Rihanna gets chance to join Klaxons at BRIT Awards show

by Kev Kharas [Edit this content] ▾ 7 comments 12:17 February 18th, 2008

Klaxons will perform with Rihanna at this year’s BRIT Awards.

Taking place at London Earls Court on Wednesday (20 Feb), the band – nominated for best live act and breakthrough act – will join the singer for a nu-raved version of ‘Umbrella’, the BBC reports.

The band have apparently been holed up in the studio for the last couple of weeks working on the track with regular producer James Ford.

“We've spent more time on this track than any of our tracks on the album,” James Righton told Newsbeat.

"We've made our own slant on a contemporary version of it. It's an electronic version with guitars on it, with a twist of ‘Golden Skans’."

Sounds alright. How was it, working with Rihanna?

"It's been a bit of a funny one because she's in America and we're over here.”

Go on…

"Her people kept sending versions back going 'No, this sounds more like you'.

"They've got this funny idea of what our band sounds like and we've done three or four different versions.”

Got news? Email us at newsdesk@drownedinsound.com

Bestival 2009: The DiS review 28 Sep 10:38
Speech Debelle to meet Gordon Brown, gets Klaxons praise, does some other stuff 15 Sep 12:50
Glastonbury In Photos: Klaxons 03 Jul 09:21
“It’s Boss time” – Glastonbury Diary 2009, Saturday 02 Jul 10:33
In Photos: Glastonbury 2009 - Day 3 28 Jun 00:34
Glastonbury last minute news round up 24 Jun 12:58
The Weekly DiScussion: who should make the Mercury shortlist? 18 Jul 17:08
A Week in Drowned in Sound: 25/04/08 25 Apr 18:29

Klaxons

View profile

From the archive

You should:

Tweet This or

Share on Facebook

Comments

- Post a new comment on this article

"contemporary version"?

they've updated a few month old song to be "contemporary"?

alcxxk | 18 Feb '08, 12:19 | X | Reply

That song is sooooo in the past some time. Klaxons use time machines just to make sure their music doesn't date instantly.
Interesting they've spent so long on it. They know that having their name linked to Rihanna will open up a big market for them. Sometimes it can't but not come down to filthy lucre.