****NEW MUSIC ALERT**** Kasabian – Switchblade Smile

Whilst you cannot deny that Kasabian are the biggest band in Britain, their new turn has still got me turning.
Yet when I first heard ‘Switchblade Smile’, we were stunned. Our jaws simply hit the floor and hit us back in the face twice as hard.

In their typical cocksure jock style, they claimed it “squares up to you”. Not only does it live up to the claim, in essence, this is going to be a smash. For anyone who thought that the previous Kasabian album sounded like the inmates were running the Pauper Asylum, then they are going to be in for some serious bouts of shock therapy. This song is probably the most demented and deranged thing they have ever done.

Encapsulating their urges in everything that is electronic, one would presume that they’ve finally bitten the dust on the electronic fence that surrounds the Asylum. The night-howling clamours of sheer aggression suggest that they’ve turned the amplitude up another thousand volts. The live drums boom with impel something totally unholy and the dubbed guitar lines still give Kasabian that they talked up prior to the release.

When you first have a listen, you wouldn’t win prizes for saying they’ve got a bit Crystal Castles on our ass, but you most certainly can see why. Starting off all 8-bit and an arpeggiation that is gallantly berthed next to a packed and staunch guitar riff, you can see why this four-piece from Leicester have been successful.

Whilst it lacks that laddish vibe about it, it ruminates you’re brain in to an obliteration of distortion and reverb that not only will knock you out, it will frazzle you in to another millennia.

Ultimately, Switchblade Smile is an anthem for a generation that combines the best in catchy riffs and memorable synths with the lyrics that you won’t get out of your head no matter how many pills you can pop.

Not only is the soundtrack for the march to oblivion, it is a statement of intent that no matter how their music is delivered, Kasabian are instantaneously one of the most recognised bands in the world at the moment.