Kula Shaker

In many ways, Kula Shaker were a Britpop band, taking both stylistic and sonic cues from many of the other groups that defined that era, but at their very core, they were really all about the psychedelia. By the time they emerged into the mainstream, in the late nineties, a British musical scene that had largely been in thrall to Britpop for some time was now looking for something a little different - this is the short-lived scene that they described as post-Britpop - and the music of Kula Shaker - which was both a throwback to the sixties, in some regards, and an experimental step forward in others - fit the bill perfectly. They initially disbanded in 1999, having never really recovered from the damage done by an alleged pro-Nazi controversy stirred up by the NME, but they returned to making music once the dust had settled, reforming in 2004 and making two new albums - Strangefolk in 2007 and Pilgrims Progress in 2010. The musicianship at their live shows, which continue to this day, remains as tight as ever, with the last two albums seeing them experiment a little more and that being translated to the stage in the way they relay their new cuts; they’re continuing to push the boundaries of the public’s perception of them.