Kasabian: K! I! LL!

And I mean "kill" in the sense of, "wow they're really good! They just KILL, man!" And also, it's a line in one of their songs. I don't mean it in the, "hey everyone, let's ban together and kill Kasabian! Come on, it'll be fun!" kind of way. Just kidding, Department of Homeland Security! Heh heh! Heeeeeeh... oh booooy...

So Kasbian are a bunch of hotties. Well it's true, for godsake. I was going to link to their website so you could all see and judge for yourself, but the site is so poorly designed that I just can't inflict that on anyone. I would like to speak with their web designer, actually, because you know what? No. No no no no. That whole thing is just a BAD idea, and don't. I know you're trying to be all cutting-edge and cool and everything, but you know what? Basic principles still apply there, buddy boy, and they apply for a reason. Because me, as the user, will click off faster than you can say, "K! I! LL!" See what I did there? My GOD I'm hilarious.

AhHEM.

So my friend Kerry got me their self-titled debut for my birthday (which, incidentally, was Feb. 24th. Yes, I know, happy birthday to me. I was 25! 25, dammit! I'll keep saying it until all of us believe it), because she rocks the party. I'd heard "Club Foot" and "Reason is Treason" and "LSF" and "Cutt Off" on KEXP, and well, I loved them all. I tried to convince Kerry of how righteous they were, but she had just had gum surgery, and as we all know, Kasabian and gum surgery just don't mix. Their music requires a uniquely healthy mouth for maximum enjoyment. And what's weird is, after Kerry fully recovered, she began to appreciate them more and more. See? SEE? I was right again.

Aaaaaaaaaanyway...

So Kasabian. Yea, so I popped them into the stereo and was immediately struck by a kind of Primal Scream/Happy Mondays/early-90s-Factory-scene thing, subsequently dipped in a big pool of The Verve kind of vibe. Does that sentence even make sense? It does to me, and I suppose that's really all that matters. Um yea, so there was that vibe. Which is really really cool. There's lots of big sound on this disk, which makes turning it WAY up an experience. A good experience. Not like the experience of, say, gum surgery.

Kasabian are the Next Big Thing(tm) from England. Right now their record is only available as an import... they don't release here until March 8th, I believe. The wait is definitely worth it though... I like the resurgence thing they're trying to do. And while I love the whole 80s revival thing going on right now, it's time for some freshness, and I think Kasabian fit the bill nicely. I would love to see them live, but unfortunately I'm seeing Duran Duran the same week they'll be in town (yes, I said Duran Duran. You heard me. And your problem with that would be...), so that'll have to be a miss for me. But if there's one thing I know about these Next Big Thing(tm) Britpop bands, them little guys tour their kahones off to get known here in the states, so I expect Kasabian to be back in my neck of the woods sooner rather than later.

And that's my little disjointed Kasabian review! I like them! A lot! I will be very interested to see how all this translates live. Until then, whatever you do, DON'T go to their website, but DO pick up their disk when it comes out. Do do do.

Oh and you know what? My new iPod (affectionately knows as Mr. iPod until I can think of a suitable name) categorizes the Trashcan Sinatras new record "Weightlifting" as Easy Listening. They're the only band categorized as Easy Listening out of all the music I've loaded on there so far. I laughed and laughed.

Ok that is all.