2011 was the year Leicester lads Kasabian released their fourth album and became arguably the biggest rock band in the country. After West Ryder… established them as a much more inventive and cerebral band than the ‘lad-rock’ naysayers gave them credit for, the superbly titled Velociraptor! upped their populist appeal and added sweeping melodies to…
Kasabian – Re-Wired Leicester’s finest Kasabian are releasing ‘Re-Wired’, the latest single from fourth album Velociraptor!, on 20 November. As they’re all too easily dismissed as unoriginal lad-rockers, Kasabian rarely get the credit they deserve for making absorbing and entertaining music. It may not be the most cerebral music out there, but then again it’s not…
Kasabian interview Kasabian bassist Chris Edwards was out celebrating his charity bike ride last night with a fundraising do in his hometown of Leicester. Chris, along with his brother Jay, took on the mammoth task of cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust – and he took…
Kasabian – Velociraptor! [rating:4.5/5] It must be a bit frustrating for Kasabian that, even after the success of their inventively psychedelic third album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, they are still branded in some quarters as unoriginal lad-rockers in thrall to the likes of Oasis and Primal Scream. While this may be an unfair judgement,…
Kasabian have just debuted their massive new single ‘eez-eh’ on Radio 1, and have now made the audio available to stream. Listen to it below and let me know what you think of it in the comments at the bottom: Zane Lowe described ‘eez-eh’ as the biggest lead single Kasabian have released so far, and…
The V Festival has gradually become a favourite and high-profile fixture in the summer festival calendar. With over eighty bands spread over two sites, this year’s V looks set to be the best ever. Here, we take a closer look at the weekend ahead. V Festival line-up As befitting a festival of V’s stature, this…
The press cycle for Kasabian’s latest album 48:13 is starting to wind down now – after the highs of the album hitting number one and the Leicester band basically owning summer with their homecoming show and closing Glastonbury. Next up for them is their sell-out UK tour in autumn, but before that they’ve released a…
Kasabian’s stellar year will continue with a headline slot at this years iTunes Festival at London’s Roundhouse. The Leicester band, who have a number one album, a huge homecoming show, a Glastonbury headline slot and a sold-out UK tour to their name so far in 2014, will play the iTunes Festival on 5 September. Joining…
Kasabian have finally released the video for ‘Switchblade Smiles’, the lead single to their eagerly awaited fourth album Velociraptor! Keen followers of Kasabian will probably note a slight change of direction in this video – which deviates from the narrative-led formula of their past videos to a more stylised approach. It seems to fit nicely…
Leicester lad-rockers (only joking Serge!) Kasabian have announced a special show next month as they gear up for their headline assault on this years Reading and Leeds festival. The band will be playing at Brixton O2 Academy on Monday 20 August – five days before they headline the Reading Festival. Tickets for the warm-up show…
