64-490: Holbeck Urban Village is an area of Leeds city centre , close to Leeds railway station that has been undergoing a period of urban renewal . The designated area, part of Holbeck, is located amongst ex-locomotive engineering and manufacturing buildings, some dating back to the 18th century on the south side of the River Aire . Among the listed buildings on the site are Marshall's Mill , Temple Works , Tower Works and
128-529: A Riot " soon followed as the album's second release. In 2007, the song was ranked number thirty-six on the NME "Greatest Indie Anthems Ever" countdown. The top twenty singles " Everyday I Love You Less and Less " and " Modern Way " followed in late 2005. The band opened and performed several of their singles at the Philadelphia Live Eight concert in 2005. The song "Saturday Night" was featured in
192-533: A UK Arena tour between February and March 2009, kicking off in Nottingham and ending in London. The tour visited Sheffield, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Dublin. This was the new album tour to promote Off with Their Heads . The band featured on several shows over Christmas 2008 including performing "Never Miss a Beat" with Girls Aloud on their TV Special and playing
256-426: A clockwise direction around the city centre. It serves major transport interchanges and both universities as well as the main shopping and financial districts. There have been calls for a second FreeCityBus to serve emerging business, leisure and residential districts in the southern part of central Leeds. Leeds city centre has its main bus station in the east of the city. However, as a rule only buses heading out of
320-503: A couple of shows and you were just bombarded by a series of potential hit singles." Soon after Sandom became their manager, Kaiser Chiefs signed to B-Unique Records . Atlantic Records had also made an offer for the band. In July 2004, while still relatively unknown inside the UK, Kaiser Chiefs performed their first festival outside the UK at a festival in Moscow . One of the major factors in
384-406: A create-your-own album technique, fans were able to choose 10 out of 20 songs to create "their album" for £ 7.50; the band provides streams of roughly one minute to preview each track before selection. Many celebrities including, Radio One DJ Chris Moyles , The Guardian Newspaper , and frontman Ricky Wilson, created their own version of the album, donating the £1 reimbursement for each copy sold to
448-464: A focus for government investment whilst ignoring adjacent back to back housed areas of Holbeck and Beeston Hill . 53°47′29″N 1°33′13″W / 53.79139°N 1.55361°W / 53.79139; -1.55361 Leeds city centre Leeds city centre is the central business district of Leeds , West Yorkshire , England. It is roughly bounded by the Inner Ring Road to
512-546: A further two Top 20 singles in 2007 with " The Angry Mob " and " Everything Is Average Nowadays ". Their singles " Ruby ", " I Predict a Riot ", " Everyday I Love You Less and Less ", " Never Miss a Beat " and " Oh My God " had sold a combined total of 1.1 million up to August 2012. When they were around eleven years old, Nick Hodgson, Nick Baines and Simon Rix met in the same class at St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston , West Yorkshire. After leaving school, Rix and Baines left for university in 1996 whereas Hodgson remained in
576-444: A hiatus, Kaiser Chiefs announced that they expected to release their fourth studio album in mid-2011. The album was recorded over a period of eighteen months at various locations including drummer Nick Hodgson's self-built east-London studio. The album's producers included Tony Visconti , Ethan Johns and Owen Morris , in addition to Nick Hodgson himself. On 3 June 2011, Kaiser Chiefs launched their new album from their website. Using
640-605: A history. A lot of people used their history against them." The band decided that they would aim for a longer-term record deal and started afresh with new songs and a new name: Kaiser Chiefs. The new name was taken from South African football club Kaizer Chiefs , the first club of ex- Leeds United captain Lucas Radebe . Manager James Sandom was tipped off about the band by Drowned in Sound founder Sean Adams, who persuaded him to go and see them live. Sandom said: "I went to see
704-526: A large campus here. Leeds Dock is the city's southern Cultural Quarter. It is where the Royal Armouries Museum can be found, the building was designed by architect Derek Walker and built at a cost of £42.5 million over two years. The museum has since become one of the city's major tourist attractions. The Financial Quarter is bounded by Park Row to the East, Leeds Inner Ring Road to
