The Future Is Medieval

The Future Is Medieval / Start the Revolution Without Me
Studio album by
Kaiser Chiefs
Released3 June 2011 (The Future Is Medieval)
6 March 2012 (Start the Revolution Without Me)
Recorded2009–2011
Genre
Length53:42 (The Future Is Medieval)
47:22 (Start the Revolution Without Me)
LabelFiction, B-Unique, Universal Music
ProducerTony Visconti,[2] Ethan Johns
Kaiser Chiefs chronology
Off with Their Heads
(2008) 		The Future Is Medieval / Start the Revolution Without Me
(2011) 		Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic60/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
BBC[5]
The Independent[6]
Paste Magazine(7/10)[7]

The Future Is Medieval is the fourth studio album released by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. The album was made available through the band's official website on 3 June 2011, before being released in shops on 27 June. It is the final album to feature original drummer Nick Hodgson before his departure from the band in December 2012. The album was later re-issued in North America, under the new title Start the Revolution Without Me. This version of the album was released on 6 March 2012, and includes the brand new track "On the Run", plus tracks previously only available on the digital version of the album. Around the same time, a special limited edition vinyl box set was released through the band's official website in the United Kingdom, containing the entire twenty-three tracks from the digital deluxe version of the album, spread across four 10" vinyl records.[8]

  1. ^ "Exclusive Album Stream: Kaiser Chiefs' 'Start the Revolution Without Me'". Rolling Stone. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. ^ Kaiser Chiefs rejected David Bowie's lyrics for new album 'The Future Is Medieval' | News | NME.COM
  3. ^ "Start the Revolution Without Me Reviews, Ratings, Credits and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  4. ^ Jon O'Brien. "The Future Is Medieval - Kaiser Chiefs - Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "BBC review".
  6. ^ "The Independent review". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Kaiser Chiefs:Start the Revolution Without Me". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Special Vinyl Edition Now Available!". Pastemagazine.com. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.