Surfing the Void

Nu-rave avatars follow an oddly overhyped and underrated LP by shaving some pop and art leanings and coming across as a fully formed rock band.

The Klaxons 'Surfing The Void' is finally here and thank Christ, it's nothing like the album it could have been.

Four years since the release of their acclaimed debut album, Klaxons return with a fresh offering of space-age noise pop.

Surfing the Void finds Klaxons taking their genre rock shtick way too seriously.

<p>Klaxons have got over difficult second album syndrome by hitting the hallucinogens and tuning into cosmic harmonies. So why does the new record sound so ugly, asks <strong>Dorian Lynskey </strong></p>

Klaxons's Surfing the Void is a victory from the jaws of defeat. Rating: * * * *