INDIE royalty Kasabian have stated that their new album will save rock ‘n’ roll music as we know it.
Billed as one of their best records yet and a ‘feel-good’ album that aims to quell the large scale upheaval and woes that we’re all feeling in 2017, guitarist and songwriter Serge Pizzorno has stated that “It’s about saving guitar music from the the abyss! Because it’s gone. They’re great songs to sing, they were made for him, for that.”
In addition to the album’s sunny disposition, the record has also served as a form of therapy for the band’s frontman Tom Meighan after what was a tumultuous year for the Leicester native.
Speaking to Q Magazine, Serge came out in support of his longtime confidant and ally:
“His heart is on his sleeve and he can get hurt, because he’s so open. That’s why people relate to him. He can stand in front of a hundred thousand people and they come away feeling not so alone, they’ve connected with this man who can show them their pain and their euphoria. It’s powerful, do you know what I mean? We’re real. Especially Tom. He’s the realest fucking man there is. You can slag that off if you want but he’s more real than I’ll ever be.
In terms of the sound of the record itself, Pizzorno has also declared that it will be a departure from their latest work and return to their rock ‘n’ roll roots:
“Well, I fell in love with the guitar again. I was listening to ESG and Talking Heads and in that kind of world, then it just took on a life of its own. I just wanted to make a guitar record that was relevant and important. It’s been a while since that happened. We always react against our previous work. I did massively experimental synth work on the last record so I just looked at my Rickenbacker in the corner of the studio and thought ‘that’s what I’m gonna do’. I just started smashing tunes out on that.”
It is rumoured that Kasabian’s first single from the new record will be entitled ‘You’re In Love With A Psycho’ and will be premiered on Radio X on Thursday night.
The band will headline both Reading & Leeds Festival and the inaugural edition of TRNSMT.
