Yours Truly, Angry Mob | ||||
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Studio album by Kaiser Chiefs | ||||
Released | 26 February 2007 | |||
Recorded | Hook End Studio, Oxfordshire: September - October, 2006 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 44:44 | |||
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B-Unique (UK) Universal Motown (US) |
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Producer | Stephen Street | |||
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Singles from Yours Truly, Angry Mob | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 61/100 |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
BBC | Positive |
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Pitchfork Media | 5.0/10 |
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Yours Truly, Angry Mob is the second album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. It was released on 23 February 2007 in Belgium and the Netherlands, 26 February 2007 in the rest of the world by B-Unique Records and in March in North America by Universal Motown. Produced by Stephen Street, who produced the band's debut album Employment, Yours Truly, Angry Mob is lyrically darker and more socially aware than its predecessor, with tracks dealing with street crime, violence, fame, and the inaccuracy of tabloid articles. The song "Boxing Champ" features drummer Nick Hodgson on lead vocals.
The band had earlier revealed to NME in October 2006 that they had recorded 22 songs and hoped to whittle that number down to 13 or 14 for the final album. Additionally, in July 2006 the band revealed to Gigwise that they'd hoped to have the album released by Valentine's Day 2007. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "Ruby" on 19 February. It became the band's first, and to date, only, number one single in the British singles charts. The album reached #1 in the United Kingdom and the band released singles "Everything is Average Nowadays" on 21 May 2007 and "The Angry Mob" on 20 August 2007. The final single "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" was released as a collectors edition 7" only single on 12 November 2007, with The Little Ones' cover of "Everything Is Average Nowadays" as a B-side.