Yours Truly, Angry Mob

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Austrian album certifications – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob" (in German). IFPI Austria . Retrieved 25 April 2014.

Kaiser Chiefs: Yours Truly, Angry Mob: Pitchfork Record Review". Archived from the original on 29 April 2007 . Retrieved 11 May 2007. Their album Employment enjoyed critical and commercial success with over three million copies sold. [5] It has won the band three Brit Awards, including the award for Best British Group, [6] a NME award for Best Album, [7] and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. [8] [9]The video was first shown at 23:00 on 23 July 2007 on Channel 4. It depicts the working-class hen-night culture and culminates in two separate hen parties coming together in a "gang war" style fight after they have been banned from a high-class restaurant 'NOBLESSE' at the request of the upper middle-class diners. The diners gather at the window to enjoy the spectacle of the two groups that have turned on each other, however the hens then decide to unite to confront the diners instead. The video was directed by W.I.Z. Australiancharts.com – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014. a b "Antony and Johnsons win Mercury". News.bbc.co.uk. 7 September 2005 . Retrieved 27 September 2014. Q Magazine. "Q Awards 2007". Kaiser Chiefs Best Video. IPC. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011 . Retrieved 15 June 2011. 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."

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] Peter, Paphides (3 June 2011). "Kaiser Chiefs But Under Your Control". Kaiser Chiefs The Future Is Medieval. London: The Guardian (www.theguardian.com) . Retrieved 15 June 2011. If you came here on your own you’d be dead/You raise a glass until you raise a fist or two/And get a shopping basket wrapped around your head” – ‘We Are The Angry Mob’. Ha ha! Brilliant! Such dry, acerbic humour this time, what a classic comedic twist to their… “Everything is going down the pan/There’s not much to believe in/And everything will always stay the same” – ‘Everything Is Average Nowadays’. R.E.M, Kaiser Chiefs, C:Real & Gabriella Cilmi". MTVGreece.gr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 . Retrieved 21 July 2011.Everything is Average Nowadays wallops Ruby as a single in my view, and it’s easy to nod along at the sentiment that modern leisure only offers a limited shelf life. “A ball and a wall” will always prevail over average, flash-in-a-pan modern pastimes. The Greatest Indie Anthems Ever – countdown continues". Nme.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014 . Retrieved 27 September 2014. 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. Ultratop.be – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

a b Michaels, Sean (5 December 2012). "Kaiser Chiefs songwriter leaves band". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 December 2012. Their UK hit singles include 2004 and 2005 number 9 hit " I Predict a Riot", 2007 UK number 1 hit " Ruby", which has sold over 461,000 copies, [10] from their platinum album Yours Truly, Angry Mob plus a further two Top 20 singles in 2007 with " The Angry Mob" and " Everything Is Average Nowadays". Their singles " Ruby", " I Predict a Riot", " Everyday I Love You Less and Less", " Never Miss a Beat" and " Oh My God" had sold a combined total of 1.1 million up to August 2012. [10] History [ edit ] Runston Parva (1997–2000) [ edit ] Sullivan, Caroline (23 February 2007). "CD: Kaiser Chiefs, Yours Truly, Angry Mob". The Guardian. London. Yours Truly, Angry Mob was produced... and engineered..., assisted... at Hook End Manor, Chechendon.Kaiser Chiefs Live At The Hull Adelphi". Codhead.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016 . Retrieved 16 February 2016. Although the album entered at number three in the UK charts, it rapidly fell out of the list after only two weeks. [53] Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album (2022–present) [ edit ] In December 2007, Kaiser Chiefs played two sold-out shows at Earl's Court in London [29] to a capacity crowd of 30,000. [30] Off with Their Heads (2008–2009) [ edit ] The stage at Elland Road stadium on 24 May 2008. Austriancharts.at – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014. Dutchcharts.nl – Kaiser Chiefs – Yours Truly, Angry Mob" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

The band were the closing act for F1 Live (an event showcasing Formula 1 ahead of the 2017 British Grand Prix) held in Trafalgar Square, London on 12 July 2017, which was also broadcast live on Sky Sports. The band revealed to NME in October 2006 that they had recorded 22 songs and hoped to whittle that number down to 13 or 14 for the final album. [10] Additionally, in July 2006 the band revealed to Gigwise that they hoped to have the album released by Valentine's Day 2007. [11] The album was preceded by the release of lead single " Ruby" on 19 February. [12] [13] [14] It became the band's first, and to date, only, number one single on the UK Singles Chart. The album topped the UK Albums Chart and the band released the singles "Everything Is Average Nowadays" on 21 May 2007 and "The Angry Mob" on 20 August 2007. The final single "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" was released as a collector's edition 7" single on 12 November 2007, with The Little Ones' cover of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" as a B-side.

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.