Debut single released

Klaxons’ debut single, ” Gravity’s Rainbow ” was released in March 2006 on Angular Records . Only 500 copies were released; all were printed on a 7-inch vinyl decorated by the band themselves. Radio 1 ‘s Steve Lamacq was the first DJ to play the band, and invited them to play a Maida Vale Studios live session on the strength of the single. The band’s second single, ” Atlantis to Interzone “, was released on 12 June of the same year. It was their first release for independent record label Merok Records, and led to further coverage in NME magazine. The song enjoyed radio coverage from Zane Lowe and daytime airings from Jo Whiley , who repeatedly, and mistakenly, called the song “Atlantic To Interscope”. Zane Lowe also wrongly credited the song as “Atlantis To Interscope”. They released their first EP , Xan Valleys , on 17 October 2006. It was released on Australian record label Modular Recordings , and contained their first two singles alongside various remixes . The band played their first North American dates in New York ‘s East Village in October 2006.