Employment (album)
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| Released | 7 March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | Summer–December 2004 | |||
| Studio | Chapel Studios, Lincoln | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 44:12 (40:42 without bonus track) | |||
| Label | B-Unique | |||
| Producer | Stephen Street, Stephen Harris | |||
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Employment is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs, released in March 2005 on B-Unique Records. Employment takes its inspirations from the Britpop and new wave movements, 1970s-era punk rock and Beach Boys-esque West Coast music.
The album originally charted at number three in the UK Albums Chart on 13 March 2005, but charted at number two almost a year after its release, due to the band's success at the Brit Awards. Employment went on to become the fourth best-selling album in the United Kingdom that year.