The Future Is Medieval is the fourth studio album by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....

, originally released through their website on 3 June 2011, a physical release was released on 27 June 2011.

Album information

The album's promotion is unique in that it gave fans the opportunity to create their own version of the record by choosing their favourite 10 tracks from the selection of 20 on offer, as well as being able to customise their own artwork. Fans are also able to share their version of the record with other people, once it has been created, earning them £1 each time it's purchased by someone else.

Just days before the album was announced a music video for the track "Little Shocks" was released online via the band's official website. The album's title is taken from the lyrics of the track "Child of the Jago".

Track listing

All tracks written by Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....

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1. "Little Shocks
   Little Shocks
   "Little Shocks" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, taken from their fourth studio album The Future Is Medieval . The song was written by Nick Hodgson, Ricky Wilson, Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Andrew "Whitey" White. It was produced by Tony Visconti...
   
   " – 3:42
2. "Things Change" – 3:45
3. "Long Way from Celebrating" – 3:02
4. "Starts with Nothing" – 5:31
5. "Out of Focus" – 4:09
6. "Dead or in Serious Trouble" – 2:37
7. "When All Is Quiet" – 3:27
8. "Kinda Girl You Are" – 2:36
9. "Man On Mars
   Man on Mars (song)
   "Man on Mars" is a song by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, taken from their fourth studio album The Future Is Medieval . The song was written by Nick Hodgson, Ricky Wilson, Simon Rix, Nick Baines and Andrew "Whitey" White...
   
   " – 4:14
10. "Child of the Jago" – 4:41
11. "Heard It Break" – 3:07
12. "Coming Up for Air" – 5:35
13. "If You Will Have Me/"Howlaround" (as a hidden track on the UK edition) – 13:28 (3:25/3:51)

iTunes edition exclusive bonus track

• "City" – 4:07

Tracks that are available on the band's official website

• "Back in December" – 3:40
• "Problem Solved" – 3:01
• "Can't Mind My Own Business" – 3:48
• "Cousin in the Bronx" – 3:32
• "Saying Something" – 4:06
• "Fly on the Wall" – 4:35
• "I Dare You" – 3:56
• "My Place Is Here" – 4:04

Personnel

• Ricky Wilson – vocals
  Singing
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• Andrew 'Whitey' White
  Andrew White (musician)
  Andrew "Whitey" White is the lead and rhythm guitarist of the English alternative rock band Kaiser Chiefs.-Biography:He is an original member of the band Runston Parva, which later became Parva. He is also left-handed....
  
   – guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Nick Hodgson
  Nick Hodgson
  Nicholas James David Hodgson is the drummer, backing vocalist and principal song-writer of English indie band Kaiser Chiefs....
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , backing vocals, lead vocals on Man On Mars and If You Will Have Me
• Simon Rix
  Simon Rix
  James Simon Rix is the bass player for popular British band Kaiser Chiefs and is famous for his large curly hair which has led to the nickname 'Jesus' by fans and 'curlywand' amongst friends.. He went to school at St...
  
   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Nick 'Peanut' Baines
  Nick Baines
  Nicholas Matthew "Peanut" Baines, born 21 March 1978, is the keyboardist of the English indie-rock band Kaiser Chiefs.He studied at university for four years in Newcastle....
  
   – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Tony Visconti
  Tony Visconti
  Anthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
  
   – producer
  Record producer
  A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
  
  , engineer
  Audio engineering
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• Ethan Johns
  Ethan Johns
  Ethan Johns is a record producer, engineer, mixer, musician, and songwriter who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagne, Kevin Prosch, Rufus Wainwright, Howard Eliott Payne, Emmylou Harris, Crowded House, Laura Marling, Luthea Salom, and Crosby, Stills and...
  
   – producer, engineer
• David Arnold
  David Arnold
  David Arnold is an English film composer best known for scoring five James Bond films, the 1994 film Stargate, the 1996 film Independence Day, and the television series Little Britain.-Film and television career:...
  
   - additional Strings on several tracks
• Tim Hodgson
  Tim Hodgson
  Timothy Philip Hodgson is a former English cricketer. Hodgson was a left-handed batsman. He was born at Guildford, Surrey, while he was educated at Wellington College and Durham University....
  
  - additional vocals on If You will Have Me