Kaiser Chiefs New Album ‘Off With Their Heads’ | Claim British Indie Is Boring
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Dave Parrack on August 6th, 2008
Kaiser Chiefs have revealed details about their forthcoming album, including the name, track listing, and special guests. But on the same day, they have described the British Indie scene as “very, very boring”. But that doesn’t include them, obviously.
Kaiser Chiefs third studio album is to be called Off With Their Heads, and will be released on October 13th. The follow-up to last year’s Yours Truly, Angry Mob has been produced by Amy Winehouse’ mate Mark Ronson, and will feature guest appearances from a number of high profile artists.
The album release will be preceded by the first single to come from it, Never Miss A Beat, release on October 6th. According to the NME, Lily Allen and New Young Pony Club provide backing vocals for the single, while rapper Sway appears on Half The Truth. Lily Allen also appears on Always Happens Like That, alongside orchestration from David Arnold.
The full track listing for Off With Their Heads is:
‘Spanish Metal’
‘Never Miss A Beat’
‘Like It Too Much’
‘You Want History’
‘Can’t Say What I Mean’
‘Good Days Bad Days’
‘Tomato In The Rain’
‘Half The Truth’
‘Always Happens Like That’
‘Addicted to Drugs’
‘Remember You’re A Girl’
Meanwhile, the band spoke to the BBC about the new album, and touched on the state of the music industry in the UK. Front man Ricky Wilson said some bands “didn’t seem to be enjoying themselves” and were “going through the motions”.
“Indie bands are big, so a lot of record companies are pushing indie bands and going ‘we’ve got one and they dress in vests’. That indie by numbers is boring.”
Wilson is right as well. There does seem to be a kind of indie music by numbers thing going on, with average bands being pushed as the next big thing. While the Kaisers refused to name names, I’d say Scouting For Girls and The Hoosiers are two prime examples of such blatant indie pop crossovers which are there just to sell oodles of records.
[Photo Source: kaleid at Flickr]
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