I Am Kloot

thumb|I am Kloot in Amsterdam 2011 I Am Kloot are an English band formed in Manchester, in 1999 by John Bramwell (guitar/vocals/lyrics), Peter Jobson (bass) and Andy Hargreaves (drums). Quotes related to I Am Kloot If wishes were horses then beggars would ride, and if critical plaudits were album sales I Am Kloot would be pulled along in carriages made of gold records that would make the Queen literally shit with envy. Really special. Time Out, November/December 2006http://web.archive.org/web/20080513232744/http://www.retinacircus.co.uk/nukloot/press.php Press iamkloot.com. A copy from 2008-05-13 in Internet Archive.http://www.bebo.com/Blog.jsp?MemberId=2772269864 Time Out magazine preview 8 December 2006 I Am Kloot's official Bebo profile 2012-07-04 Outside of the three members of the band, Craig and Guy know what is Klootish and what isn’t Klootish better than anyone. John Bramwell, 2012http://www.nme.com/news/i-am-kloot/66484 I Am Kloot unveil video for new single 'Hold Back The Night' – watch News New Musical Express 5 October 2012 2012-11-07 People get very passionate about our band as their own little secret, and I can relate to that, ‘cause I used to feel a bit like that, and then if the band becomes very successful, then they can get a bit funny with you, can’t they?! Andy Hargreaves in an interview for the Outline Magazine, January 2011 http://www.outlineonline.co.uk/music/interviews/i-am-kloot Interview with I Am Kloot Emma Roberts Outline Magazine January 2011 2012-07-03 'Sky At Night' was a beautiful lullaby of a record and it brought us a lot of new listeners, but people kept talking about the orchestration. I kept thinking, Fucking hell, man, it’s about the songs, not the xylophones! The idea behind this album [Let It All In] is to show that our songs can work when they’re stripped down, much like our first LP. John Bramwell, 2012 That's why we called ourselves I Am Kloot. We wanted a name that wasn't a commitment to anything in particular. We wanted to do loads of different things and we've always drawn from a big pool of music styles. Peter Jobson in an interview for the Sheffield Telegraph, April 2013 http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/listings/music/philosophical-kloot-set-to-let-it-all-out-1-5576373 Philosophical Kloot set to let it all out Sheffield Telegraph 11 April 2013 2013-04-17 We seem to have been the kiss of death for a lot of them [record labels]. As soon as we signed to them they went out of business. Peter Jobson in an interview for The Scotsman, January/February 2013 http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/i-am-kloot-we-were-the-kiss-of-death-for-a-long-time-1-2781659 I Am Kloot: ‘We were the kiss of death for a long time’ Chitra Ramaswamy The Scotsman 8 February 2013 2013-07-22 Quotes related to John Bramwell Johnny Bramwell from I Am Kloot is one of the four most talented songwriters this country has produced in the last ten years. Two out of these four have Irish surnames .... Pete Doherty, 2007 Because of all the different looks The Beatles had, I didn’t realise they were the same four people. I thought they were people from the land of “The Beatles” and the music was the music from that country. John Bramwell in interview with The Sun, January 2013 http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/sftw/4738001/i-am-kloot-interview-let-it-all-in.html Guy Garvey brings something else to the studio ... sandwiches Simon Cosyns The Sun 11 January 2013 24 January 2013 I feel like an AA man sometimes. Wherever I go, people are pleased to see me. John Bramwell in interview with The Sun, January 2013 References External links Official website Category:English bands Category:Alternative rock bands Category:Indie rock bands