Milburn star slams 'terrible' Klaxons

Milburn bassist Joe Carnall has lashed out at Klaxons, insisting that the Mercury Prize-winners are a "terrible" live band.

The 'Send In The Boys' star accused the Mercury judges of jumping on the nu-rave bandwagon by hailing the London four-piece’s debut album at last week’s awards ceremony.

In an interview with DS he explained what he thought of Myths of the Near Future's victory. "Maybe it were a fashion statement," he suggested. "Maybe they just jumped onto a scene - the nu-rave scene. I'm not into all that, but there you go. I think Klaxons were a band that had the name before they started a band, do you know what I mean?

"I think it's a load of s**t to be honest. I can understand that they're coming out with a nu-rave scene and trying to create something, but I don't think they're very good at it. I've seen them live a couple of times and I think they're terrible live."