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Kasabian

Kasabian (/kəˈsbiən/ kə-SAY-bee-ən) are an English rock band formed in Leicester in 1997. The band's original members consisted of vocalist Tom Meighan, guitarist and vocalist Sergio Pizzorno, guitarist Chris Karloff, and bassist Chris Edwards. The band's line-up was completed by drummer Ian Matthews in 2004 after a string of session drummers. Karloff left the band in 2006 and founded a new band called Black Onassis. Jay Mehler joined as touring lead guitarist in 2006. Mehler left the band for Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye in 2013. In 2010 and 2014, Kasabian won the Q Awards for 'Best Act in the World Today', while they were also named "Best Live Act" at the 2014 Q Awards and the 2007 NME Awards. The band's music is often described as "indie rock", but Pizzorno has said he "hates indie bands" and does not feel Kasabian fit into that category.

Kasabian have released five studio albums – Kasabian (2004), Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011), and 48:13 (2014). The band's music has been described as a mix between The Stone Roses and Primal Scream with the swagger of Oasis. Their music has won them several awards and recognition in the media, including a Brit Award in 2010 for Best British Group, and their live performances have received praise, the most notable of which was their appearance as headliners at the 2014 Glastonbury Festival.

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Genres rock indie rock alternative rock electronic brit pop
Top release Kasabian

Albums

  1. 5.0
    Kasabian
    2004
  2. 2.0
    Empire
    2006
  3. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
    2009
  4. Velociraptor!
    2011
  5. 48:13
    2014

Other releases

  1. Reason Is Treason
    2004
  2. Club Foot
    2004
  3. L.S.F.
    2004
  4. Processed Beats
    2004
  5. Cutt Off
    2005
  6. Live at Brixton Academy
    2005
  7. Empire
    2006
  8. Shoot the Runner
    2006
  9. Me Plus One
    2007
  10. iTunes Festival: London 2007
    2007
  11. Fire
    2009
  12. iTunes Festival: London 2009
    2009
  13. Where Did All the Love Go?
    2009
  14. Underdog
    2009
  15. Vlad the Impaler
    2010
  16. Live in London
    2011
  17. iTunes Festival: London 2011
    2011
  18. Days Are Forgotten
    2011
  19. Re-Wired
    2011