Latest Release
- 1 MAR 2024
- 10 Songs
- Employment · 2003
- Yours Truly, Angry Mob (Deluxe) · 2006
- Employment · 2004
- Employment · 2004
- Employment · 2004
- Off with Their Heads · 2008
- Education, Education, Education & War · 2014
- Yours Truly, Angry Mob (Deluxe) · 2007
- Duck · 2019
- Stay Together · 2016
Essential Albums
- Even before their near-win of the 2005 Mercury Music Prize, Leeds, England’s Kaiser Chiefs had made an imprint on the alt-pop scenes on both sides of the Atlantic; even Lucinda Williams was heard to sing their praises. “I Predict a Riot,” the lead U.S. single from Employment, their debut, was a long-running rock-radio hit that was pretty much impossible to remove from one’s cranium after a couple of spins. Their brisk three-minute slices of modish New Wave recall everything from the early Who (“Riot”) to Cool Britannia-era Blur (“Oh My God”). Employment also finds them throwing in change-ups like “You Can Have It All,” which could be theme music for a remake of Georgy Girl, and the wobbly “What Did I Ever Give You.”
Albums
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019
Artist Playlists
- They predicted a riot. We got hits. Lots of lovely big hits.
Live Albums
Compilations
About Kaiser Chiefs
Originally known as Parva, UK rock band Kaiser Chiefs decided on their current moniker in 2004, taking inspiration from a South African soccer team with that name. ∙ Kaiser Chiefs’ second single—the anthemic, ’70s-style power-pop smash “I Predict a Riot”—spent 41 weeks on the UK charts, where it reached the Top 10. ∙ Employment, their 2005 multi-Platinum debut album, was coproduced by Stephen Street, who’d famously helmed records by The Smiths, Blur, and The Cranberries. ∙ In 2006, the band won three BRIT and two NME Awards, including Best Album honors for Employment, which had also been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. ∙ “Ruby,” the lead single from their 2007 LP, Yours Truly, Angry Mob, was a smash hit across Europe and reached No. 1 on the UK charts. ∙ All seven of the group’s studio albums have cracked the UK Top 10, and Kaiser Chiefs hit No. 1 for the second time with 2014’s Education, Education, Education & War.
- ORIGIN
- Leeds, England
- FORMED
- 2003
- GENRE
- Alternative