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Off With Their Heads

Description

2008 release. Off With Their Heads could/should be described as being the first 'proper' Kaiser Chiefs' album with a solid base on which is constructed a series of tracks which come together as an altogether less frenetic and more cohesive piece of work than previous outings and is almost certainly the better for it. The album was produced by Mark Ronson and Eliot James at RAK and Eastcote Studios in London in the Spring of 2008 and mixed by Andy Wallace (Nirvana, LCD Soundsystem, Run DMC) at Soundtrack Studios, Includes the single 'Never Miss A Beat'.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-10-12
Summary: "Unexpected Gem"

I recently discovered a show on cable that I found enlightening. Jools Holands show is a quick and to the point introduction to new bands(or new to me) and to old bands with new material. I liked it so much I began TiVoing it. You get usually 5 bands with 2 songs from each and sometimes a short inteview. I usually write down the bands I like and FFW through the ones I don't. Kaiser Chiefs was one of the good ones. I recently bought the Off With Their Heads album and rate it High. I would recommend it to anyone, the show as well.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2009-03-02
Summary: "Half the truth and a half great album!"

Simply put, the third album from the Kaiser Chiefs is their best yet. Their working class Brit sensibility reaches a peak on the second song, the irrepressible "Never Miss a Beat." Storming across on an unforgettable hook, it's a yarn about the disaffected that cuts both ways. You can dance the heck out of it, which is what great pop does, yet the KC's sing about the lazy sods that think "It's cool to know nothing." Its as good a single as their original calling card, "I Predict a Riot."

The songs are uniformly good throughout, reminding often of The Jam at their post-punk peppiest. Both "Half The Truth" and "You Want History" come close to equaling "Never Miss a Beat" for sheer catchiness, and the ballad "Remember You're a Girl" is surprisingly tender. (I suspect producer Mark Ronson on that end.) The band has mastered their 90's UK-Pop delivery so much that, is addition to the aforementioned Jam, Duran Duran will jingle at the back of your memory. If that sounds like a potent force to you, then consider this a recommendation for "Off With Their Heads."

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-01-19
Summary: "Good Album"

A good slick and catchy album that creates a perfect platform for the brilliant energetic live shows.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2008-12-30
Summary: "catchy, simple, fun"

Great pop rock. A bit Kaiser Chiefs, a bit Muse, a bit old Killers. Highly recommended.

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Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2008-12-30
Summary: "Like It Too Much"


Following last year's disappointing "Your's Truly...", the Chiefs rebound with a strong effort that almost surpasses their debut "Employment". Unlike the last record, where the disc was sequenced to save their strongest and hardest hitting tracks towards the end of the disc, "Off With Their Heads" comes out smoking with the first two tracks "Spanish Metal" and "Never Miss A Beat". The rest of the disc bounces between similarly aggressive punk-pop, danceable new wave, and neo-psychedelia. Producer Mark Ronson adds the perfect amount of instrumental color to vary the sound without deviating too far from the Chief's core personality. The band delivers with its typically cheeky, British sense of humor.

This is one of the strongest discs of the year from one of the few current rock bands making interesting new music.