
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are a post-britpop band which formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England in early 2003. The band consists of Ricky Wilson (vocals), Andrew "Whitey" White (guitar), Simon Rix (bass), Nick "Peanut" Baines (keyboards) and Vijay Mistry(drums). Nick Hodgson is the band's former drummer and main songwriter but left the band in December 2012 to focus on other projects. The band has released five albums as of 2014 and have released 16 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, 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 is...
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Ruby
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I Predict a Riot
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Everyday I Love You Less and Less
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Modern Way
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Oh My God
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Na Na Na Na Naa
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Never Miss a Beat
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The Angry Mob
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Everything Is Average Nowadays
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Heat Dies Down
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You Can Have It All
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Born to Be a Dancer
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Saturday Night
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Thank You Very Much
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Time Honoured Tradition
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Caroline, Yes
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What Did I Ever Give You?
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Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)
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Good Days Bad Days
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My Kind of Guy
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Team Mate
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Learnt My Lesson Well
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Highroyds
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Boxing Champ
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Retirement
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I Can Do It Without You
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Try Your Best
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Spanish Metal
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Like It Too Much
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Can't Say What I Mean
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You Want History
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Tomato in the Rain
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Addicted to Drugs
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Half the Truth
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Always Happens Like That
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Remember You're a Girl
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Coming Home
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Little Shocks
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine
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The Factory Gates
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Man On Mars
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Another Number
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Everyday I Love You Less And Less (Spike Stent Mix)
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Misery Company
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Kinda Girl You Are
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Things Change
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Meanwhile Up In Heaven
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Starts With Nothing
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Child Of The Jago
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Heard It Break