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Kaiser Chiefs: Bringing pop back

大象传媒 Leeds spoke with Peanut, the Chief's keyboardist, in a moment of calm before the start of the current tour that includes a date back in Leeds.


Kaiser Chiefs

  • Nick 'Peanut' Baines
  • Simon Rix
  • Ricky Wilson
  • Andrew 'Whitey' White
  • Nick Hodgson

It has been a hectic few months for hot five-piece Leeds band the Kaiser Chiefs. A hit single, dates in the USA and now the opening spot on the 13-date NME Awards tour with the Killers, Futureheads and Bloc Party.

Acts that have previously filled that tricky first slot on the tour include Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand... whatever happened to them?

Kirkstall-based Peanut from the Chiefs can hardly believe it.

"Those 30 minutes on stage at Leeds University are going to be something special. We are going to have to come up with something good for the fans in Leeds. We make no apologies for wanting to make our opening slot really hard to follow for the next band up."

Peanut has been in various bands since he was 11. So there's over a decade of playing, especially with Simon and Nick who went to the same school. Yet things are speeding up.

"I was just looking at some flyers we produced when we first released our version of Oh My God for our debut single and it was back in May 2004. So in less than seven months it's been quite a trip."

Although the original release of the track did cause a few small ripples of interest the new version has been cleaned up, with a Stephen Street production, and Peanut is a convert.

"I love it, the new production sounds so much better, now you can really hear Ricky singing but the song is still there.

"That's sometimes the pitfall of being a new band, a lot of decent material gets lost because the demo doesn't always sound like a 'radio record'."

Kaiser Chief
It's a dog's life

With a release date during this February the new Oh My God comes on a wave of critical acclaim for the band and with the material for the debut album recorded the Chiefs' future looks bright.

"We'll find out if the press hype is right when we release the new version. The last single I Predict a Riot had a punk edginess this new one is a more quirky, interesting little song."

The subject matter of Riot is of course a night out in Leeds and Peanut hopes that Loiners will be able to latch onto more observations of Leeds in future output.

It seems as though the conveyer belt of talent is well and truly running. The morning after the last London date of the current tour there is the small matter of checking in for another flight to the USA. The American trip is to back up the recent sell-out shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.

It is, Peanut concludes, as they say in America (and Kirkstall), "awesome - we're bringing pop back to England".

The NME Awards tour is at the University of Leeds on Thursday 27 January 2005.

last updated: 16/03/06
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MiChElLe
Hey!i just wnated to say that the kaiser chiefs are so unique and i love you guys!!!!

James Alexander
KAISER CHIEFS ARE JUST AMAZING AND ARE MY FAVOURITE EVER BAND, THEY ARE TRULY GODS OF MUSIC.

Gabrielle
you are D+`S.....................i love yous...............I LOVE HAAAAAAAAAAAAA MUSIC ...................everday i love less and less............bye .......bye..................10000000000000000000000000000000 of kkiiss

sarah
I LOVE THEM THEY ARE MY MOST FAVOURITE PEOPLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD I LOVE THEM TO BITS AND RICKY IS GORGEOUS!!!

Nat
I love them! They're a fantastic band, the album is great, and they are fantastic live and also credit to them because their tickets are still amongst the cheapest, they're about a fiver less than Franz!! You can't fail to bounce around to that album and have a good time, I love it and I can't wait for the second album!

jack
good

sarah weston
they are my most loved thing in the world. i love them so so so much tht i cant stop thinking about them dnt think tht i am silly its just im insane!卢

sarah weston
they are my most loved thing in the world. i love them so so so much tht i cant stop thinking about them dnt think tht i am silly its just im insane!卢

PatchHInts
i think they are sheer brilliance

Grace
I think kaisers ROCK! I went to see them at ally pally, god I LOVE THEM! they are even better in concert! love their new songs, love their old songs, and i love ricky wilson!

mrs.Wilson
I think kaiser's are the best i went to see them in concert and they were AMAZING! amy dream is to meet them and argh they are ace and ricky is gorgeous! Georgia 12 xxx

Helen
WOOO Kaiser Cheifs are the best!!! SOOOO cant wait to see them in concert!

liza
I think kaiser chiefs have done really well and they so cool i love their lyrics

Gemz!!!!!!!
I love Kaiser cheif there da best band eva n a cant wait till i gu n c em in concert xxxxxxxxxx

Daisy Florence
The Kaiser Chiefs are a breath of fresh air (at last)they have some great, fun, quirky lyrics and i love their dress sense they are individuals not more of that manufactured white trash. I must admit that Nick h is absolutly gorgeous and I am lucky enough to be going to their concert this year and will be meeting them. Good luck with the future lads. loads of Love from daisy, 13 from Ascot x x x x

tom tilbrook
kaiser chifes rock no one is better then them they will allways be my best band

Rebecca
KAISERS ROCK- BEST BAND EVER!!! RICKYS HOT AND MODERN WAY IS MY FAVE SONG EVA!

