Kasabian West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum CD

Kasabian are the great heretics of British rock; 21st century renegades with a romantic's heart, a poet's lust for life and a lysergic vision to sear the eyeballs of anyone who would doubt them. Two years in the making, WEST RYDER PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUM is the sound of a band at the peak of their powers. A fifty-two minute mash up of sky-scraping melodies, electro-punk riffs, Morricone-esque symphonics, Mariachi stomps and psych-pop lullabies, it is both a stadium sized declaration of intent and a bar-raising benchmark for rock music in 2009.

1. Underdog 2. Where Did All the Love Go 3. Swarfiga 4. Fast Fuse 5. Take Aim 6. Thick As Thieves 7. West Rider Silver Bullet 8. Vald the Impaler 9. Ladies ; Gentlemen (Roll the Dice) 10. Secret Alphabets 11. Fire 12. Happiness