In this category, I'm going to write about a song at the end of every month. Not just any song, but a new one that drew my attention somehow.
Even though I wrote about Glass Animals' "Gooey" in the German counterpart of "Song Of The Month", this version will be about Klaxons' "Children Of The Sun" and "There Is No Other Time". I know, that's not just one song, but does it really matter?
When "There Is No Other Time" (TINOT) was released at the beginning of February, it received a lot of negative feedback. People were disappointed, because it just didn't sound like any of the old tracks and is more of a disco track than a new rave track.
Sure, it's a strange thing when Klaxons sound like that, but many bands experiment with their style and that's always a risk. TINOT is not really a success, nevertheless it could be worse. At least you can dance to it and sing along. Plus, it is pretty radio-friendly.
I think it's ok, but nothing special.
You can make your own decision here:
A few days later, "Children Of The Sun" was released. This song settled the minds of the fans who were not satisfied with TINOT. Even if just a little.
Other people, including me, were convinced by this song and are looking forward again to the next album.
"Children Of The Sun" (COTS) has a distinctly stronger beat and more tension than TINOT. But they also have some similarities: you can dance and sing along to both of them, to COTS just with more... fire in your heart.
In my opinion, COTS is a cool song and a very good one for a live show.They've played it along with some other new songs at the Berlin Festival in 2013.
Here you can listen to it:
BTW, the new logo looks simple but nice. I guess it shows how they've changed.