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#1732782647823768-554: A number of grand Victorian buildings that are important in the civic life of the city. Prominent institutes include Leeds Magistrates' and Crown Courts, Leeds Library , Leeds Art Gallery , Leeds Civic Hall and Leeds Town Hall . The town hall was completed in 1858 and opened by Queen Victoria . Leeds Civic Hall opened in 1933 by King George V and is home to the Lord Mayor's Room and the council chambers. Many barristers ' chambers and solicitors' offices are found here because of
832-562: A place to provide people with disabilities some employment opportunities. Its workshop has had several locations, beginning in a temporary location near Chapeltown Road, then to the old disused Whitbread Brewery site at Kirkstall and from 1993 to the present Seacroft location. Leeds City Council was the only local authority to do this for some years but now a small number have followed Leeds Lights example in preparing their own displays where as most other councils buy in their lights and services. The lights are repaired and pressure cleaned annually at
896-823: A pre-release video for the Xbox 360 gaming console. It was posted on the official Xbox 360 page before its launch. In 2006, the band received NME awards for 'Best Album' for Employment and 'Best Dressed' for Ricky Wilson. Kaiser Chiefs' second album Yours Truly, Angry Mob was released in February 2007. The group recorded the album throughout the September and October 2006 at Hookend Recording Studios in Oxfordshire, England. The group took inspiration from Led Zeppelin and American rock music, and recorded over twenty-two songs. Yours Truly, Angry Mob reached number one on
960-518: A song titled "Misery Company" onto their SoundCloud account. The song had previously been performed live during the band's 2013 summer tour. On 3 January 2014, "Bows & Arrows" premiered on Rolling Stone magazine's website. Education, Education, Education & War was toured across Europe and the Americas throughout 2014 and 2015. In 2015, they supported the Foo Fighters during
1024-410: A surge of 130,000 people enter its doors on the first day of opening. Costing £350 million, and creating 3,000 jobs, this was a major development for Leeds. It was the only major retail development to open in the UK in 2013. It covers 1,000,000 sq ft (92,900 sq m) with has a capacity for 120 shops and numerous pop-up shops . The Calls is close to the River Aire . The area's decline began in
1088-567: Is a reference to the song "We Stay Together". The first single from the album, " Parachute ", was released on 14 June 2016. The second single, "Hole In My Soul" was released 18 August 2016 and the third and final single, "We Stay Together" was released on 9 December 2016. This welcome return to the limelight saw ‘Stay Together’ push new boundaries to "take this nondescript sound and stuff it impressively full of sing-a-long hooks, covering topics including monogamy (We Stay Together) and shagging (Good Clean Fun)" as it marked an entirely new direction for
1152-555: Is bad. But when you start talking about relationships like on this record it's harder because there's a lot more blurred line. There's no right or wrong." The band performed a string of best of forest shows in the summer of 2016 as part the Forestry Commission ' s Forest Live series. Stay Together was toured across Europe in early 2017. The band signed with their original label Polydor Records for their seventh studio album, Duck , which released on 26 July 2019. For
1216-613: Is served by Leeds Bradford Airport . This is situated in Yeadon approximately seven miles north -west of the city centre. The city centre is linked to the airport by the A1 bus service operated by Yorkshire Coastliner . The airport serves major European destinations as well as many further afield. Traffic passing past Leeds city centre is diverted away from the main areas by the Leeds Inner Ring Road , an urban motorway passing
1280-634: Is the city's northern cultural quarter. Centred upon Centenary Square, landmarks include: NHS England's Quarry House; the BBC Yorkshire building, which moved from Woodhouse Lane in August 2004; the Leeds Playhouse , which opened in March 1990; Leeds College of Music , which moved to its current location in 1997; and Northern Ballet which moved to the area in 2010. Leeds City College also has
1344-845: The Alzheimer's Society . On 27 June 2011, Kaiser Chiefs released an official track listing for the album, featuring 12 of the 20 available tracks and including a previously unheard track 'Kinda Girl You Are' which did not make the initial launch as it was not ready in time. They played two sell out comeback gigs at Falmouth Princess Pavilion. Then followed by appearances at Germany's Hurricane and Southside Festivals in June, Switzerland's Gurten Festival , Pinkpop in The Netherlands, Belgium's Rock Werchter , Portuguese festival Optimus Alive! in July, V Festival in August, Hard Rock Calling in June,
