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Strangefolk
Studio album by
ReleasedJapan 27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)
United Kingdom 20 August 2007 (2007-08-20)
United States 19 February 2008 (2008-02-19)
GenrePsychedelic rock
Length52:12
LabelStrangeF.O.L.K., CookingVinyl USA
ProducerTchad Blake, Chris Sheldon
Kula Shaker chronology
Tattva: The Very Best of Kula Shaker
(2007)
Strangefolk
(2007)
Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts – 10th Anniversary Edition
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic54/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound4/10[3]
God Is in the TV[4]
NME2/10[5]
PopMatters5/10[6]
Slant[7]
Uncut[8]

Strangefolk is the third studio album by English psychedelic rock band Kula Shaker, the first album since the band reformed. The album has received mixed reviews since its release.[1] It entered the UK charts at number 69.[9]

Production

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Strangefolk was produced in collaboration with an all-star team of hit makers and Grammy winners, including Tchad Blake (Peter Gabriel, Crowded House), Sam Williams (Supergrass) and Chris Sheldon (The Foo Fighters, Pixies).

Critical reception

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Strangefolk was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 54 based on 8 reviews.[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote: "The British quartet is impervious to time just as they are immune to criticism; they are what they are and nothing will change them, as their 2007 album Strange Folk proves. Ten years on from their briefly successful Noel-rock era debut K, the band sounds exactly the same."[2] At Drowned in Sound, Rob Webb gave a four out of ten stars, explaining the album has "nothing as immediately arresting or as good" as the band's debut album.[3] Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine said: "More than a decade removed from their commercial peak, however, Strange Folk should play well to the diehards who remain from their once-sizable fanbase. The Doors-style organ riffs and the trippy flourishes of sitars and finger-cymbals still typify the band's sound; with their fuzzy guitar riffs and a retro fetish that spans centuries rather than decades."[7]

Track listing

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Strangefolk track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Out on the Highway"3:53
2."Second Sight"3:44
3."Die for Love"3:26
4."Great Dictator (Of the Free World)"3:14
5."Strangefolk"1:27
6."Song of Love / Narayana"5:30
7."Shadowlands"4:10
8."Fool That I Am"3:55
9."Hurricane Season"6:03
10."Ol' Jack Tar"3:37
11."6ft Down Blues"3:55
12."Dr. Kitt"4:38
13."Persephone"4:40

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart performance for Strangefolk
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 85
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 69
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 69

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Webb, Rob (20 August 2007). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ Miller, Tim (2 August 2007). "God Is in the TV Review". God Is in the TV. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  5. ^ Cashmore, Pete (14 August 2007). "NME Review". NME. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ Lenser, Barry (28 February 2008). "PopMatters review". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b Keefe, Jonathan (17 February 2008). "Slant Magazine Review". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ Roberts, Chris (15 August 2007). "Uncut Review". Uncut. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kula Shaker – Strangefolk" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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