Before Surfing the Void, Klaxons had a collection of material in 2008 that was rejected by their label. Pushed aside and buried away for two years, this material is now resurfacing as an EP titled Landmarks of Lunacy. And not to compete with Gorillaz or anything, but it's being released for free on Christmas Day. Hooray for presents abounding!
You can download the EP on Saturday off their official website, where they have this to say about its release:
There are periods of time that we have spent together as a band that the only suitable word that comes close to describing them is "Magical".
The three nocturnal weeks spent at Black Box studio in 2008 under the loving guidance of James Ford was undeniably the point where the magic was peaking.
Tales of "Talking Dogs", "A Rotten Apple named Mr Tabernacle", "The Grid", "Numerous Synchronic and Celestial Moments" and "Rejection" followed but what has remained hidden until this day is the music.
Sometimes the only way to let a story release it's full power and potential is to offer it up to the universe - so here it is – ‘Landmarks of Lunacy’.
It's time to let the music do the talking.
Merry Christmas
Love
Klaxons
Sounds pretty intriguing! Here's the tracklist, and above and below you can check out the track "Twin Flames," which had that very NSFW video.
Tracklisting:
1. The Pale Blue Dot
2. Silver Forest
3. Ivy Leaves
4. Wildeflowers
5. Marble Fields
(via Clash)