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Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 2000 as Parva, releasing one studio album, 22, in 2003, before renaming and establishing themselves in their current name that same year. Since their formation the band consists of lead vocalist Ricky Wilson, guitarist Andrew "Whitey" White, bassist Simon Rix, keyboardist Nick "Peanut" Baines and since 2013 drummer Vijay Mistry, who replaced founding drummer Nick Hodgson who left the band in late 2012.

Primarily inspired by new wave and punk rock music of the late 1970s and 1980s, the band have released five original studio albums: Employment (2005), Yours Truly, Angry Mob (2007), Off with Their Heads (2008), The Future Is Medieval (2011) and Education, Education, Education & War (2014), one EP Lap of Honour (2005), one compilation album Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012 (2012) and numerous singles, including the number one hit song "Ruby".

Their album Employment enjoyed critical and commercial success with over three million copies sold. It has won the band three Brit Awards, including the award for Best British Group, a NME award for Best Album, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize.

Their UK hit singles include 2004 and 2005 number 9 hit "I Predict a Riot", 2007 UK number 1 hit "Ruby", which has sold over 461,000 copies, from their platinum album "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" plus a further two Top 20 singles in 2007 with "The Angry Mob" and "Everything Is Average Nowadays". In 2008, they had a UK number 5 hit with the Post-Punk Revival track "Never Miss a Beat". In total the band has sold over 1.1 million singles combined up to their 5th album. Their latest top 40 single, "Coming Home" hit number 31 in 2014. Their album Education, Education, Education & War hit number one in the albums chart also in 2014.

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Genres rock indie rock pop rock alternative rock
Top release Employment

Albums

  1. Parva Times
    2003
  2. 5.0
    Employment
    2005
  3. 3.0
    Yours Truly, Angry Mob
    2007
  4. Off With Their Heads
    2008
  5. The Future Is Medieval
    2011
  6. Education, Education, Education & War
    2014

Other releases

  1. Oh My God
    2004
  2. I Predict a Riot
    2004
  3. Oh My God
    2005
  4. Everyday I Love You Less and Less
    2005
  5. Modern Way
    2005
  6. Lap of Honour
    2006
  7. Ruby
    2007
  8. Everything Is Average Nowadays
    2007
  9. The Angry Mob
    2007
  10. 2008-09-24: BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge: Leeds, UK
    2008
  11. Never Miss a Beat
    2008
  12. Good Days Bad Days
    2008
  13. Souvenir: The Singles 2004–2012
    2012