Strangefolk (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Strangefolk
Type = Album
Artist = Kula Shaker


Released = flagicon|Japan start date|2007|6|27
flagicon|UK start date|2007|8|20
flagicon|USA start date|2008|2|19
Genre = Psychedelic rock
Length =
Label = StrangeF.O.L.K.,
CookingVinyl USA
Producer = Tchad Blake, Chris Sheldon
Reviews =*Indie London Rating|4|5 [http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/kula-shaker-strange-folk link]
*Subba Cultcha Rating|4|5 [http://www.subba-cultcha.com/article_album.php?id=5716 link]
*Q Rating|3|5
*Mojo Rating|3|5
*UNCUT Rating|3|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/kula_shaker/reviews/10119 link]
* Insiders' Guides Rating-10|7 [http://www.insidersguides.net/musicguides/artists/KulaShaker/Strangefolk.php link]
* Metacritic 54/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kulashaker/strangefolk link]
Last album = "Freedom Lovin' People"
(2007)
This album = "Strangefolk"
(2007)
Next album =

"Strangefolk" is an album by Kula Shaker. The album has received mixed reviews since its release [cite web |title=Metacritic - Kula Shaker: Strange Folk |publisher=Metacritic |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/kulashaker/strangefolk|date = 2008-05-29] . 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).

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)

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.

References