Kasabian

Combining breakbeats, acid house euphoria and bloke-y swagger, this debut LP brims with self-belief, and features the U.K. charting "Club Foot" and -- in a possible clue to a future direction once the testosterone burns out -- the blissed-out psych-mantra "Test Transmission."

Kasabian of Leicester, England, are the latest in a long line of bands that fit the particular
demands of the U.K. music press. First, the band is named after Linda Kasabian, the key
witness in the Charles Manson murder trial, which satisfies the need for heavy-handed
mystique. Lead singer Tom Meighan spews attention-demanding quips, which satisfies the
self-important-frontman requirement. Most significant, the quartet draws explicit... More >