Thursday, May 1, 2014

Kaiser Chiefs
























Artist:  Kaiser Chiefs
Origin:  Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genre:  Indie Rock, New Wave, Post Punk

Original line-up:

Ricky Wilson:  Lead Vocals, Percussion
Andrew "Whitey" White:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Simon Rix:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Nick "Peanut" Banies:  Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion
Nick Hodgson:  Drums, Percussion

Kaiser Chiefs are an English Indie Rock Band from Leeds, formed in 2000 as Parva, in 2003 renaming to be Kaiser Chiefs.  The band consists of Ricky Wilson (Lead Vocals), Andrew White (Guitar), Simon Rix (Bass), Nick Baines (Keyboards) and Nick Hodgson (Drums), later replaced by Vijay Misty in 2013.  Their music
inspired by Punk Rock and New Wave of the late 1970s and 1980s.  They have  commercial success with over three million copies sold and have won three Brit Awards, including the award for Best British Group, a NME Award for Best Album.   














Title:  Education, Education, Education & War  (2014)
Genre:  Indie Rock
Label:   Fiction, Caroline, Universal Music
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  The Factory Gates  (3:32)
 2.  Coming Home  (4:51)
 3.  Misery Company  (5:13)
 4.  Ruffians On Parade  (3:35)
 5.  Meanwhile Up In Heaven  (5:12)
 6.  One More Last Song  (4:05)
 7.  My Life  (5:08)
 8.  Bows & Arrows  (3:43)
 9.  Cannons  (6:02)
10. Roses  (4:38)

Personnel:

Ricky Wilson:  Lead Vocals, Percussion
Andrew "Whitey" White:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Simon Rix:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Nick "Peanut" Banies:  Keyboards, Synthesizer, Percussion
Vijay Misty:  Drums, Percussion

Additional Musician:

Ben H. Allen II:  Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Synthesizer, Background Vocals

Education, Education, Education & War is the fifth studio album by Kaiser Chiefs, was released on March 31, 2014 by Fiction, Caroline, featuring "Coming Home", "Made For Summer Stadiums"

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