“Kasabian’s longevity recalls that fact about Cleopatra living closer in time to the Moon landings than she did to the building of the Egyptian pyramids. The Leicester band formed way back in 1997, an era in which their Britpop and baggy influences remained a dominant, if soon-to-be-waning, cultural force. Cut to 20 years later, and Britpop now feels as alien as punk or Beatlemania. The four-piece”
“If 2022’s The Alchemist’s Euphoria, Kasabian’s first album after the defenestration of disgraced frontman Tom Meighan, sounded like the work of a band trying too hard to cram in as many ideas – good or bad – as possible, Happenings feels a lot tighter and more coherent. During the writing process, Serge Pizzorno, who took on vocal duties after Meighan’s departure, ruthlessly pared back the songs h”
