Review: Kula Shaker bring feel good vibes to Albert Hall

Psychedelic indie band Kula Shaker are sheer university days nostalgia for a certain group of people, of which I am one. The four piece band, fronted by blonde, pixie-faced Crispian Mills were popular during the Post-Britpop era of the late 1990s - but they weren't always taken seriously by some.

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.

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.

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Kula Shaker disbanded in September 1999 but reformed in 2004 for sessions for the School of Braja compilation album. This led to plans for a full comeback, and the band's third album, Strangefolk, was issued in 2007 and their fourth, Pilgrims Progress, was released in 2010.

The band returned with a European tour and a well-received new album K 2.0 in 2016. In June this year they released their sixth album, 1st Congregational Church of Eternal Love and Free Hugs which preceded a UK tour.

In the intimate venue of The Albert Hall, late sun streaming in through the stained glass windows, the band appeared on stage to a more than warm welcome - sending the crowd bouncing as they launched