When British electro-rockers the Klaxons took to the stage of the Paradise Rock Club on Sunday night, it was hard to tell who was more inebriated — the audience, or the band?
Despite finding little mainstream success stateside (so far), the Klaxons have managed to find their way onto American soil for a tour in support of their debut album Myths of the Near Future.
Lead singer and guitarist Jamie Reynolds made sure to point out they might be a wee bit rusty.
“We haven’t played together in over two months,” Reynolds proudly told the crowd.
Really? It was hard to tell from the five-minute drum malfunction that occurred shortly after their very brief introduction to the stage.
Finally, the show kicked off with the track “Atlantis to Interzone,” sending the crowd into a minor frenzy.
It didn’t take long for the audience to get comfortable with one another in the small confines of the nearly sold-out club. By the time the band got to their fifth song, their first major label single, “Golden Skans,” concertgoers were dancing and wildly flailing their appendages in the air.
By the time the band neared the end of their set with such songs as “Magick” and the encore, “It’s Not Over Yet,” the crowd was treated to an additional show of a girl who couldn’t resist jumping on stage to dance and two crowd surfers.
While the Klaxons’ music and live show is an abundance of fun, their musicianship leaves a lot to be desired.
Keyboardist James Righton spent more time hitting various sound effects on the switchboard than he did the keys themselves, while guitarist Simon Taylor-Davis used the stage to do his best impersonation of an American Apparel model. Clad in a ridiculous tunic and skinny jeans, Davis paraded around stage, sloppily knocking down his microphone numerous times.
With an undeniable knack for writing clever music and a thrilling image that listeners can’t help but admire, the Klaxons put on a genuinely entertaining show. However, when your crowd is a bunch of fickle “indie” kids who are as unique as the local Urban Outfitters, we can only hope that the Klaxons sustain their creative energy and stay sober long enough to get to album number two.?
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