Kaiser Chiefs
Yours Truly, Angry Mob
Universal Motown
Grade: A-
Many of the super hyped British bands of the new millennium have died and withered like a testicle devoid of blood. And so when the Kaiser Chiefs pushed out the twelve-song Yours Truly, Angry Mob, many critics and skeptics were looking for cracks in the armor of this heavily lauded over band. However, the five-piece immediately answers the curmudgeon inside of all music lovers with the catchy opener “Ruby,” a song that would be the album centerpiece of most bands today. And with this strong opening, Kaiser Chiefs continue a juggernaut of an album with follower “The Angry Mob” that features a great chorus and breakdown of “we are the angry mob, we read the papers everyday…,” the solid “Heat Dies Down,” the commercially appealing but not terribly brilliant “Love’s Not a Competition (But I’m Winning),” the jaw dropping and possibly draw dropping “Everything Is Average Nowadays” (seriously it’s like the band made a deal with the devil for the poppiest song ever and this was the result), and the surprisingly strong piano ballad “Learnt My Lesson Well” (expertly primed as soundtrack material for Hugh Grant’s next comedy-drama). There is enough single power on Your Truly, Angry Mob to trump the simple act of single downloading and for folks to fork over cash for the whole fucking thing.
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