Klaxons Hail Ross Robinson

Returning dance-rockers Klaxons have praised the involvement of producer Ross Robinson in their new album.

What took them so long? Klaxons return next week with their new album 'Surfing The Void' an explosive mixture of psych-rock and electronic beats. Three years after their debut, it's clear that the band encountered a few problems while making it.

The first draft of the album was rejected by their label, forcing Klaxons to head back into the studio. Hooking up with nu metal pioneer Ross Robinson, the pairing allowed the band to focus on their new material.

A strange match, it seems that the collaboration has brought out the best in both sides. Speaking to Australian radio station Triple J singer Jamie Reynolds revealed that Ross Robinson helped rescue the album.

"That guy changed our lives" he explained. "That guy really took us under his wing, nurtured us and made us bombastic. He's definitely injected the fire in to the band."

"We never thought that we were musicians, we were more sort of ideas guys and we were picking up these instruments and figuring out how to work with them. Ross really gave us that confidence to stand up and say, hold on a minute we might really be musicians now."

Continuing, the singer revealed that Klaxons vastly expanded their sonic palette for the new album. Speaking to Triple J, Jamie Reynolds described their discovery of a new instrument they had never used before.

"There was this little gem that we found called the QChord. It's this nice little thing that's half-way between a keyboard and a guitar that fits nicely underneath your arm. You chose the notes with one hand and strum it like a guitar with the other."

Klaxons have yet to confirm a British tour in support of 'Surfing The Void'. The band will, though, perform at Reading and Leeds before embarking on a tour of North America and Europe.

Klaxons are set to release 'Surfing The Void' on Monday (August 23rd).