Judging by a look at online message boards regarding Kasabian, there’s little doubt that many folks seem to wish they’d just shut up and stop telling us how bloody awesome they think they are. Or at the very least shut up long enough to let us judge their music for ourselves.
Regardless of what you think of their braggadocio, on Velociraptor! the lads from Leicestershire clearly display their inescapable talents in what is a fun, loud, Brit-rock album.
But there are quieter moments, too. Neon Noon is a slow burn yet perhaps the best track of the record, exhibiting a restraint they may not have shown in years past. These ‘lads’ be growing up…