The fourth and final single from K was " Govinda", which reached No.7 in the UK charts in December of that year. "Govinda" was sung totally in Sanskrit, and mixed swirling guitars with traditional Indian music. Total sales for all the singles from K came to half a million. Kula Shaker announce new album and first UK tour in six years". NME. 10 March 2022 . Retrieved 10 March 2022.

Maybe it was Crispian's "posh" past - his mother is actress Hayley Mills, maybe it was the mysticism and Indian influence surrounding the band's music that put you in mind of rich kids "finding themselves" while being funded to go travelling - many of the band's songs feature traditional Indian instruments, such as the sitar, tambura, and tabla. Burning Down –“This is not a song about arson. It’s about self-renewal. Old Indian proverb say –“Be like a tree. Let the dead leaves fall.” In June they played Glastonbury Festival and headlined the Lizard Festival in Cornwall in August 1999 to coincide with the total eclipse. The band made a few more festival appearances, including an appearance at V99, as a last-minute replacement for Placebo, before playing their last gig in the Netherlands at the end of August. But despite a good slating from a few critics, the band notched up an impressive number of Top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart between 1996 and 1999, including Tattva, Hey Dude, Govinda, Hush, and Sound of Drums and the band's debut album, K , reached No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Audience left open-mouthed after a night of utter mystery - illusionist Derren Brown takes to the stage at The LowryOn 16 September 2011, the band released a 2 CD + 1 DVD 15th anniversary edition of K, including some unreleased material and a new documentary. The Libertines at Sounds of the City, Castlefield Bowl - stage times, support, setlist and how to get there The band undertook a small UK tour in the Spring. The tour dates were split into two 'legs', with a pre-tour warm-up show in Milton Keynes. The band played to sell out audiences in smaller venues, playing a mix of new and old material. They also recorded a session for Scottish radio station Clyde1, and made an appearance on the Billy Sloan show on that station to coincide with this.

After initially postponing their tour dates from February and March of 2023, Kula Shaker toured North America in September of 2023. [30] Ways To Leave Your Narcissist –“A song for anyone who realises they are in an abusive relationship; which includes wives, husbands, bosses, and tyrannical governments.” September saw the release of the band's debut album K, which became the fastest selling debut album in Britain since Elastica's debut the previous year. [17] It was eventually certified 2×Platinum by the BPI in January 1997. [18] The album went on to sell over 850,000 copies in the UK (double platinum), and a further 250,000 copies in the United States. I think there is no better example of my naivete and insensitivity than the swastika comments ... my comments derive from my long interest in Indian culture, from which the swastika has its origins ... I apologise to those who have been offended by my comment and humbly ask that they accept that I am completely against the Nazis, their crimes and any other latter-day form of totalitarianism. For the record I have never been an anti-semite especially as my dear grandmother was Jewish ... I loathe totalitarianism, far right thinking, oppression of all forms, denial of human rights and all things that would limit the free spirit of humankind. I stand for peace, love, generosity and learning. [21]Farewell Beautiful Dreamer –“AKA “Cherry Plum Tree”– I wanted to write a sort of nursery rhyme using all the origin myths and archetypes of the American Dream.” Kula Shaker Certified Awards". BPI. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 . Retrieved 5 May 2010.

a b c " "Twenty years just seems like a natural point of reflection": DiS Meets Kula Shaker". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 . Retrieved 29 January 2017.The band's sixth album, 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs, was released on 10 June 2022 and was preceded by the single "The Once and Future King". [25] A further single, "Cherry Plum Tree (Farewell Beautiful Dreamer)" was released on 29 July 2022, and on 4th November 2022 they released " Gimme Some Truth", a John Lennon cover. Unexpurgated fax from Crispian Mills to the Independent newspaper". Lady K's Fairyland. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007 . Retrieved 30 April 2010. Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rded.). Virgin Books. p.270. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.