I Am Kloot | ||||
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Released | 15 September 2003 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 39:05 / 43:02 | |||
Label | The Echo Label | |||
Producer | Chris Potter, Scott Alexander, Keir Stewart, Ian Broudie | |||
I Am Kloot chronology | ||||
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Singles from I Am Kloot | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (5.1/10) [2] |
Teraz Rock | [3] |
Uncut | [4] |
The Press | [5] |
I Am Kloot is the self-titled second album by English rock band I Am Kloot. Released in 2003, the album reached #68 on the UK Albums Chart [6] and yielded four singles and one download-only single. The download-only single "Proof" had a music video created for it by Krishna Stott, featuring actor Christopher Eccleston, which never received its intended, full release. A demo of "Proof" originally appeared as a B-side to "Morning Rain" in 2001. The album contains an extra song, hidden in the pregap, called "Deep Blue Sea," also released as a B-side on the "Life in a Day" single.
The singles "Life in a Day" and "3 Feet Tall" charted on the UK Singles Chart at #43 and #46 respectively. [6]
On 25 January 2005, [7] I Am Kloot became the first [8] album by I Am Kloot released in the United States. In March 2005, the band gave their first concert tour in this country. [7] [8]
All songs written by John Harold Arnold Bramwell.
0. | "Deep Blue Sea" | 3:57 |
"Deep Blue Sea" is a hidden song in the pregap of the CD edition | ||
1. | "Untitled #1" | 4:18 |
2. | "From Your Favourite Sky" | 2:46 |
3. | "Life in a Day" | 2:47 |
4. | "Here for the World" | 3:26 |
5. | "A Strange Arrangement of Colour" | 2:43 |
6. | "Cuckoo" | 3:21 |
7. | "Mermaids" | 3:39 |
8. | "Proof" | 2:46 |
9. | "Sold as Seen" | 2:56 |
10. | "Not a Reasonable Man" | 3:06 |
11. | "3 Feet Tall" | 3:04 |
12. | "The Same Deep Water as Me" | 4:11 |
Country | Release date |
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United Kingdom | 15 September 2003 [9] |
United States | 25 January 2005 [7] |
title | label | format, catalog number | release date | track listing | charts | additional informations |
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"Untitled #1" | The Echo Label | gramophone record 7", ECS134 | 24 March 2003 | [11] A. "Untitled #1" B. "The Mermen" | UK Singles Chart: 101 [9] | Limited edition of 1000 copies. |
"Life in a Day" | The Echo Label | gramophone record 7", ECS140 | 9 June 2003 | [12] A. "Life in a Day" B. "This House Is Haunted" | UK Singles Chart: 43 [6] [9] | Limited edition, autographed. |
CDS, ECSCD140 | [13] 1. "Life in a Day" 2. "This House Is Haunted" 3. "Cinders" | |||||
CDS, ECSCD140X | 1. "Life in a Day" 2. "Deep Blue Sea" 3. "By Myself" 4. "Life in a Day" (music video) | |||||
"3 Feet Tall" | The Echo Label | gramophone record 7", ECS143 | 8 September 2003 | [14] A. "3 Feet Tall" B. "From Your Favourite Sky, John Peel Session" | UK Singles Chart: 46 [6] [9] | |
CDS, ECSCD143 | 1. "3 Feet Tall" 2. "From Your Favourite Sky, John Peel Session" 3. "A Strange Arrangement of Colour (Live)" | |||||
CDS, ECSCD143X | [15] 1. "3 Feet Tall" 2. "Monkeys" 3. "Big Tears" 4. "3 Feet Tall" (music video) | |||||
"From Your Favourite Sky" | The Echo Label | Download | 21 March 2004 | [16] 1. "From Your Favourite Sky" 2. "Life in a Day (Live)" 3. "Not a Reasonable Man (Live)" 4. "From Your Favourite Sky (Live)" | ||
CDS, ECSCD138 | 22 March 2004 | [17] 1. "From Your Favourite Sky" 2. "This House Is Haunted" 3. "Cinders" 4. "Deep Blue Sea" 5. "By Myself" | Limited edition. | |||
CDS | 22 March 2004 | 1. "From Your Favourite Sky" 2. "Life in a Day (Live)" 3. "Not a Reasonable Man (Live)" 4. "From Your Favourite Sky (Live)" 5. "From Your Favourite Sky" (music video) | ||||
"Proof" | The Echo Label [18] [19] | Download | 21 June 2004 | [18] 1. "Proof" 2. "Junk Culture" 3. "Same Deep Water as Me (live at the Ritz- Manchester)" 4. "Proof" (music video) | ||
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