- indie rock, rock, consensus rock
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- B‐Unique Records
Employment is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, released in March 2005 on B-Unique Records. Employment takes its inspirations from the Britpop and new wave movements, 1970s-era punk rock and Beach Boys-esque West Coast music.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, contemporary and grave.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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Metacritic 78/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times3/4 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.7/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- SpinB+
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Everyday I Love You Less and Less3:38
- 2I Predict a Riot3:53
- 3Modern Way4:04
- 4Na Na Na Na Naa3:01
- 5You Can Have It All4:36
- 6Oh My God3:35
- 7Born to Be a Dancer3:31
- 8Saturday Night3:28
- 9What Did I Ever Give You?4:09
- 10Time Honoured Tradition2:45
- 11Caroline, Yes4:10
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kaiser Chiefs
- Label
- B‐Unique Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- RU
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