I Am Kloot (album)

I Am Kloot
Studio album by
I Am Kloot
Released15 September 2003
GenreIndie rock
Length39:05 / 43:02
LabelThe Echo Label
ProducerChris Potter, Scott Alexander, Keir Stewart, Ian Broudie
I Am Kloot chronology
Natural History
(2001) 		I Am Kloot
(2003) 		Gods and Monsters
(2005)
Singles from I Am Kloot
  1. "Untitled #1"
    Released: 24 March 2003 (limited)
  2. "Life in a Day"
    Released: 9 June 2003
  3. "3 Feet Tall"
    Released: 8 September 2003
  4. "From Your Favourite Sky"
    Released: 22 March 2004
  5. "Proof"
    Released: 21 June 2004 (download only)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

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

Contributing musicians

  • Tony Gilfellon: additional guitar on "3 Feet Tall"
  • Bob Sastry: French horn on "The Same Deep Water as Me"
  • Isabelle Dunn: cello on "The Same Deep Water as Me"
  • Amanda Drummond: viola on "The Same Deep Water as Me"
  • Stella Page: violin on "The Same Deep Water as Me"
  • Prabjote Osahn: violin on "The Same Deep Water as Me"

Release history

Country Release date
United Kingdom 15 September 2003[9]
United States 25 January 2005[7]

Singles

sources:[9][10]

title label format,
catalog number 		release date track listing charts additional
informations
"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)

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ Gacek, Anna. "Płyty tam: I Am Kloot". Teraz Rock (in Polish). 10 (10 (December 2003)). Orange Media s.c.: 78. ISSN 1730-394X.
  4. ^ "I Am Kloot - Review". Uncut.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  5. ^ "I Am Kloot, I Am Kloot (Echo) ****; Chris T-T, London Is Sinking (Snowstorm) ****". The Press. A Gannett Company Newsquest (Yorkshire & North East) Ltd. 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d Chart Stats - I Am Kloot
  7. ^ a b c Chip Adams (11 February 2005). "I Am Kloot Announce US Dates". The FADER. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  8. ^ a b "www.iamkloot.com/www/history.html". Archived from the original on 5 December 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e I Am Kloot favouritesky – discography
  10. ^ "www.iamkloot.com/www/singles". Archived from the original on 8 December 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ^ Untitled #1 at Discogs. [retrieved 6 March 2010].
  12. ^ Life in a Day (7") at Discogs. [retrieved 6 March 2010].
  13. ^ Life in a Day (ECSCD140) at Discogs. [retrieved 6 March 2010].
  14. ^ 3 Feet Tall (7") at Discogs. [retrieved 6 March 2010].
  15. ^ 3 Feet Tall (ECSCD143X) at Discogs. [retrieved 6 March 2010].
  16. ^ "I Am Kloot - From Your Favourite Sky MP3 Downloads". 7digital. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  17. ^ From Your Favourite Sky (ECSCD138) at Discogs. [retrieved 6 March 2010].
  18. ^ a b Richard Garnett (26 June 2004). "I Am Kloot: Proof". Leeds music scene. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  19. ^ Samantha Hall. "I Am Kloot - 'Proof' (Echo)". RockFeedback. Retrieved 3 September 2009.