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by Marcel Anders
(04.04.2007)
The industry mourns about illegal downloads and low sales figures. But oftentimes this is simply the result of the music they release getting worse all the time. That there is another way, too, has been proven by the Kaiser Chiefs. A quintet from Leeds who sold three million records of the debut album, who had hits and outlived all expectations. Without marketing, just with good music. Which is served on their sophomore release, too. The hit of all hits opens the album, is called "Ruby" and is so catchy that you don't get it out of your head again. This calibre is reached three more times on the album. For one the dynamic "Heat dies down", the melodic "Love's not a competition", and the 60s-stomper, "Thank you very much" with its roaring Hammond-organ. At the same time, especially the mid-tempo songs are clearly weaker also if they have their moment, too. Like the full-bodied "Everything is average nowadays", with which they devote to undisguised culture pessimism. Another great album.
