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Gods and Monsters is the third album by English rock band I Am Kloot which was released on 11 April 2005. It reached #74 in the UK. As well as being released on vinyl and CD, the CD version of the album also appeared in a gate-fold sleeve edition with a second disc: the Gods and Monsters DVD. This disc contained filmed live tracks from a gig, specially produced music videos, and a band interview.

Gods and Monsters
Studio album by I Am Kloot
Released	11 April 2005
Genre	Indie rock
Label	The Echo Label
Producer	Joe Robinson
I Am Kloot chronology
I Am Kloot (2003) Gods and Monsters (2005) BBC Radio 1 John Peel Sessions (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC Collective	[1]
Yahoo! Music	UK & Ireland [2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Press	[4]
Pitchfork Media	[5]

Overview

The semi-autobiographical lead single from this album "Over My Shoulder", about relationships ending, was featured occasionally on MTV. Lead singer Bramwell refers to the "Night and Day" club in Manchester where he used to work and where I Am Kloot got their first break. The track "Avenue of Hope" featured in the closing credits of the Danny Boyle film Sunshine in 2007. The cover art is by poster artist Jay Ryan.[6]

Album details

Track Listing

1.	"No Direction Home"	2:34
2.	"Gods and Monsters"	2:04
3.	"Over My Shoulder"	2:57
4.	"An Ordinary Girl"	3:06
5.	"The Stars Look Familiar"	3:47
6.	"Strange Without You"	2:27
7.	"Astray"	1:41
8.	"Hong Kong Lullaby"	2:10
9.	"Sand and Glue"	4:06
10.	"Avenue of Hope"	4:42
11.	"Dead Men's Cigarettes"	2:50
12.	"Coincidence"	2:39
13.	"I Believe"	4:55

Music Credits

I Am Kloot

• John Bramwell
• Andy Hargreaves
• Peter Jobson

Additional instruments

• Robert Marsh – trumpet in "Avenue of Hope"
• Norman McLeod – pedal steel guitar in "Avenue of Hope" and "I Believe"

Production and mixing

• Joe Robinson – production and mixing
• Dan Broad – engineering

Album artwork

• Jay Ryan

Gods and Monsters DVD

The Gods and Monsters DVD was produced by Manchester filmmaker and artist Krishna Stott, who had previously worked with I Am Kloot directing the music video to their 2004 single "Proof", featuring the actor Christopher Eccleston. As well as directing the filming of a gig for the DVD, Stott also created two new music videos for tracks from the album, and recorded an interview with the band.

LIVE AT THE RITZ · MANCHESTER
Includes fragments of a gig recorded on 12 October 2003 in The Ritz club in Manchester. The songs come from the previous album, called I Am Kloot.

1.	"A Strange Arrangement of Colour"	2:39
2.	"From Your Favourite Sky"	2:53
3.	"3 Feet Tall"	2:59
4.	"Not a Reasonable Man"	3:01
5.	"The Same Deep Water as Me"	4:17
6.	"Here for the World"	3:35
7.	"Proof"	2:28
8.	"Life in a Day"	3:10

THE VIDEOS

9.	"Life in a Day"	2:51
10.	"3 Feet Tall"	3:07
11.	"From Your Favourite Sky"	2:49
12.	"Band Interview"	12:10

Credits

Krishna Stott (Retina Circus Production) – directing and production

The Ritz

• Bob Sastry – horn in "The Same Deep Water as Me"
• Troupe (female dance group) – dance in "3 Feet Tall" and "Life in a Day"
• Alex Perry, Jon Hillyer, Jared Roberts, Russell Moss, Jenna Collins, Philip Shotton, Wayne Simmonds – camerawork
• Scott Abrahams and Alex Perry – editing
• Julian Gaskell – live recording
• I Am Kloot and Julian Gaskell – mixing
• Krishna Stott and Julian Gaskell – mastering
• Richard Knowles – live sound
• Dave Morrisey – lighting

Music videos

• "Life in a Day" and "From Your Favourite Sky" – directed by Krishna Stott
• "Three Feet Tall" – directed by Sam Brown

Interview

• Danny Moran – conducting
• Mark Kennard – heads illustration (same as visible on the artworks of singles "Titanic/To You" and "Twist/86 TV's")
• Jon Hillyer – camera
• Mark Schofield – sound
• Alex Perry and Krishna Stott – editing

Singles

title	label	format, catalog number	release date	track listing	charts	additional informations
"Over My Shoulder"	The Echo Label[7]	CDS, ECSCD160[7]	21 March 2005[7][8]	1. "Over My Shoulder" 2. "Great Escape" 3. "Junk Culture" 4. "Over My Shoulder" (music video)	UK Singles Chart: 38[7][9]	Artwork by Jay Ryan.
		gramophone record 7", ECS160[7]		A. "Over My Shoulder" B. "Junk Culture"
		gramophone record 7", ECX160[7]		A. "Over My Shoulder (Live From the Half Moon Putney)" B. "Stop Talking Photographs"
"Gods and Monsters (Two Lone Swordsmen)"	The Echo Label	gramophone record 12", ECDJ167 (promo), ECDLJ 167[10]	18 April 2005[11]	[10] A. "Vocal Remix" – 4:40 B. "Fuzztrumental Mix" – 4:36		Remix and additional production by Two Lone Swordsmen; drums – Nick Burton; additional guitar – Chris Rotter.
"I Believe"	The Echo Label[12]	download[12]	13 June 2005[12]	[12] 1. "I Believe" 2. "Gods and Monsters – Two Lone Swordsmen Vocal Remix" 3. "Gods and Monsters – Two Lone Swordsmen Fuzztrumental Mix" 4. "Haunted House"

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