Employment (album)

Employment
Studio album by
Kaiser Chiefs
Released7 March 2005
RecordedSummer–December 2004
StudioChapel Studios, Lincoln
GenreAlternative rock,[1][2] indie rock,[3][4] post-punk revival[5]
Length44:06 (40:42 without bonus track)
LabelB-Unique
ProducerStephen Street, Stephen Harris
Kaiser Chiefs chronology
22
(2003) 		Employment
(2005) 		Yours Truly, Angry Mob
(2007)
Singles from Employment
  1. "Oh My God"
    Released: 17 May 2004
  2. "I Predict a Riot"
    Released: 1 November 2004
  3. "Everyday I Love You Less and Less"
    Released: 16 May 2005
  4. "Modern Way"
    Released: 7 November 2005
  5. "You Can Have It All"
    Released: Christmas 2005

Employment is the debut studio album by English indie rock[6] 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.

The album originally charted at number three in the UK Albums Chart on 13 March 2005, but charted at number two almost a year after its release, due to the band's success at the Brit Awards. Employment went on to become the fourth best-selling album in the United Kingdom that year.

  1. ^ "Apple Music: Employment". Apple Music. Apple. Retrieved 18 April 2021. [...]England's Kaiser Chiefs had made an imprint on the alt-pop scenes on both sides of the Atlantic
  2. ^ Sutton, Michael (2008). "Employment". AlbumLinerNotes. Retrieved 18 April 2021. [...]Kaiser Chiefs[...]crash-landed on some of the biggest U.S. alternative stations with the "I Predict a Riot" import single in late 2004.
  3. ^ Peters, Charlie (26 March 2020). "'Employment' at 15: Kaiser Chiefs' British charm only increases with age". The Boar. University of Warwick, Coventry, England. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ Foley, Jack. "Kaiser Chiefs - Employment". Indie London. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ Campbell, Erica (27 March 2017). "The 10 Best Post-Punk Revival Albums To Own On Vinyl". Vinyl Me Please. Offbeat Ventures, LLC. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "BBC - Seven Ages of Rock "What the World Is Waiting For"". Seven Ages of Rock. 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2011.