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#17327826478231408-473: The COVID-19 pandemic . In October 2022, the band announced the single "How 2 Dance", the first for V2 Records , which was released on 4 November. The song is part of their eighth album, Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album , produced by Nile Rodgers and Amir Amor . The second single, "Jealousy", was released on 11 April 2023. The third single, "Feeling Alright", was released on 25 October 2023. The album
1472-702: The City of Leeds and National Express services use it. Local First Leeds buses use stops on the city streets, or a number of smaller bus stations, referred to as bus points, at Bond Street, Infirmary Street, Leeds railway station and the Corn Exchange. Kaiser Chiefs Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who originally formed in 1996 as Runston Parva , before reforming as Parva in 2000, and releasing one studio album, 22 , in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation,
1536-740: The Isle of Wight Festival in June and at Terres Rouges Festival in Luxembourg in September. They also played at Tennants Vital in Bangor, Northern Ireland and in September they played two sold-out home town shows at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds. They also be played in October in Festa das Latas, Coimbra – Portugal. On 6 March 2012 the album was re-released under the title Start The Revolution Without Me for
1600-602: The Round Foundry . The urban village concept is being used alongside government investment to encourage building developers to create a mix of residential, business, and leisure facilities. The Tower Works was topped out in January 2012. Topping out is a completion ceremony for the builders, and usually a VIP is invited to lay the final stone. Some local friction has been caused by the HUV being cited as 'expensive' and as
1664-486: The University of Leeds each have a large campus forming an expansive tri-campus area in the north-east city centre, spanning both sides of the inner ring road and expanding into the areas. In addition to the two university campuses there are also multiple smaller education campuses to the area including Leeds Art University , Notre Dame Sixth Form College , Leeds City College and Blenheim Primary School. Quarry Hill
1728-532: The Brit Awards that year, where the band won awards for 'Best British Band', 'Best Rock Act' and 'Best New Artist'. Later a DVD entitled Enjoyment , which documented concerts from the first album era was released, this showed members of the band hypothetically interviewed when 'jaded rock stars'. In October 2008, they also appeared on MTV Day, in Greece, along with bands like the (Greek) C-Real , R.E.M . and
1792-593: The East, North and West of the city centre. Much of the Inner Ring Road is in tunnels so not visible to passing pedestrians. All major routes into Leeds head towards the city centre. The city centre is served by the M621 motorway . The most notable bus service within central Leeds is the LeedsCityBus service operated by First Leeds and funded by West Yorkshire Metro . This service runs every few minutes in
1856-642: The Eden Sessions at the Eden Project , Cornwall. They played a hometown concert at the First Direct Arena in September 2013, being one of the first artists to perform at the new venue. The band's fifth studio album, titled Education, Education, Education & War was released on 31 March 2014. Education, Education, Education & War is the first album featuring the new Kaiser Chiefs drummer, Vijay Mistry, after Nick Hodgson left
1920-724: The Kaiser Chiefs as their new drummer. The band were one of two support bands for Green Day 's one-off concert at the Emirates Stadium in London on 1 June 2013 along with All Time Low . The band's UK tour included 13 shows, beginning at Carlisle Sands Centre on 11 February and ending at London's O2 Academy Brixton on 1 March. The run of shows also includes gigs in Glasgow, Dunfermline, Manchester, Bridlington, Newcastle, Preston, Cheltenham, Wolverhampton, Southampton, Margate and Cambridge. They then went on to headline one of
1984-508: The Kaiser Chiefs performance for the 2007 BBC Electric Proms. Kaiser Chiefs set out on a UK tour in October 2008 with Castle Donington band Late of the Pier and The Hair . The tour started at Leeds Academy , a new venue where they were the first headlining band to play. Other dates included Manchester Academy, Southampton Guildhall, Reading Rivermead, Glasgow Barrowlands, Leicester De Montfort Hall and London Forum. Kaiser Chiefs headed out on
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2048-527: The Leeds Lights workshop in Seacroft throughout the year. 80,000 coloured lamps are stored at the workshop, and 2000m of coloured rope light are used. A team of 14 works all year round producing the display. From October–January, a team of 9 works to erect the lights ready for the switch on in early November, before removing the lights after Christmas. Commercial advertising has been permitted on some of
