(Morning Star, Friday 07 November 2008)
ALBUM: Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
(B-Unique)
THIS album is the Kaiser Chiefs' next step in their doctrine on the evolution of yob culture.
It's pretty much business as usual, with lead single Never Miss A Beat heralding the return of the biting refrain.
Elsewhere, the band's devotion to the pop hit is not lacking. Always Happens Like That smacks of Orange Juice's Rip It Up and all the loveliness that entails, unspoiled even by Lily Allen on backing vocals.
The only smarting doubt comes from the very thing that makes some of their best singles great - repetition. Kaiser Chiefs have made it their life's work to chant their songs out, leaving the whole album to sound for all the world like the nursery rhymes of modern Britain.
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