Strangefolk (album)

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Strangefolk

Studio album by Kula Shaker

Released

June 27, 2007

August 20, 2007

StrangeF.O.L.K.
CookingVinyl USA

Producer

Tchad Blake, Chris Sheldon

Professional reviews

Buzz Magazine
Indie London [1]
Subba Cultcha [2]
Q
Mojo
UNCUT link
Insiders' Guides link
Metacritic 54/100 link

Kula Shaker chronology

Freedom Lovin' People
(2007)

Strangefolk
(2007)

Strangefolk is an album by Kula Shaker. The album has received mixed reviews since its release^[1]. It entered the UK charts at number 69. 'Strangefolk' was produced in collaboration with an all-star team of hit makers & Grammy winners, including Tchad Blake (Peter Gabriel, Crowded House), Sam Williams (Supergrass) and Chris Sheldon (The Foo Fighters, The Pixies).

[edit] Track listing

"Out On the Highway"
"Second Sight"
"Die For Love"
"Great Dictator (Of the Free World)"
"Strangefolk"
"Song of Love/Narayana"
"Shadowlands"
"Fool That I Am"
"Hurricane Season"
"Ol' Jack Tar"
"6ft Down Blues"
"Dr. Kitt"

In addition, all editions of the album feature at least one bonus track. The bonus tracks available on different releases of the album are as follows:- "Persephone" (bonus track on the Japanese edition, the US edition and UK / Europe CD release) "Super CB Operator" (bonus track on the Japanese edition, the US edition and UK / Europe digital release) "Wannabe Famous" (bonus track on the Japanese edition only)

[edit] Trivia

In Crispian Mills' BBC Radio 2 interview on Monday 10th September 2007, he confirmed that "Strangefolk" was originally the working title for their 1999 album Peasants, Pigs, and Astronauts.
Song of Love/Narayana incorporates elements from the tracks Narayan (on which Crispian Mills shares a writing credit) and Climbatize, both from The Prodigy's The Fat of the Land.