Gods & Monsters [Import]

I Am Kloot | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Echo UK Import
• ASIN: B0007SK9OM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,932 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No Direction Home

2. Gods and Monsters

3. Over My Shoulder

4. An Ordinary Girl

5. The Stars Look Familiar

6. Strange Without You

7. Astray

8. Hong Kong Lullaby

9. Sand and Glue

10. Avenue of Hope

11. Dead Men's Cigarettes

12. Coincidence

13. I Believe

Editorial Reviews

UK edition of the band's 3rd album on the Echo label. Their debut album, ‘Natural History’ was released in 2001 and followed by a tighter, self-titled follow-up in 2003. For their third album, the intriguingly titled ‘Gods & Monsters’, the band have adopted a fuller, more expansive stance. The band received an array of fantastic reviews throughout 2004, generating support from The Independent, NME, Guardian and Time Out, to mention just a few of the bodies will to champion Kloot’s clever lyricism and beautiful melancholic sound. 2005.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great album, September 9, 2005

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alexander laurence (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gods & Monsters (Audio CD)

I Am Kloot has put out a few cool albums. They are part of the scene in Manchester. John Bramwell is a talented songwriter. Their first self-titled album released here was an amazing feat. It was full of hits. I was shocked to hear this new one. I bought the single "Over My Shoulder." It surprises me. It sounded more relaxed and subtle. Some of the epic songs of the past were replaced by some intimate stories-songs on this one. There are songs which are deceptively plain like "An Ordinary Girl' and "No Direction Home." There are some atmospheric songs. There is more meandering. There is more of a folk vibe on this one. Bramwell has become one of the new British songwriters who are something like John Lennon. This is great music, it is deep and moving, and it deserves a wider audience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Unique addition to the trilogy, May 16, 2006

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C. Buchanan (Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gods & Monsters (Audio CD)

Their 3rd album takes us in a different direction again compared to the previous 2. It seems to have taken a quirky and darker route almost, with the exception of "Over My Shoulder" the upbeat lead single from the album (also I Am Kloots highest charting single too!!!). The production on "Gods And Monsters" is semi-lo-fi and natural, using microphones placed in the corner of a ceiling to get the right sound for a guitar part among other things. "Avenue Of Hope" is one of the stand out tracks and features a beautiful trumpet solo and classic Kloot lyrics, "Coincidence" is one of the darker moments and the band used to open their live shows with this song. Amongst these tracks there are real Kloot classics such as "The Stars Look Familiar", "I Believe" and "Astray" which could be called a relation to "No Fear Of Falling" from their debut album.

3 star rating in comparison to their other 2 albums, it is not the best, but it is not terrible either and is a welcome addition to my collection... I play it regularly still a year on.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, Lyrical Urban Reality., December 7, 2008

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W. K. Richards "Wazawaza" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gods & Monsters (Audio CD)

These guys are brilliant, one of my favorite bands to come out of Britian in the last few year( along with the Arctic Monkeys). There is less thump with these guys as the emphasis is on the lyrics and the voice and melodies. I teach Design and my whole class used the lyrics from this album as the written part of a design sequence. The theme was Urban Realities and the lyrics were perfect. I have all their albums and can't see how they aren't getting more attention.