Lizzie Barker
OMG!!! I'm from Leeds, and I absolutely LOVE the Kaiser Chiefs. I'm proud of them, and they've made Leeds famous again! I wish them well for the future, with lots of love Lizzie, 12 from Leeds x x x x x

emily
hiya all of ya u r the bst band in the world i listn 2 all of ya songs everyday and ma friends can't shut me up, i jkust keep sing ya amamzin songs! lol i predict a roit, everday i luv u less and less and oh my god, ROCKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

mrs.smith
i love you

Amber
KAISER CHIEFS ARE GREAT,I LOVED THE "EMPLOYMENT" ALBUM AND CAN`T WAIT FOR THE SECOND ONE!!!!

faye williams (no.1 kaiser chief fan)
i think its awesome! i love the kaiser chiefs and to think they come from the same city as me! our my god i carnt believe it! we need more bands as fantastic as them out there. ricky,nick,peanut,andy and simon you rock! i love u!

daisy devine
you are the best band going you are a clasic xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

laura
they r amazin an i LUV ricky they r a wicked band!

maroony [louise]
i love kc i have a feeling that they are gonna have another successful year ahead of them. i mean they are up for 5 awards ppl! which other band has had that happen to them?

Kazzy
Tom, get lost

peanut!
hello peanut here! whats up?? wish you all a happy new year..

Nicole
Yeh but did simon, nick & peanut go 2 your school

james
me and a friend going to see them in february. really lookin forward to it.

Amie
actually cried wen i got tickets to see them. love them all. roll on april. cheifs chiefs kaiser chiefs kaiser kaiser chiefs!!!!!!!

Heather
My favorite band ever. Employment is amazing. I never get tired of it. Plus they are hilarious guys :)

MASK!
The chiefs are fantastic!! But the first video of I predict a riot shud have been kept

Tom Poole (Wales)
chiefs are brill Nick Baines is my fav!!!!

nathan thomas
i reckon kaiser chiefs r da bst band eva made. they are the only group i know that can get the tune rite. luvin it guys =)

kaiser thief
kaiser chiefs are pure legends, they have brought a light and comical side to music, but also have real talent! i think they deserve success, their songs are classic!

rosie
i think the kaiser chiefs are the brill! i really need ricky to teach me how to put on eyeliner cos i cant :o) i LOVE nick h!! xx

Jaz
i love t'chiefs they are ubercool, ace they are from leeds aswell

natalie 'styliee' hutchinson
i think that the kaiser chief are the best indie band around. There songs are great even if they do sound bitter. its like 'oh my god''every day i love you more and more'. 'i predict a riot' will brake out but its the 'modern way'. lol. natalie

allie
I love the chiefs...they're versatile, talented, and have an actual sense of humour. and it helps that ricky can put on eyeliner like a pro!

Amanda Casley
The Chiefs are fantastic, they've got the energy and creativity thats missing in all the drab, depressing stuff around like Coldplay.

sam a
their album is great but some of the songs arent up to scratch, but i must admit they are very good and look like they will be around for years to come

Tom
Coralie: I'm here because I am here to help you, old bean! To help all of you on here! Listen, if these clowns win a Mercury Music Price then I predict a riot. Badum tish! See what I did there? That's a real poo and wee song by the way: "I predict a riot! I predict a riot!". Yeah? Well I predict that in 12 months people will say, "Ey, do yer remember that band from last year, 'The Lazer Thiefs', or something they were called. From Leeds they were, Remember? Yeah? They weren't half poo, weren't they?" And people will reply, "Oh yes! You're right, i remember now. They sure were poo. Weren't they those cads who predicted some kind of a 'riot'?" Coralie, please, just LOOK at what muzak like this does to people! There's a girl called "Kimberley" down there saying things like, "I am soooooo in love with them". And she writes in ridiculous text speak... lk a gr8 bg twt! Others use words such as "fab", "mega" and "lush". Jesus man, can you REALLY not see that this is merely music to listen to during the commercial break of Big Brother, whilst you comb your hair, and smoke copious amounts of poles? Rudd, rudd, rudd... Rudd.... Fact.

Coralie
To tom: If you think britpop is utter rubbish why are writing comments on a britpop-inspired band's interview page?

.::LaUrEn::. (Number 1 Fan!)
Kaiser Chiefs, well ... what can i say? They are the best band out there. They rock my socks! Luv all u guyz, ur the BEST!

Tom
Coralie, old chap. "Brit Pop" DID end though! Remember? It ended because it was utter poo and wee!! IN fact, it gave poo and wee a bad name! You should thank God every day that it did finally end!! It's music for teenagers, pole-smokers, hair-combers and ugly single girls. No ta.

