Folk singer and political activist Billy Bragg has criticised Kasabian and their latest album, claiming that the band from Leicester are “there to remind us how true ‘Spinal Tap’ was”.

In an interview with NME, Bragg stated that he thought the band had named their new album 48:13 as “they hadn’t bothered to think up any fucking titles“. Ahead of his regular performance at Glastonbury Festival, the outspoken activist used one of this year’s headline acts as a specific example for the lack of bands making a political statement with their music.

Despite Kasabian’s latest single ‘Eez-Eh‘ referencing Google and the NSA’s observational tactics, Bragg feels that “we have to admit that urban music is where the politics are nowadays” and that “there are still political singer-songwriters, but no one you could compare to The Clash, or even the Manics”.

The criticism appeared to be at its harshest when comparing Kasabian to Spinal Tap, with particular reference to the conduct of Serge Pizzorno and Tom Meighan in interviews – Bragg likened the guitarist to ficticious Spinal Tap frontman Nigel Tufnel.

You can catch both Kasabian and Billy Bragg at this year’s Glastonbury Festival and the former’s new album 48:13 was released today.