Just when it looks like Brit-Rock is over, yet another band claiming to be the genre’s savior appears.
So it goes with Kasabian.
The band’s self-titled debut album opens with “Club Foot,” a song that creates the ideal Friday night anthem and sets a preface for what listeners are in store for.
With a pace that fluctuates at times but overall remains steady, Kasabian’s lead track falls flat in the way promising Friday nights never turn out perfect. Songs like “Processed Beats” and “Reason is Treason” make this anthem easy to forget.
The album’s climax is “L.S.F (Lost Souls Forever),” which the attentive music listener will recognize from its extensive radio play in early 2004 (or from the FIFA 2004 world cup video game soundtrack to the video game nerd). The song grabs you close and screams “Oh! Come on! We’ve got our backs to the wall!” It’s apparent that Kasabian wants everyone to listen.
As the album nears its end, so does its energetic drive. The soothing melodies of “U Boat” is relieving like a cigarette break. The song is miles away from the drive that Kasabian introduces and re-introduces throughout the album, but as listeners fall into the album’s soft electronic bliss, they are taken into another wave of Kasabian’s signature dance pulse.
Overall, this album is consistent, but offers nothing substantial except a cheeky attitude that will keep the listener’s attention.
Kasabian is not going to save rock with this release but it is a good start.
