The Kaiser Chiefs: "Yours Truly Angry Mob"

The second album from this energetic young band finds the guitars cranked to the max and the melodies fully intact. You don't listen to a band like The Kaiser Chiefs because you're searching for a message, you listen because you want to forget your problems and have some fun.

Yours Truly Angry Mob begins with "Ruby," a light-hearted romp that echoes Morrissey in the vocal department while offering plenty of energy from the guitars and percussion. "Heat Dies Down" is a high-speed mosh pit favorite, but it's "Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)" that demonstrates the band's ability to concoct a radio-friendly indie-pop tune. The song is a nice acoustic ballad that is certain to be a favorite for female listeners. Another powerful track on the album is "Thank You Very Much," a track that packs enough heat to raise the global temperature all on it's own. Surging guitars are abruptly forced to a sudden change of tempo in what has become a staple in The Kaiser Chiefs' bag of tricks before the band kicks back in with a full-bore chorus.

Yours Truly Angry Mob will be appreciated most by fans of Franz Ferdinand or Killers. Packed with vocal melodies and impressive musical energy, this is an easy album to like.