News from Kasabian

I've been looking forward to new stuff from Kasabian for awhile now. Their s/t debut didn't get great reviews but regardless I'm a huge fan and their 930 Club show last year was one of my favorites of 2005 (got to love the shouts after each song for "Thank You DC!").

From Gigwise, Tom Meighan talks about having a mental breakdown from touring for the last few years.

In better news, NME reports that Kasabian will plan to release their second album, Empire, on Sept. 4. Always one for a good quote, Tom had this to say:

"We've gone from on the farm smoking shitloads of hash and coming up with a load of mashed up tunes, to this time being more 'royal', should I say? We've just took it to another level and raised the stakes. "We fucking own it, we're the fucking modernists now! We're not trying to prove anything, we've just let our hair down and gone for it. It's sexier than the first record. It's naughtier too, it's not as aggressive, it's definitely naughty this time round."

That guy is classic. In case you've forgotten about this album, or missed it altogether, here is a refresher.

MP3: Kasabian - "Club Foot"