Since Kasabian’s last musical output in 2017, the band has withheld from releasing any new music, after the consequential exit of their now ex-frontman, Tom Meighan, following his domestic abuse trial in 2020, where he pleaded guilty to assaulting Vikki Ager, his partner of four years. After Tom Meighans exit, the lead guitarist and songwriter for the band, Serge Pizzorno stepped up for the frontman role, ensuring the continuation of Kasabian and the legacy they have built over the years.
In late October of 2021, Kasabian had finally broken their hiatus since their last album For Crying Out Loud, as well as the exit of Tom Meighan, announcing a new single on their official Instagram page. A cryptic loop-video, titled “NEW MUSIC… Available at 00:00 27.10.21″ was posted and kept fans eagerly waiting. Only a day later their single ‘ALYGATYR’ was released, giving new hope for Kasabian fans that the band was indeed back, and stronger than ever.
After touring across 15 cities around the UK and a short well deserved break- it didn’t take Kasabian much time at all to start sending out more cryptic clues on social media for their fans to crack. On April 6th 2022, a short reel was posted on their main account (Click Here to watch) of 3 of the band members doing push-ups across a studio desk, with hacker-style typography streaming across the screen, paired with what seems like futuristic pipe organ sounds. Fans were quick to assume this meant that they were working on new music, with hopes of a new album.
A few days after the intriguing post, Kasabian announced a European tour, performing in Belgium, Germany (Cologne, Berlin and Munich), The Netherlands and France. Following this announcement, they released their new single ‘SCRIPTVRE’.
In early May, speculations of a new album were growing exponentially, with Kasabian keeping fans on their toes with more elaborative posts over on their social media accounts. A post titled “Destination Euphoria”, was the final piece preceding the penultimate announcement, which finally arrived on May 6th. The new album The Alchemists Euphoria, is due to arrive on August 5th, which you can pre-order here.
If you thought Kasabian releasing two singles, an EU tour and a new album as their grand re-entry into the music world following their tumultuous time in 2020, you were highly mistaken. Their third single, ‘CHEMICALS’, is out now on Spotify and Apple music, and if you thought that was enough, on May 3rd, they announced a UK tour, taking place between October-November, just weeks after their EU tour comes to an end. You can see them perform in Manchester, London, Cardiff or Birmingham. Tickets will go on general sale on June 10th 9:30am on their official website, and you can access the pre-sale taking place on June 8th, 9:30am, if you pre-order the album.
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