Audio CD review:
Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly Angry Mob [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Combo]

Kaiser Chiefs - Yours Truly Angry Mob [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Combo]

Band: Kaiser Chiefs Title: Yours Truly Angry Mob [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD Combo] Rating: Release Date: 27 March, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Ruby 2: The Angry Mob 3: Heat Dies Down 4: Highroyds 5: Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning) 6: Thank You Very Much 7: I Can Do It Without You 8: My Kind Of Guy 9: Everything Is Average Nowadays 10: Learnt My Lesson Well 11: Try Your Best 12: Retirement

Editoral Review Fortunately, the Kaiser Chiefs have done just that on the fantastically titled Yours Truly, Angry Mob. If your previous album was a slow-burning success story, it can be hard to be expected to hit the ground running on the follow-up. Like Employment, their debut and this album's predecessor, Yours Truly. . . is full of radio-friendly, hook-ridden tunes that mask cunningly subversive lyrics. The Kaiser Chiefs are very much a Britpop band, which is probably why "Highroyds" opening couplet--"I remember nights out when we were young/They weren't very good, they were rubbish"--sounds like something Jarvis Cocker would sing while being backed by the boys from Blur. And it's this lyrical sentiment that's carried throughout the album, much of which is satire wrapped up in potential singles. Best of all, and a perfect example of this, is "The Angry Mob," sure to be shouted along to by exactly the people it's targeting. It's the rare band that can mock and judge its audience and still be loved by them, but that's exactly what the Kaiser Chiefs have done on Yours Truly, Angry Mob. --Ted Kord .. You can see a complete list of all Kaiser Chiefs discography, or go back to the Kaiser Chiefs tabs