart, peaking at number 22. The album spawned multiple singles, with the highest charting "Golden Skans" peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. Myths of the Near Future won the Nationwide Mercury Prize, and was certified Platinum in the United Kingdom on 21 September 2007.
During touring and promotion of Myths.., Klaxons released A Bugged Out Mix by Klaxons on 1 October 2007, their second album and first compilation album of multiple artists' songs. Three years following, Klaxons released their second studio album Surfing the Void on 23 August 2010. The album charted highest in the United Kingdom, peaking at number ten on the UK Albums Chart. The album also charted in multiple countries worldwide, including number fifteen on the ARIA Charts, their first charting album in Australia.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSPeaks in Australia: Myths of the Near Future and "Echoes": Surfing the Void: BEL(FL) BEL(WA) FRA IRL (Note: User search required.) JPNクラクソンズのランキング売上ランキング | ORICON STYLE (in Japanese; retrieved 11 April 2016) NED SWI US HeatMyths of the Near Future Released: 29 January 2007 Label: Polydor Format(s): CD, LP, digital download 2 73 62 87 24 4 35 83 — 22BPI: Platinum IRMA: GoldSurfing the Void Released: 23 August 2010 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, digital download 10 15 66 33 51 39 17 — 31 49Love Frequency Released: 16 June 2014 Label: Akashic Rekords (Sony) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 38 — 159 86 160 — 103 — — — "—" denotes albums that did not chart, or were not released in that country.
Compilation albums Title Album details A Bugged Out Mix by Klaxons Released: 1 October 2007 Label: New State Music Format(s): 2×CD
EPs Title EP details Xan Valleys Released: 17 October 2006 Label: Modular Format(s): CD, digital download SweetheartReleased: 19 October 2009 Label: Blast First Petite Formats: LP, DD Landmarks of Lunacy Released: 25 December 2010 Label: Self-released Format(s): Digital download
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released as single and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL(FL) BEL(WA) EUR FRA IRE JPN MEX SCOPeaks in Scotland: "Magick": "Golden Skans": "Gravity's Rainbow" (re-release): "It's Not Over Yet": "Echoes": "There Is No Other Time": "Gravity's Rainbow"200635————————22Myths of the Near Future "Atlantis to Interzone"182————————— "Magick"29————————20 "Golden Skans" 20077—61678—29——6BPI: Platinum "It's Not Over Yet"13—62——————12BPI: Silver "Sweetheart"2009—————————— "Echoes"201055957270———941753 Surfing the Void "Twin Flames"————————30— "There Is No Other Time"201442—5383—177———38 Love Frequency "Show Me a Miracle"98—72——————— "A New Reality"—————————— "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released
Music videos Song Year Director "Gravity's Rainbow"2006Saam Farahmand "Atlantis to Interzone"Oliver Evans "Magick"Saam Farahmand "Golden Skans" "Gravity's Rainbow (new version)"2007 "It's Not Over Yet" "Echoes"2010 "Twin Flames" "There Is No Other Time"2014Georgia Hudson "Show Me a Miracle"Brthr
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