Kaisers To Enter Studio

Ricky Wilson gets ready to record new songs

25 Feb 08 - Kaiser Chiefs have written a host of new songs which they intend to start recording in the coming weeks, according to singer Ricky Wilson.

Speaking to the Music Week on Sunday (24 Feb), he seemed happy with the way the new tracks are coming together.

When asked what the songs sound like, Ricky explained: “Ridiculous and exciting and edgy and raw. They’ve all got weird names too, my favourite is currently called Hello Groovy but it won’t end up being called that.

“We’ve written loads of new songs and we played some stuff live last year on our arena tour.

"The track Never Miss A Beat sounds like a big single.”

"It feels like we’re in a local band again because we get to go out and we do a gig every so often, and we’re writing songs all the time. It feels like it used to.”
Ricky Wilson

Ricky also spoke about his desire to break out of the traditional routine that often comes with success: “It gets out of hand for a band when you’ve made a couple of albums.

“You make an album then you’re supposed to go around the world for two years promoting it – boring!

"So it’s nice to do things on your own terms a bit. We’ll release a single pretty soon I reckon. We’re gonna go into a studio in a couple of weeks time and record it.”

Ricky was also very positive about life in the band at present.

“It’s good fun at the moment y’know,” he confessed. “Just writing songs. It feels like we’re in a local band again because we get to go out and we do a gig every so often, and we’re writing songs all the time. It feels like it used to.”

The band are also looking forward to this year's festival season, especially as they are not under the pressure of topping the bill at too many events.

“Apart from Isle of Wight - we’re headlining that one - we’re not headlining any other ones.

"But we are gonna headline second stages, which I think is brilliant because you’ve got all the boring old headliners on the main stage doing their boring greatest hits tours and I think it’s gonna be so good to play second stages. Where the kids are at!”
 
To watch Ricky's interview with the Music Week's Julie Cullen check out the 6 Music Website right now and check out the Music Week podcast. 
 

Kelly Stooke