2112-407: The Leeds area, meeting both Andrew White and Ricky Wilson. Hodgson, White and Wilson formed the band Runston Parva, its name a deliberate misspelling of a small East Yorkshire hamlet called Ruston Parva . After Runston Parva failed to secure a record deal, the group re-formed as Parva upon the return of Rix and Baines from university. Parva's career went beyond the boundaries of Leeds, and the band
2176-502: The South Africa, South America and Ireland legs of their Sonic Highways World Tour . They also released stand alone single 'Falling Awake' on 27 January 2015 via their YouTube channel. Stay Together , the band's sixth studio album, was released on 7 October 2016. It was co-written and produced by Brian Higgins , whose production company Xenomania has worked with the likes of Girls Aloud and Pet Shop Boys . The album's name
2240-502: The UK albums chart and number forty-five on the Billboard 200 albums chart . The album went on to be the band's second Million Seller including the UK and European #1 Airplay Hit of 2007 "Ruby". " Ruby ", the album's lead single , became Kaiser Chiefs' first UK number one single and received the 2007 'Q Award' for 'Best Video'. " Everything Is Average Nowadays " was released as the album's second single, and reached No. 19 in
2304-434: The UK on 4 June 2012. The album features all of the singles released by the band from 2004 to 2012, as well as a new track titled "Listen to Your Head". Drummer Nick Hodgson announced on 4 December 2012 that he had left the band to concentrate on other projects. The band later issued a statement on their website confirming this. On 7 February 2013 it was announced that Vijay Mistry from the band Club Smith would be joining
2368-404: The UK. The album's third single " The Angry Mob " peaked at number twenty-two in the UK. The fourth single, " Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning) ", was released on 12 November as a collector's edition 7" only single via their website. In December 2007, Kaiser Chiefs played two sold-out shows at Earl's Court in London to a capacity crowd of 30,000. On 4 August 2008, the band confirmed
2432-515: The US market. The track list differs significantly from the initial release, including the track "On The Run", which is exclusive to the US album and served as its lead single in early 2012. In early 2012, Kaiser Chiefs played a 20 date tour of the United Kingdom, followed by a tour of North America. Kaiser Chiefs released their first compilation album, Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012 , in
2496-426: The album the band reunited with Ben H. Allen , the producer who worked on the band's 2014 album Education, Education, Education & War . The album was preceded by a UK tour in January and February, including concerts at London's O2 Academy Brixton and O2 Academy Birmingham , where several new songs from the album were premiered. The band also played a homecoming show at Elland Road in Leeds on 8 June 2019, which
2560-823: The band has consisted of lead vocalist Ricky Wilson , guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White , bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick "Peanut" Baines and since 2013 drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced founding drummer Nick Hodgson following his departure from the band in late 2012. Primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s, the band have released eight original studio albums: Employment (2005), Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007), Off with Their Heads (2008), The Future Is Medieval (2011), Education, Education, Education & War (2014), Stay Together (2016), Duck (2019), and Kaiser Chiefs' Easy Eighth Album (2024), one EP: Lap of Honour (2005), one compilation album: Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012 (2012) and numerous singles, including
2624-591: The band was featured in the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics , playing " Pinball Wizard " by The Who . In October 2014, Kaiser Chiefs played at The New Adelphi Club in Hull , East Yorkshire as headline act for the venue's 30th anniversary celebration. A film capturing Kaiser Chiefs performance was made, which was shown at the Adelphi in January 2015 as part of Independent Music Venue Week. In October 2015,
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2688-497: The band's breakthrough in 2005 was their involvement in the NME Awards Tour at the beginning of the year. Like Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand before them, their position as opening act proved an influential one, attracting a lot of positive media attention. The group's debut album Employment was released in March 2005, being primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s. The album