Coralie
BRITPOP NEVER ENDED!!!!! It really never did, otherwise it wouldn't be here now. And what about the real Britpop bands from the 90's? They flew from the wings of The Jam and suchlike bands. Kaiser Chiefs are an amazing band with much talent and good lucks(ricky haha)

Liandra
Me parece que son una banda muy buena,con un muy buen ritmo.Ademas que estan muy simpaticos

Tom
They should have stuck to serving me beer in Joseph's Well. They wash their faces and comb their hair far too often to be considered anything but a brief, passing phase. They're utter rudd. Just like the alleged "Leeds music scene".

Pam
I LOVE the Kaiser Chiefs!!! Thier wicked!!! Ricky's fantastic! Very entertaining!!! Thier album is brill!! I listen to it all the time!!!

Anonymous Until
But 'SEBASTIAN'. the children of britpop are here, didn't you know? What about Bloc Party, The Departure and those types of bands? Do they not get the insults you aim at the Almighty Kaiser Chiefs??? Kaiser Chiefs rock. Plus my name gets 97% with Ricky!!! lolz

amara
i saw them twice in boston, massachusetts. they are truly fab- so much energy! i want to see them again, but i also want to hear some new songs!

natalie
the kaiser chiefs are fab. they are the best band ive ever seen live. ricky is definitely sexy and so is nick. i love the whole leeds scene at the minute, and the cribs (technically from wakefield, but still north) are also great. make sure you listen out for them!

Louise
In that case 'Sebastian' you've just panned every band/singer who has ever gone in a different musical direction. It's quite an acceptable thing to do you know. Think about David Bowie, Madonna, Eels etc, all of whome have dramatically changed their musical edge and image over the years. Kaiser Chiefs may well have undergone a major facelift, but you have to remember that aside from their garage rock liking they would obviously have enough range to enjoy other forms of music, aka Britpop, thus it's feasible, and totally acceptable for them to have changed so much. P.S. Kaiser Chiefs are superb :p

John Holroyd
There is a lot of people who may slag them off but honestly look at oasis thay were crap and where are they now.your slagging a group off which are going to be massive with more air play.Yes there from leeds and their has been others from this city who have made it.

moomin
absolutely brillant they are just what the music scene needs an injection of pure pop fun as for the rest of the leeds scene check out the cribs for raw energy the lodger for truly intelligent music duels for a good mix of all the above wish i could move up there to really test that everything truly is brillant in leeds :)

Sebastian
The Kaiser Chiefs are awful. I despise the way that one minute they're a garage rock band called Parva; dressing in leather jackets and denim and singing about High school proms and the next minute they're a britpop band called the Kaiser Chiefs; dressing in blazers and trilbys and singing about English life. They've shamelessly hi-jacked the britpop image of ten years ago, correctly predicting that the success of Franz Ferdinand last year would cause a britpop revival. What happened to integrity in music? Oh yeah, the singer is a talentless poser and some of the lyrics would make Robbie Williams blush. Rant over.

Benbow
Fair play to Kaiser Chiefs for the general achievement but there's about a million better things waiting to be unleashed in Leeds.

Rachel Mawer
I think the kaiser chiefs are fabulous their music is fresh and very catchy luvin it luvin it luvin it :-)

Laura
The Chiefs and The Cribs are two of the most interesting bands around at the moment!! What's in the water supply up there!!

David
Let the backlash begin. This is all really obvious boring songwriting.

cassie
t;chiefs are really very good, another band is biting back at the over slick american imports, British music rocks.

Henry
I Love the chiefs! they are the greatest band eva! but ive only been to see them twice, they should do more shows in the midlands! i have grown my hair like Nicks and bring them into every convo. i never stop listenin to them!keep it up kaisers u are legends!

DeeJay
The Kaiser Chiefs are absolutely brilliant. Fantastic live and very down-to-Earth people. Employment is a fantastic album, and I'm proud to be a fan of t'Chiefs :D

cosmic girl
i love the chiefs man seen them 3 times already an am gona c em at one big weekend and t in the park. MON THE CHIEFS!!!! and as 4 leeds music seen they brought us the chiefs and the crib so one can ask 4 anything beta. keep rocking leads.

kim
absolutely brill - employment is easily 1 of the best albums of the yr. only prob woz that when they came 2 sheffield i couldn't see them as they were at the leadmill. i wanna no when they'll be doin the big arenas tho! i'll be first 2 get tickets!!!!!!!!!!

