Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
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Artist: Kaiser ChiefsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-10-28
Music Label: Motown
Soundtracks:
- 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
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Music Review: Kaiser Chiefs - Off with Their Heads 8/10
Rating: 4 Stars
The Kaiser Chiefs have always been one of the most likable bands to emerge from the Brit-rock scene that came about with the rise of bands like Franz Ferdinand and the Libertines. The Leeds quintet's potent blend of `60s Kinks guitar-pop and Britpop worship combined with frontman Ricky Wilson's irreverently clever lyrics and distinctive delivery made their debut Employment and, to a lesser extent, their sophomore record Yours Truly, Angry Mob two of the more exciting records to come out of England post-Ferdinand. Off With Their Heads continues this streak without remaining too similar to what came before, as the Chiefs enlist all-star Brit producer Mark Ronson and turn their always-sharp witticisms toward more worldly topics than before.
There's nothing here as immediately catchy as Mob's ridiculously successful single "Ruby," but the band's sense of growth is palpable from the opening "Spanish Metal," a song that announces itself loud and clear with a threatening guitar line and a cascade of toms and crashes and is certainly one of the most "rockin'" songs the band has ever put down. Single "Never Miss A Beat" is vintage Kaiser Chiefs, a buzzing bass and twirling guitar line framing some of Wilson's most political lyrics yet. "It's cool to know nothing," he sings as the song's excellent guitar work takes off.
Ronson's fingerprints are all over this record, and for the better. The funky stomp and soaring strings of "Like It Too Much," the synth-heavy, pulsating beat of "You Want History," the syncopated tribal drums and slashing guitar on "Good Days Bad Days," Ronson helps the Chiefs produce an album that is more musically diverse than any of their previous offerings. And even when they're still perfecting the art of XTC-inspired Britpop, Ronson still gives them the extra edge, as on the bouncy, bell-laden, quite ironic "Addicted to Drugs." But don't forget Wilson's contributions; his lyrics remain some of the most entertaining on that side of the Atlantic, and his voice is endlessly melodic and in-tune.
There are a few missteps where the band takes one step too far, such as the out-of-place guest rap by Sway on "Half the Truth," or meander into formulaic rock like on "Can't Say What I Mean," but for the most part the Chiefs have succeeded in creating another gem of British rock `n roll. Here's to a new British invasion.
Description of Off With Their Heads
2008 release. Off With Their Heads could/should be described as being the first 'proper' Kaiser Chiefs' album with a solid base on which is constructed a series of tracks which come together as an altogether less frenetic and more cohesive piece of work than previous outings and is almost certainly the better for it. The album was produced by Mark Ronson and Eliot James at RAK and Eastcote Studios in London in the Spring of 2008 and mixed by Andy Wallace (Nirvana, LCD Soundsystem, Run DMC) at Soundtrack Studios, Includes the single 'Never Miss A Beat'.Alternative Rock CDs
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