Wonderland' for Charlatans Fans". NME. 13 November 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023. a b Buscovic, Alix (12 September 2001). "The Charlatans – Wonderland (Universal)". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 19 November 2006 . Retrieved 14 September 2022.

On 13 August 2013 the band's 44-year-old drummer Jon Brookes died from a brain tumour having undergone several operations and treatment for the condition since his initial diagnosis in 2010. [16] The band themselves paid him tribute in a special event, with Pete Salisbury playing in his place and bands such as Beady Eye, The Vaccines and Manic Street Preachers also joining the bill. Proceeds from the night went to The Brain Tumour Charity, of which The Charlatans are now patrons; the charity have set up The Jon Brookes Fund as a lasting tribute to the drummer. [17] The Charlatans U.K. Wrap 'Wonderland' ". Billboard. 18 May 2001. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023 . Retrieved 2 February 2023. Tellin' Tour Stories". NME. 31 July 1999. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022 . Retrieved 12 September 2022. The band returned to their Big Mushroom studio to begin working on demos for a new album in 2013. In May the Mountain Picnic Blues DVD was released, a documentary about their Tellin' Stories album from its creation in 1997 to the 15th anniversary of the album.

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Charlatans & Gomez Kings of the Castle". NME. 6 April 2000. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022 . Retrieved 11 September 2022. In 1995 the release of the band's self-titled fourth album saw them become major UK stars again, topping the UK albums chart and spawning the Top 20 single "Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over". [9] Love' Hangover". NME. 4 September 2001. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023. In July 2021, the group announced the release of A Head Full of Ideas: The Best of Charlatans, which was released on 15 October 2021.

Musically, Wonderland has been described as funk- soul and electronica, [26] drawing comparison to work of John Mellencamp, Oasis and Primal Scream, [27] particularly the latter's a b Redfern, Mark. "The Charlatans Wonderland (MCA Records)". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 19 June 2007 . Retrieved 14 September 2022. The singer was living for the moment. "I was kind of in it just thinking it was the right thing to be doing at that time," he says. "Obviously I was a massive music fan and it was what I really wanted to be doing. But I had no clue [how long it would last]. I didn't really think it would last for longer than a year, maybe. Maybe we could do one album. And I had no real idea what to do after that... But it just felt so great. We'd all been in bands before and we just all knew that we had a chemistry, something that was unexplained and something that we all believed in."Charlatans Live Footage". Dotmusic. 21 March 2002. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002 . Retrieved 4 February 2023. Ella of a Line Up!". NME. 26 February 2002. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023 . Retrieved 1 February 2023.