Nun in tracksuit bottoms
OH BABY!! HOLD ME BACK!! Rather funky psychedelic band are they not... loving the rotary club look Mr Wilson... I would quite like Peanut's hat. Original pop rockers with the reserved attitude that puts them one step ahead of the indie scene at the moment. MARRY ME

the libertine
the kaisers are the most inspirational brit-pop band since oasis and the leeds music scene is fantastic at the moment with the amazing kaisers and the glitterati ROCK ON LEEDS

Lastsailormoon
Me love them all! all so cute and fun. Went to gig in liverpool waited outside for 3 hours and heared them soundchecking from outside lots of fun xxx

cameron lawther
saw Kaisers in emeoba record stores in america in los angeles, got signed cd and told them i came all way from england to see them, even when i told them it was a joke they were still cool bout it, great lads

Thomas H from Newcastle
I am a Leeds fan so already have a special bond with the Kaiser Chiefs. Saw the gig at Northumbria Uni. Absolutely mint. Rock on

Jade
I think the Kaiser Chiefs r wicked, their music is amazing & Ricky is an amazing performer. Love you guys !!!!!!!!!!

Mary from Minneapolis, USA
music's alright. like the organ... sounds like ska. love the keyboard man! hey!

matt from coventry
nothin compares to the kaiser chiefs u thiught the killers were good. but the employment album is out of this world, they are the chiefs of rock at the moment.

ketira i madex from poland
Kaiser Chief is cool. Ricky Wilson is the best. He has had a pretty smile ;)

James Chisem age 16 (huddersfield)
The Kaiser Chiefs are the most refreshing band i've heard for ages, i spend half my life trying to get tickets to their gigs. 拢11 - BARGAIN

Jess in Exeter
The Chiefs are indeed brilliantness!! PS - Do you think they'd notice if I stole Nick and kept him in a box under my bed because he is just too cute!!

Rosie the monkey
The chiefs are wicked, got my ticket for the 25th of april at brighton to see then. Amazing band great music and a great bunch of lads. Bring on some more bands like this, this is why England have some of the best bands in the world F**king love it.

Jodi
F***ing brilliant!!ACE!!! Kaisers are the best evah!!! Love them !!!Ricky is a very enigmatic,outrageous frontman,and the whole band melds together like a peanutbutter cup!! Delicious! And I've met them all, they are all ACE blokes and Ricky and Nick H. are much too snoggable!

sophie
i think the kaiser chiefs are making fun music that is enjoyable to listen to and i think thats what we really need in light of the troubles that are hanging over some of the other bands at the moment and as well as all of that their music is really very bloody good. ricky is an enigmatic front man and the band are brilliant live. long live the chiefs!

megfrompoland
i didn't belive, arise as good band as Franz Ferdinand. but now i'm beliving, because i've meeting Kaiser Chiefs. they are next fantastich english babnd, that make me so happy. Ricky Wilson is the best man around the world ;). i've got hope, they won't become just next band. no i know they won't, they are to genius :D!

Charlotte
I love Kaiser Chiefs. They have a fantastic album that i adore!! Also it helps that Ricky Wilson is a great frontman and is very fit!!

Karl from Leeds
The Kaisers are awesome. They were excellent at HMV and Virgin, and look forward to seeing them at Leeds Met. Employment LP is best album since Franz Ferdinand's! Plenty more where that came from, hopefully lads?

Rich ov Milton Keynes
The Chiefs are amazing. Makes me really miss growing up in Leeds in the early 90's. Marching on Together...

James
Kaiser Chiefs what a bunch of legends!! Not only are they a class band but also proud Leeds United fans!! What a mix!! It is also good to see a band with a decent name! Lucas Radebe's first club in South Africa! Kaiser Chiefs ROCK!!

Shaun
Why choose the name Kaiser Chiefs? All my life it has been a South African football club!

wyverna
The Kaiser Chiefs rock! Simon Rix, the bassist, well his mum teaches at our school! HOW WEIRD IS THAT???

Siobhan
Leeds music scene is buzzin!!! and as a leeds lass so proud that the kaisers are representing the fine music from leeds!!!!

CHRIS
THE CHIEFS ARE WICKED AND THEY'RE LEEDS UNITED FANS. ARE THEY THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD?!

Nikki
Kaiser Chiefs are the Holy Grail of Modern British pop! long live the kings!

Stewart Houston
I saw the chiefs when they supported franz ferdinand in glasgow and they totally rocked the house down. They were the best support band ive eve seen in my life. so i thank then for making such amazing music.

lea
saw them at the NME tour and they were Fantastic ! one of the best really set the mood for my favourate gig ever ! cheers lads

KENNY
WE PLAYED THEM ONCE AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE RUBBISH

CHRISSIE G
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY SUPER! A LEEDS BAND HEADING FOR THE TOP - HOPEFULLY THE FIRST OF MANY - THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD STUFF GOING ON AT THE MOMENT

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