Kaiser Chiefs

26,088,946 plays (1,252,065 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Listening now: Misjakielecka, anothergirl, nadiamat

2,232 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Get Ringtones

Leeds, England (2003 – present)

Kaiser Chiefs are an alternative rock band which formed in Leeds, England in early 2003. The band consists of Ricky Wilson(vocals), Andrew White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick “Peanut” Baines (keyboards) and Nick Hodgson (drums). The band has released three albums as of 2009 and have released 11 singles, including the hits

I Predict A Riot, Oh My God,

Ruby and Never Miss A Beat.

Several members of the band are ardent fans of the English football team Leeds United (as the band originates from Leeds). The band are named after the South African Kaizer Chiefs Football Club, the former team of long-serving former Leeds captain Lucas Radebe.

The band’s main musical influences include The Beatles, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Blur, The Clash, Eric Burdon, The Jam, and other new wave bands. Andrew White (b. England; guitar), Ricky Wilson (b. Charles Richard Wilson, 17 January 1975, Keighley, West Yorkshire, England; vocals), Nick Baines (keyboards), Nick Hodgson (b. Nicholas Hodgson, 20 October 1977, England; drums) and Simon Rix (b. James Simon Rix, 18 October 1977, England; bass) formed the band in early 2003, having originally played garage rock under the Parva moniker. Their energetic brand of post-millennial guitar rock, which would have been branded “indie” in previous decades, quickly found favour on the local gig circuit. The quintet issued their debut, the XTC-soundalike Oh My God, before they had even signed a proper recording contract, teaming up with the Drowned In Sound website in May 2004 for a limited edition release.

Tagged as:

indie, indie rock, rock, britpop, alternative
See more…

Similar Artists

Top Albums

Good Days Bad Days
Kaiser Chiefs
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
New
Live From Tokyo
Kaiser Chiefs
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
New
Employment
Kaiser Chiefs
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $8.99
- 7digital $4.00
- iTunes $7.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $9.99
- eBay Search
Yours Truly, Angry Mob
Kaiser Chiefs
Buy
- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $7.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $7.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $5.55
- eBay Search

Top Tracks

1	Ruby full track	11,229
2	I Predict A Riot full track	7,924
3	Everyday I Love You Less and Less full track	6,734
4	Modern Way full track	5,456
5	Never Miss A Beat	5,063
6	Na Na Na Na Naa	4,521
7	The Angry Mob full track	4,387
8	Everything Is Average Nowadays full track	3,746
9	Oh My God	3,721
10	Heat Dies Down full track	2,442
11	Good Days Bad Days	1,972
12	Born To Be A Dancer	1,857
13	You Can Have It All	1,742
14	Thank You Very Much full track	1,723
15	Saturday Night	1,695

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

ilalmeida wrote:
4 hours ago

Let's hope they use their break well to think up some great songs and that their fourth album will be "employment-quality" again [2]

View Profile | Leave ilalmeida a shout
infectedmodes wrote:
yesterday afternoon

We Love British Bands

View Profile | Leave infectedmodes a shout
bartalicious wrote:
Friday evening

How can 'Oh My God' not be number one in the playlist???

View Profile | Leave bartalicious a shout
Jontybloom1 wrote:
Friday afternoon

Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet's version of I Predict A Riot makes this top ten list of worst covers of all time http://www.neonfiller.com/page4.htm#badcover I actually quite like this version.

View Profile | Leave Jontybloom1 a shout
pablo_cerve wrote:
Friday morning

Good Days Bad Days wasn't in the top 15 when I said that

View Profile | Leave pablo_cerve a shout
PedroPetoshi wrote:
Thursday evening

Never miss a beat is the best o/

View Profile | Leave PedroPetoshi a shout
NUTZnilie wrote:
Thursday evening

No pablo_cerve there's 2 songs of the last album in the top 15 ;) Never Miss A Beat and Good Days Bad Days are both from Off With Their Heads. I agree the last album wasn't as good as the previous ones but still it contains quite a few good songs. Let's hope they use their break well to think up some great songs and that their fourth album will be "employment-quality" again :D

View Profile | Leave NUTZnilie a shout
Lara2305 wrote:
Thursday evening

viados HEAUEHUAHEUHEUAHEUHEHEAHE

View Profile | Leave Lara2305 a shout
Cl0ckWork0RANGE wrote:
Thursday morning

because their last album's worse than previous

View Profile | Leave Cl0ckWork0RANGE a shout
1nnervision wrote:
Wednesday morning

Ruby ruby ruby ruby! (I bet I'm the first person to do that)

View Profile | Leave 1nnervision a shout
pablo_cerve wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

only one song of their last album in top 15 :O

View Profile | Leave pablo_cerve a shout
qoeo wrote:
last week

ricky he's sooo lovely

View Profile | Leave qoeo a shout
Proton-Kandi wrote:
last week

What did you learn today? I learned nothin What did you do today? I did nothin What did you learn at school? I didn't go Why didn't you go to school? I don't know.............. =D

View Profile | Leave Proton-Kandi a shout
nikkelihirvi wrote:
8 days ago

British Indie Rock !

View Profile | Leave nikkelihirvi a shout
bexestabueno wrote:
9 days ago

cute

View Profile | Leave bexestabueno a shout
fantasyorka wrote:
11 days ago

We are the angry mob We read the papers everyday day We like who like We hate who we hate But we're also easily swayed

View Profile | Leave fantasyorka a shout
mihhas wrote:
14 days ago

learnt my lesson well :)

View Profile | Leave mihhas a shout
guitarlegend1 wrote:
14 days ago

is good days bad days a greatest hits album or something??????????

View Profile | Leave guitarlegend1 a shout
noroi_23 wrote:
14 days ago

viados. <3

View Profile | Leave noroi_23 a shout
mirrorboy_ wrote:
15 days ago

what a great picture!

View Profile | Leave mirrorboy_ a shout