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Vultures
Studio album by
Kensington
Released11 May 2012
Recorded2011-2012
GenreIndie rock
Length41:26
LabelUniversal Music
Singles from Vultures
  1. "We Are The Young"
    Released: 2011
  2. "Send Me Away"
    Released: 2012
  3. "No Way Out"
    Released: 2012
  4. "Don't Look Back"
    Released: 2012
  5. "Home Again"
    Released: 2013
  6. "Ghosts"
    Released: 2013

Vultures was released on May 11, 2012. The album was co-produced by Kensington and Niels Zuiderhoek, and mixed by Cenzo Townshend, famous for his work with bands such as Editors, Snow Patrol, and U2. The album was mastered in New York by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound. Dutch music magazine OOR called Vultures "the best Dutch album of 2012",[1] and other media praised the international sound of the album.[2]

On 25 October 2011, the first single off Vultures "We Are The Young" was released.

April 6, 2012 saw the release of the second single from Vultures, "Send Me Away", on Universal Music.[3] The song got picked up by radio station 3FM straightaway, which put it on regular rotation.[4]

On July 10, 2012 the band released a third single, "No Way Out", the video for which starred Hollywood actor Michael Koltes and Brazilian supermodel Ana Araújo.[5] The video was filmed in London in June and produced by Juriaan and Boris Booij, Dutch film-makers stationed in London.[6]

On 20 November, the band announced that Vultures would be released in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, and South Korea. The international version was released on 11 January 2013 through Universal Music.[7] It included a previously unreleased song titled "Home Again", which was featured in the Jack Wolfskin winter campaign commercial.[8] The song became popular and was eventually also released as a single. During the last show of the Vultures Tour in Tivoli Utrecht, the band filmed a video for "Home Again". It was directed and edited by Boris Booij.[9]

Track listing

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  1. "Send Me Away"
  2. "Ride"
  3. "Don't Look Back"
  4. "Home Again"
  5. "No Way Out"
  6. "Kilimanjaro"
  7. "We Are The Young"
  8. "Go Down"
  9. "Ghosts"
  10. "Doesn't It Have To Hurt"
  11. "Call My Name"
  12. "Good Life"

Musical credits

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References

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  1. ^ http://oor.nl/#reviews/albums/10310/vultures_1
  2. ^ http://www.rockportaal.nl/index.php/album-reviews/kensington-vultures/ [dead link]
  3. ^ Huismans, Sjoerd (20 March 2012). "Kensington brengt nieuw album uit bij Universal" (in Dutch). 3voor12. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ http://www.3fmfan.nl/page/muziekstats/trackinfo/17815
  5. ^ "Kensington - No Way Out (Official video)". YouTube. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ http://www.juriaanbooij.com/
  7. ^ http://www.kensingtonband.com/#p=timeline&timeline=vultures-international-version-out-early-2013
  8. ^ "Jack Wolfskin Commercial". Fansingtons.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Kensington - Home Again (Official video)". YouTube. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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