KAISER CHIEFS

Souvenir: Singles
2004-2012
Liberator Music

Leeds lads The Kaiser Chiefs run the risk of being thought of as just a singles band by releasing a compilation of their best hits throughout their eight year career.

But it’s hard to deny their most successful songs to date have been unmistakably catchy and this 16 track album is a cracker because of it.

Leading the way with Oh My God and following with three more of their most anthemic was a good move. Their tracks from debut album Employment are no doubt their most notorious and will remind you of why they were so damn popular back in the guitar pop frenzy of the mid 2000s.

Their latest songs are not as memorable and their latest albums have been overshadowed by leaks – but jamming Everyday I Love You Less And Less in the middle of the album provides middle ground. With lyrics like “I can’t believe once you and me did sex, it makes me sick to think of you undressed”, it definitely picks up the pace.

Like any band, their music has evolved and their lyrics have become less laddish. But listening to this mix asserts their sound is truly their own. Like the stick of rock candy featuring on the album artwork, this band holidays in the past, bringing with it the best of new wave Britpop memories.


_CORAL HUCKSTEP