Yours Truly, Angry Mob retains the spirit of the first album on some keeper moments, even if a formulaic Kaiser Chief sound begins to regrettably take shape. Not really a second-album slump, but perhaps a second-album shrug-of-the-shoulders. Kaiser Chiefs New". Kaiser Chiefs Band News. Kaiser Chiefs.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 . Retrieved 15 June 2011. In October 2014, Kaiser Chiefs played at The New Adelphi Club in Hull, East Yorkshire as headline act for the venue's 30th anniversary celebration. [59] A film capturing Kaiser Chiefs performance was made, which was shown at the Adelphi in January 2015 as part of Independent Music Venue Week. In October 2015, the film was screened at the 2015 Tucson Film & Music Festival in Arizona, United States. [60]

Australiancharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014. Live booking... for Helter Skeltor, London except in North America, where they are handled... for High Road Touring, Austin, Texas. a b "Antony and Johnsons win Mercury". News.bbc.co.uk. 7 September 2005 . Retrieved 27 September 2014. Kaiser Chiefs share new single 'How 2 Dance' and talk new album: "No-one's stopping us" ". NME. 4 November 2022 . Retrieved 4 November 2022. I am not at all familiar with this kind of music. Is this derivative music? I wouldn't know. Is this just a watered-down version of their earlier work? Again, I wouldn't know.Yours Truly, Angry Mob was produced... and engineered..., assisted... at Hook End Manor, Chechendon. This welcome return to the limelight saw ‘Stay Together’ push new boundaries to "take this nondescript sound and stuff it impressively full of sing-a-long hooks, covering topics including monogamy (We Stay Together) and shagging (Good Clean Fun)" as it marked an entirely new direction for the band, who went for a more dance-oriented sound. [51] While Education, Education, Education and War was more focused on politics and the perils of war, the Kaiser Chiefs made the album with a focus on love and relationships. Wilson elaborated further on the stark contrast between this last album and 'Stay Together': "The thing about writing a protest album is it's straightforward. Only an idiot would disagree with you. You're just saying war is bad. But when you start talking about relationships like on this record it's harder because there’s a lot more blurred line. There's no right or wrong." [52] Kaiser Chiefs: Yours Truly, Angry Mob: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 29 April 2007 . Retrieved 11 May 2007. I love Highroyds, which is taken to a whole new level when you learn that half the band used to attend a school nearby to the psychiatric hospital with the same name. It sets up a fascinating juxtaposition between the youthful madness of a night on the town and the mysterious happenings inside the hospital. It’s hilariously energetic and is the Chiefs at their very best. Mojo (p.98) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Opener 'Ruby' is a foot-to-the-floor, festival monster-in-waiting, while 'Highroyds' recalls Blur's effervescent, buzzsaw pop."

Well, if Yours Truly, Angry Mob is any indication, the party's over. It's perhaps not surprising that the band is unable to keep their Employment energy level intact, but Mob's level of cynicism seems a bit of an overcompensation, as if the second record is an extended dreary hangover from the drunken escapade of the first. The band performed a string of best of forest shows in the summer of 2016 as part the Forestry Commission's Forest Live series. Stay Together was toured across Europe in early 2017. The Kaiser Chiefs Self-Release 'The Future Is Medieval' ". The Sentamentalist Magazine . Retrieved 15 June 2011. Manager James Sandom was tipped off about the band by Drowned in Sound founder Sean Adams, who persuaded him to go and see them live. Sandom said: "I went to see a couple of shows and you were just bombarded by a series of potential hit singles." Soon after Sandom became their manager, Kaiser Chiefs signed to B-Unique Records. Atlantic Records had also made an offer for the band. [12] Employment (2004–2005) [ edit ] Performing at Lollapalooza in 2005 In 2015, they supported the Foo Fighters during the South Africa, South America and Ireland legs of their Sonic Highways World Tour. They also released stand alone single 'Falling Awake' on 27 January 2015 via their YouTube channel.

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In early 2012, Kaiser Chiefs played a 20 date tour of the United Kingdom, followed by a tour of North America. [38] [39] Laydeezangennulmen, a warm hand for the ‘difficult second album’ from those lovable Yorkshire scamps, the gagmungous geezers of tramp-wanking titillation, the Five Stooges of Britpop 2… Kaiser Chiefs! Altogether now: “WoooooooAAAAHHHH…” The first single from the album, "Record Collection", was released on 23 May 2019, with "People Know How To Love One Another" released as a second single on 6 June 2019. "Golden Oldies" was released as the third single in October 2019. In July 2004, while still relatively unknown inside the UK, Kaiser Chiefs performed their first festival outside the UK at a festival in Moscow. [14] One of the major factors in the band's breakthrough in 2005 was their involvement in the NME Awards Tour at the beginning of the year. [15] Like Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand before them, their position as opening act proved an influential one, attracting a lot of positive media attention. [12]

Norwegiancharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014. R.E.M, Kaiser Chiefs, C:Real & Gabriella Cilmi". MTVGreece.gr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 21 July 2011. Lyrically it's probably not another Ulysses set to music, but hey, guess what? It's a pop album. And the lyrics flow well with the rest of the music. Portuguesecharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014. On 4 August 2008, the band confirmed the name of their third album as Off with Their Heads. It was released on 20 October 2008. The first single " Never Miss a Beat" was released on 6 October 2008. [31]Kaiser Chiefs set out on a UK tour in October 2008 with Castle Donington band Late of the Pier and The Hair. The tour started at Leeds Academy, a new venue where they were the first headlining band to play. Other dates included Manchester Academy, Southampton Guildhall, Reading Rivermead, Glasgow Barrowlands, Leicester De Montfort Hall and London Forum. [ citation needed] I don't listen to Kaiser Chiefs much; I know at least one song from their first three albums (I Predict A Riot from their debut, Ruby from this one, and Never Miss A Beat from the follow-up) and they're pretty decent songs but other than that I've not really delved into their stuff.