Kasabian's New CD Is Funky!

The new Kasabian CD, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third studio album by Kasabian, an English alternative rock band. The album is scheduled to be released on June 8, 2009. Dan,The Automator, Nakamura a Japanese- American hip-hop and electronica producer was brought on to produce the album. Dan is well-known for his production on the first album by Gorillaz.

The album is named after a mental institution that was built in the 1800s in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The original name was West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, but the name was later changed to Stanley Royd Hospital/Psychiatric Hospital.

The new album opens with the song Underdog. The opening track has also been used in a commercial advertising Sony Bravia televisions. The song West Ryder/Silver Bullet is a duet featuring Rosario Dawson. The track Vlad The Impaler was available to be downloaded for free from Kasabian's official website from March 31, 2009 to April 3, 2009. The first official track, Fire was released on June 1, 2009.

Other tracks include Where Did All The Love Go?, Take Aim, Swarfiga, Thick As Thieves, Fast Fuse, Happiness, Secret Alphabets, and Ladies & Gentlemen (Roll The Dice). The song Road Kill Cafe is a Japan Only Bonus Track and Cunny Grope Lane is a Japan Bonus Track and iTunes Pre-Order. The popular video game FIFA 09 features Fast Fuse. The song was also WWE pay-per-view event Cyber Sunday 2007s official theme song.

Kasabian stated that West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum has a little bit of Pink Floyd influence to it. Frontman Tom Meighan stated that the new album comes together in a stunning manner with no gaps. He also said the CD is very psychedelic with aspects similar to the first two albums, but the new album has a more distant sound.

Kasabian has a dream. Quentin Tarantino could make that happen. Rosario Dawson got him to listen to her duet on West Ryder/Silver Bullet. Quentin was so impressed that he wants to use it for one of his film soundtracks. Sergio Pizzorno wasn't surprised, The bands guitarist thinks West Ryder Lunatic Asylum sounds like a soundtrack. Quentin has no doubt the music would make people jump up and move! He sniffed out the Daft Punk, Clash, and Rolling Stones influence. The music tosses you around at high speed with it's uninhibited uniformity. Don't let it pass you by.

The Kasabian's New CD is a roller coaster ride of music. enjoy the funky rhythm on the Kasabian's New CD and pull on your safety belt because it will blow you out of the safety and make you dance.