The Future Is Medieval

The Future Is Medieval
Studio album by Kaiser Chiefs
Released 3 June 2011 (online release)
27 June 2011 (physical release)
Genre Indie rock
Length 45:13
Label Fiction (Polydor), Universal Music Group
Producer Tony Visconti[1]
Kaiser Chiefs chronology
Off with Their Heads
(2008)		 The Future Is Medieval
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
BBC [2]
The Tune [3]
The Independent [4]
Hearwax Media [5]
Rockfreaks.net [6]
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The Future Is Medieval is the fifth studio album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs, originally released through their website on 3 June 2011, a physical release was released on 27 June 2011.

The album is to be released in North America on March 6, 2012 under the title Start The Revolution Without Me. The album will contain several songs from The Future Is Medieval as well as several new songs[7]

Contents

Album information

The album's promotion is unique in that it gave fans the opportunity to create their own version of the record by choosing their favourite 10 tracks from the selection of 20 on offer, as well as being able to customise their own artwork. Fans are also able to share their version of the record with other people, once it has been created, earning them £1 each time it's purchased by someone else.

Just days before the album was announced a music video for the track "Little Shocks" was released online via the band's official website. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of the track "Child of the Jago".

Track listing

All tracks written by Kaiser Chiefs.

  1. "Little Shocks" – 3:42
  2. "Things Change" – 3:45
  3. "Long Way from Celebrating" – 3:02
  4. "Starts with Nothing" – 5:31
  5. "Out of Focus" – 4:09
  6. "Dead or in Serious Trouble" – 2:37
  7. "When All Is Quiet" – 3:27
  8. "Kinda Girl You Are" – 2:36
  9. "Man On Mars" – 4:14
  10. "Child of the Jago" – 4:41
  11. "Heard It Break" – 3:07
  12. "Coming Up for Air" – 5:35
  13. "If You Will Have Me/"Howlaround" (as a hidden track on the UK edition) – 13:28 (3:25/3:51)
iTunes edition exclusive bonus track
Tracks that are available on the band's official website
Start the Revolution Without Me track listing
  1. "Little Shocks"
  2. "On the Run"
  3. "Heard It Break"
  4. "Kinda Girl You Are"
  5. "Starts with Nothing"
  6. "When All Is Quiet"
  7. "Cousin in the Bronx"
  8. "Things Change"
  9. "Man on Mars"
  10. "Problem Solved"
  11. "Can't Mind My Own Business"
  12. "Child of the Jago"
  13. "If You Will Have Me"[8]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ http://www.nme.com/news/kaiser-chiefs/57090, Ethan Johns
  2. ^ BBC review
  3. ^ The Tune review
  4. ^ The Independent review
  5. ^ Hearwax Media review
  6. ^ Rockfreaks.net review
  7. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/12/kaiser-chiefs-announce-album-details-tour-dates.html
  8. ^ http://www.kaiserchiefs.com/news/kaiser-chiefs-release-new-album-in-north-amer
Kaiser Chiefs
Studio albums
22 (as Parva) • Employment • Yours Truly, Angry Mob • Off With Their Heads • The Future Is Medieval • Start The Revolution Without Me
Singles
Other releases
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