Description

Kasabian: Tom Meighan, Sergio Pizzorno (vocals); Chris Edwards (bass guitar); Ian Matthews (drums).
Personnel: Rosario Dawson (vocals); Tim Carter (guitar, keyboards, percussion); Dan the Automator (programming); Chris Marker (sampler).
Audio Mixers: Dan the Automator; Marc Senesac.
Audio Remasterer: Howie Weinberg.
Recording information: E-Land Mig Studios; Lookout Studios, San Francisco, CA; Orangutan Studios.
Cinematic and moody, celebratory and hedonistic, the Leicester-based band’s third full-length album touches many bases, from lurching, Vaudevillian dramatics (“Thick as Thieves”) to emotive, Stones-y ballads (“Happiness,” “Ladies and Gentlemen Roll the Dice”) to Madchester-derived disco-punk workouts (first single “Vlad the Impaler,” “Fire,” “Underdog”). But the stand-out may be the previously released garage-raver “Fast Fuse,” which takes a straight-ahead rocking approach and shows off guitarist Sergio Pizzorno’s terse but effective riffing.