Off with Their Heads
The Leeds quintet's third LP recaptures some of the ebullience (and charm) of their 2005 debut, Employment, after the darker cynicism of the follow-up, Yours Truly, Angry Mob. Lily Allen guests on two songs.
Though "Ruby" was one of the Kaiser Chiefs' biggest hits, it and the rest of Yours Truly, Angry Mob were disappointing, trading Employment's ambitious spark for workmanlike consistency.
<p>Kaiser Chief's latest album displays a sense of adventure and experimentalism that avoids the ordinary and obvious</p>
<p>More football chant schmindie but when things lope off-course, the band come alive</p>
Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads review: The Kaiser Chiefs begin to find their true sound and produce many solid tracks that contain their trademark strengths. Unfortunately, interspersed amongst them are a number of genuinely poor songs.<script src=
Kaiser Chief's third album and the new release from Mercury Rev among this week's offerings.
Third album from the Leeds band unites them with producer du jour Mark Ronson, plus Q&A