2752-448: The band, who went for a more dance-oriented sound. While Education, Education, Education and War was more focused on politics and the perils of war, the Kaiser Chiefs made the album with a focus on love and relationships. Wilson elaborated further on the stark contrast between this last album and 'Stay Together': "The thing about writing a protest album is it's straightforward. Only an idiot would disagree with you. You're just saying war
2816-448: The city centre Other headquarters include Asda and Channel 4 . Each Christmas the streets of Leeds city centre are decorated with a variety of Christmas lights . The widely publicised ‘switch-on' ceremony is in early November, when a celebrity flicks the switch to illuminate the decorations at Victoria Gardens and usually attracts tens-of-thousands of people to the turning on ceremony. When Leeds Lights were first established in 1983,
2880-735: The close proximity to the courts. The area has a number high-rise residential properties and developments, including Sky Plaza and Opal 3 . Altus House is the tallest building in Yorkshire . Other major institutions are located within the Quarter, including the Yorkshire Bank HQ and also the Merrion Centre . Queen Square is also found here. Leeds General Infirmary , the Leeds Beckett University and
2944-503: The completion of a number of developments. is the name given by local government and planning agencies to a mixed-use urban renewal area south of Leeds railway station . Bridgewater Place and also Granary Wharf are within Holbeck Urban Village . The new High Speed 2 station was due to border this area of Leeds, which is why much of the area is considered prime location for development. Financial Hospitality in
3008-494: The early 20th century when industry moved away from the centre outwards. From 1985 to 1995 Leeds Corporation carried out a major regeneration with a careful conversion of listed building warehouses and new build in sympathetic style for a mixed-use area. Many of the area's old industrial buildings have now been converted into modern flats and commercial buildings. Mediaeval Leeds ended at The Headrow , multiple entertainment venues and municipal buildings were built directly north of
3072-688: The group in December 2012. The album was produced by Ben H. Allen III (who has previously worked with Gnarls Barkley , Animal Collective , and Deerhunter ), and recorded at The Maze Studio in Atlanta . Three songs were co-written with Fraser T Smith ( CeeLo Green , Adele ). It was mixed by Michael Brauer ( My Morning Jacket , Coldplay ) at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in November 2013. On 5 December 2013, Kaiser Chiefs released
3136-589: The lights, such as The Headrow's champagne bottle lights. Celebrities who turned on the Leeds Christmas lights: Leeds city centre is served by Leeds railway station . The station is one of 20 in Great Britain to be managed by Network Rail . It is the busiest English station outside London, and the UK's second busiest station outside London after Glasgow Central . The station serves national, regional and suburban railway services. The city centre
3200-403: The name of their third album as Off with Their Heads . It was released on 20 October 2008. The first single " Never Miss a Beat " was released on 6 October 2008. The band also released a DVD of their live performance at Elland Road from 24 May where they played to a sold out capacity crowd of 40,000 people. The DVD contains the full set from the home of Leeds United as well as highlights from
3264-466: The narrower shopping areas of the city. The area's entertainment venues are Leeds Arena , are Leeds Academy , Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House . Millennium Square anchored by the civic hall was a flagship project to mark the year 2000. It hosts regular concerts, with past performers including the Kaiser Chiefs , Bridewell Taxis , HARD-Fi , Fall Out Boy and Embrace . It is home to
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#17327826478233328-422: The north and the River Aire to the south and can be divided into several quarters. The old town is considered the retail core of Leeds, it extends south from buildings on either side of The Headrow to the River Aire . Kirkgate and Briggate are the oldest streets in Leeds, from which the city grew from. Briggate is home to several chain food and shopping chains, was fully pedestrianised in 1996 and connected
3392-568: The number one hit song " Ruby ". Their album Employment enjoyed critical and commercial success with over three million copies sold. It has won the band three Brit Awards , including the award for Best British Group, a NME award for Best Album, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize . Their UK hit singles include 2004 and 2005 number 9 hit " I Predict a Riot ", 2007 UK number 1 hit " Ruby ", which has sold over 461,000 copies, from their platinum album Yours Truly, Angry Mob plus
