The 5th Record..

[benwoodcockuk]

A thread to discuss the 5th record from the Worlds Best Fucking Band.

Will it be Dance? Dark? Pop? Indie? Rock? Alternative? Psychedelic? Does it matter?
Only time will give us the real answer (Album expected late 2013).

Due to family commitments, I can't see Kasabian doing much in terms of interviews and press releases over the next year. So, my guess is the album will be produced quickly once in studio, due to a fair few tracks possibly deriving from Serge's own collection.
So, it's great when Tom recently gave an interview at T-In The Park to NME and hinted at possible influences for the record.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzqrY3MWSIo

'What can you expect from the new album?'

- "This next album we're gonna' go left-field...really dark left-field as well"

Then went on to say he was frustrated by the record company giving them 3 minute slots for songs and would like to go back to the Kasabian and Ryder days of..

- "Do interludes, psychedelic breakdowns, 12 minute endings, ya know".

So this may translate to going back to more Beneficial Herbs, I.D. and Club Foot (Dreamy) over the poppy tunes like Velociraptor.
I'm pretty sure this will be met well by those fans who miss the disturbing and edgy tunes perfected by Karloff and Pizzorno, both who mixed dance and darkness to perfection, particularly on tunes like Empire and Club Foot. The only losers could be the radio stations and record companies, who demand short, indie-rock pieces to feed to the mass market. I can only think this is a good thing for all the fans.

(If Tom follows up on his words!......)

[martmulholland]

I really hope so, in these times its impossible for a rock single to do well so they should focus on making an awesome album, which is still a sure thing to get the number one slot. Anyways its a long time away, who knows.

[milkyjoe]

I really like the sound of "really dark left-field" - I hope that actually turns out to be the case ;D

[cassabian]

I agree with milkyjoe! "really dark left-field" would be amazing!

[benwoodcockuk]

...god yeah.

Doctor Zapp was just that.. More of the same with a few lyrics thrown in.

[cassabian]

You know what, I think if they released an album full of electo sounding tunes like Doctor Zapp, I Hear Voices, Bang, I.D. etc they'd probably lose a lot of the 'casual' fans they gained during the West Ryder & Velociraptor! eras. The hardcore fans would definitely appreciate it though.

[tanja78]

Aug 8, 2012 7:47:08 GMT cassabian said:

The hardcore fans would definitely appreciate it though.

that'll defenitily include me

reading and hearing about a new album makes me really impatient and i can't wait for new music, but on the other hand it will be good if they take their time for the new album

[benwoodcockuk]

Aug 8, 2012 7:47:08 GMT cassabian said:

You know what, I think if they released an album full of electo sounding tunes like Doctor Zapp, I Hear Voices, Bang, I.D. etc they'd probably lose a lot of the 'casual' fans they gained during the West Ryder & Velociraptor! eras. The hardcore fans would definitely appreciate it though.

Agree with you there Cass. Tom, Serge and Co have made it. They're on top of the world right now. They have carved out 'the movement' in various countries and the hard work is just about done. They can afford to go back to their roots because that's what they get most pleasure in (judging by Toms interview).

[martmulholland]

Most bands love to go back to their roots after a few albums of trying new stuff, here's hoping

[highroyds]

I think at this point in time they're just saying whatever comes to mind. There won't be any guitars on it, that kind of thing. The last one was supposed to be inspired by Jackson 5 and whatnot and look what we ended up with. Even if Serge is already writing songs, I don't think they know what it's going to sound like until they're actually working on it.