kula shaker are an english psychedelic rock band. led by frontman crispian mills, the band came to prominence during the post-britpop era of the late 1990s. the band enjoyed commercial success in the uk between 1996 and 1999, notching up a number of top 10 hits on the uk singles chart, including "tattva", "hey dude", "govinda", "hush", and "sound of drums". the band's debut album, "k", reached no. 1 on the uk albums chart.