I Am Kloot

I Am Kloot
I Am Kloot live at Paradiso, Amsterdam in 2007
I Am Kloot live at Paradiso, Amsterdam in 2007
Background information
OriginManchester, England
GenresAlternative rock, post-Britpop[1] indie rock
Years active1999–2016
Labels
Past members
Websiteiamkloot.com

I Am Kloot were an English rock band, formed in Manchester in 1999. The band was composed of vocalist/guitarist John Bramwell, bassist Peter Jobson and drummer Andy Hargreaves.

The band released six studio albums, and was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2010 for the album Sky at Night.[3] The band split up in 2016, with Bramwell concentrating on a solo career.

The origin of the band name was shrouded in secrecy for the majority of the band's existence, with Bramwell stating in 2013 that the band "never said and we never will" confirm the origin of the name and joked that "If I told you, I'd have to kill you". Jobson later claimed that the name I Am Kloot was inspired by the Alan J. Pakula film Klute,[4] and also that "I Am Kloot is a left handed card game made famous in the diaries of Jerome K. Jerome" – the rules of which are expounded in Jerome’s Three Men on the Bummel.[5]

  1. ^ "I Am Kloot". Metrotimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
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  3. ^ "I Am Kloot have eyes on the Mercury Prize". Manchester Evening News. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "I Am Kloot - From Here To There (Official Soundtrack) / Kudos from Piccadilly Records". 8 December 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. ^ "I Am Kloot/Liquid Room, Edinburgh/18.01.11". The Daily Dose (Chris Cope). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2015.