History
Formed out of the ashes of The Mouth, a band Bramwell co-fronted with Bryan Glancy and released one single in the U.S., I Am Kloot released their debut album, Natural History, in the UK in March 2001 on the Wall of Sound offshoot 'We Love You', followed by the I Am Kloot album in September 2003, on the Echo imprint.
Echo had originally planned to release "Proof" as a single to promote the second album, but after agreeing on artwork and a track listing (and commissioning a video featuring Christopher Eccleston, directed by Krishna Stott), the label shelved these ideas and subsequently issued the single as a download only (though a few copies were issued in Europe on the PIAS imprint). This action is commonly seen as the start of the dispute that would subsequently see the band leave the label.
The band remained with Echo for their third LP, Gods and Monsters (2005), but left the label citing a lack of financial support after another planned single, "I Believe", was cancelled at short notice. Later that year they issued a limited edition single entitled "Maybe I Should" on November 21, following some of their biggest headlining concerts in the UK, culminating in a show at the London Astoria.
In April 2006 "Only Role in Town", was made available for free download, followed by the release of an album of BBC Radio One DJ John Peel session tracks in October 2006, recorded over two sessions in 2001 and 2004.
I Am Kloot's fourth studio album, I Am Kloot Play Moolah Rouge, was available at gigs in November 2007 as a limited edition of 2000 copies, before going on general release on 14 April 2008.
In October 2009, they released a double album compilation of B-sides, rarities and unreleased songs collected under the title of B.
I Am Kloot's next studio album, Sky at Night, was released on 5 July 2010 through Shepherd Moon Records. The album was produced by Craig Potter and Guy Garvey from Elbow.
The Sky at Night album was shortlisted for the 2010 Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize.
The sixth studio album, titled Let It All In, is slated for release on 21st January 2013.
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