3456-579: The previous year. Bookmakers made it favourite to win the award, but they eventually lost out to Antony and the Johnsons . In 2006, Employment won the Ivor Novello award for 'Best Album' The first single released from the album was " Oh My God " in 2004, which reached number six on the UK singles chart when it was reissued in February 2005. In 2007, the song was covered by Mark Ronson and Lily Allen for Ronson's album Version . " I Predict
3520-726: The same song on the Christmas Day edition of Top of the Pops . On 16 July 2009, they played at Marés Vivas in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal as headliners on that day. They, along with Republic of Loose , opened for U2 in Croke Park in Dublin on 25 July 2009. They then opened for Green Day from 27 July to 7 August 2009, and the final shows before their 2-year hiatus were performed at Reading and Leeds Festival 2009. Following
3584-510: The singer Gabriella Cilmi . During an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, David Letterman spoke to Nick Hodgson about buying the Kaiser Chiefs drum set after a brief discussion between the pair an undisclosed price was agreed. At the end of the Kaiser Chiefs show at Chicago's House of Blues (19 April 2012) Nick Hodgson announced this was the final show for his drum kit, which was to be sent to David Letterman. On 12 August 2012,
3648-399: The switch on was held on the 4th Thursday of November, however it has since been brought forward. The illuminations are renowned as being the largest display in the United Kingdom, spanning over 13 miles of city centre streets and using over 2 million low energy light bulbs. Leeds is notable for designing, manufacturing and maintaining its own Christmas Light motifs. Its workshop began as
3712-639: The two previously pedestrian areas either side of it. The old town can be further subdivided into several areas: the city square; the Victorian arcades (such as the Grand Arcade , Thornton's Arcade and the County Arcade); department stores and indoor shopping centres of The Headrow (such as The Light and St John's Centre ), The Calls' markets ( Corn Exchange and Leeds Kirkgate Market ). Opened 21 March 2013, Trinity Leeds shopping centre had
3776-429: The west of the city. The Wellington Place development and the wider Wellington Gardens area of the city contain a number of international corporations. Wellington Place is currently under construction. Historically, Holbeck Urban Village was Holbeck 's closest area to the centre of Leeds . Due to the expansion of the city, it is now considered part of the city centre and was rezoned as Holbeck Urban Village , following
3840-516: The west, The Headrow to the north and Wellington Street to the south. It is centred on the Georgian Park Square , one of the green spaces in Leeds city centre. The City Centre Loop passes through the quarter, using City Square , Quebec Street, King Street and East Parade. Leeds Law School is at Cloth Hall Court. Major names can be found in the financial quarter such as Aviva and The Bank of England . The district has grown out towards
3904-477: Was able to obtain both a record and publishing deal. However, after Beggars Banquet closed the Mantra label, Parva were dropped and without any direction after the release of an album ( 22 ) and three singles ("Heavy", "Good Bad Right Wrong" and "Hessles"). According to manager James Sandom in an interview with HitQuarters , as a dropped band they had become damaged goods, "No one would touch them because they had
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#17327826478233968-465: Was also to celebrate 100 years of Leeds United. The first single from the album, "Record Collection", was released on 23 May 2019, with "People Know How To Love One Another" released as a second single on 6 June 2019. "Golden Oldies" was released as the third single in October 2019. The album entered at number three in the UK album charts. Duck was later toured around arenas in the UK and Europe in early 2020, with all further touring cancelled due to
4032-493: Was released on March 1, 2024. In July 2005 they were chosen to open Bob Geldof's Live 8 festival in Philadelphia ; their performance was broadcast by satellite to every Live 8 venue around the world, giving the band massive worldwide exposure. In August 2006, the band released a book entitled A Record of Employment , which along with photos by Peter Hill, documented the band's rise from being unsigned to their triumph at
4096-446: Was well received by music critics, described as "thrilling from beginning to end" and "quintessentially British, without pretension and most importantly, a whole lot of fun". It reached number two on the UK albums chart , and was certified five times platinum. In 2005, Employment was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize , an annual music prize awarded for the best British or Irish album from
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