In the Post

The title lies a *little* bit, I got this in the post on Saturday morning, even though I wasn't supposed to receive it until today (thank you Amazon).



It is, of course, the special edition of Kasabian's 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'.
And I must say, it does not fail to impress.

I am a massive Kasabian fan, so my opinion may be a little bit biased. But following from where they left off with 'Empire', this is dirty, filthy, and makes me want to drink whiskey.
'Thick as Thieves' sounds as though it wouldn't go amiss in twisted Victorian circus. I can picture the video now - Tom, blackened teeth, in a top hat, spinning a cane, strutting down a street while peasant children lurk in alleyways... Think watching Oliver Twist on a bad trip...
And of course, 'Fire', the most recent single, still sounds amazing, especially at full volume.

Now, I have seen Kasabian on many an occasion, and have always been blown away. One gig of note was at Dublin Castle (actually in DUBLIN, not the Camden venue, unfortunately) where this was taken:



Does this need a caption?
I think not.

And I'm off to see them again in a few weeks here, a family outing, avec my lil bro and my mum, also both massive fans, who'd have thought it, 'Kasabian - Fun for all the family' eh?

I reckon a trip to Camden is in order too, just to be vain and pose in front of this:



And maybe pinch have a drink out of a 'West Ryder' glass...

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