The Future Is Medieval

The Future Is Medieval / Start the Revolution Without Me
Studio album by Kaiser Chiefs
Released	3 June 2011 (The Future Is Medieval) 6 March 2012 (Start the Revolution Without Me)
Recorded	2009–2011
Genre	Indie rock power pop[1]
Length	53:42 (The Future Is Medieval) 47:22 (Start the Revolution Without Me)
Label	Fiction, B-Unique, Universal Music
Producer	Tony Visconti,[2] Ethan Johns
Kaiser Chiefs chronology
Off with Their Heads (2008) The Future Is Medieval / Start the Revolution Without Me (2011) Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012 (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	60/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
BBC	[5]
The Independent	[6]
Paste Magazine	(7/10)[7]

The Future Is Medieval is the fourth studio album released by English rock band Kaiser Chiefs. The album was made available through the band's official website on 3 June 2011, before being released in shops on 27 June. It is the final album to feature original drummer Nick Hodgson before his departure from the band in December 2012. The album was later re-issued in North America, under the new title Start the Revolution Without Me. This version of the album was released on 6 March 2012, and includes the brand new track "On the Run", plus tracks previously only available on the digital version of the album. Around the same time, a special limited edition vinyl box set was released through the band's official website in the United Kingdom, containing the entire twenty-three tracks from the digital deluxe version of the album, spread across four 10" vinyl records.^[8]