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'''Kasabian''' are an English rock band from Leicestershire, currently comprising Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews. They formed in 1997 with the name Saracuse, and after being picked up changed their name to Kasabian, releasing their first reasonably successful album in 2004.

The latter six all reached #1 on the UK albums chart, and ''Velociraptor!'' especially received extremely positive reviews, although the band is yet to enjoy significant US success.

In 2020, longtime frontman Tom Meighan mutually left the band after being convicted of assaulting his ex-fianceé, Sergio was annouced as taking all lead vocal duties, with live guitarist Tim Carter being made a full time member.


!! Discography:
* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Kasabian]]'' (2004)
* ''Empire'' (2006)
* ''West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'' (2009)
* ''Velociraptor!'' (2011)
* ''48:13'' (2014)
* ''For Crying Out Loud'' (2017)
* ''The Alchemist's Euphoria'' (2022)
* ''Happenings'' (2024)

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!! Trope Foot:
* ArcWords: The ''Empire'' album and its related media utilize the phrase "shoot the runner". There's that very song, the video for "Empire" opens with a runner (messenger) getting shot, and a loose mention of the line is uttered in the chorus of "Me Plus One".
* AudienceParticipationSong: In live sets on the Velociraptor! tour, "Fire" is the closer to the encore (after "Switchblade Smile" and "Vlad the Impaler"), and the crowds join in.
* BadassDriver: According to the video for ''Re-Wired'', Sergio Pizzorno is one.
* TheBandMinusTheFace: Lead singer Tom Meighan was let go from the band in 2020, and guitarist and primary songwriter Sergio Pizzorno has since taken his place as the band's frontperson.
* BedlamHouse[=/=]ConceptAlbum: According to a T4 interview, each of the songs on ''West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'' is meant to represent an inmate of the eponymous asylum.
** From the spoken word opening of "West Ryder Silver Bullet": "Then I went down to the basement where my friend the maniac busies himself with his electronic graffiti."
* TheCameo: Noel Fielding reprises the part of Vlad the Impaler for a two-second scene in the video for "Re-wired".
* ContinuityNod:
** In the video for "You're in Love with a Psycho", the mental patients' clothing is labeled "West Ryder".
** [[https://youtu.be/6CltXEMfb1g The video]] for "Are You Looking for Action" is full of so many nods to past albums and music videos it borders on ContinuityPorn.
*** One table has a group wearing face-covering bandannas a la the band's self-titled album cover.
*** Ian Matthews and Chris Edwards play a game of cards dressed in British royal regalia from the ''Empire'' cover.
*** A third is dressed in the same outfits from the ''West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'' cover.
*** One crowd is wearing velociraptor masks, a nod to ''Velociraptor!''
*** One table is dressed in skeleton costumes, recalling the minimalist skeleton costume from the ''48:13'' tour. Two other groups are dressed in the white shirt with black text and beer-can baseball caps outfits and the googly-eyed glasses, both from the "eez-eh" video.
*** The band's long-time roadie Rick Graham, who appears on the cover of ''For Crying Out Loud'', is behind the bar.
*** A few people, including touring guitarist Tim Carter, can be seen dressed as Creator/NoelFielding's Vlad the Impaler.
*** There's a small white rabbit on one table, referencing the lyrics to "Me Plus One".
*** One table has people eating stacks of bread, referencing a line from "Days Are Forgotten."
* DownerEnding: Every album ends on a low-key song compared to the EpicRocking of most tracks, but ''Empire'' ends with the bleak "The Doberman".
** Subverted with their self-titled debut. "U Boat" is a somber ending, but the hidden track at the end of the danceable remix for "Reason Is Treason".
* EpicRocking: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9NCnyT8nDA&ob=av2e This]] live version of "Club Foot".
* GenreMashup: Shifted into this in ''Velociraptor!'' and taken on full-on in ''48:13'' which is a '60s rock/hip-hop/electronic hybrid. Serge said the idea was to create a "new language."
* GratuitousFrench: ''La Fée Verte''.
* IAmTheBand: Even though he is far from being the sole original founding member left, Sergio Pizzorno has taken main songwriting duty since Karloff's departure, and also handles rhythm guitar, keyboards and electronics; not only that, he also undertook main production duties starting from ''Velociraptor!'', where he is also the only band member to appear in the cover art.
* IntercourseWithYou: "Re-Wired".
* LighterAndSofter: ''For Crying Out Loud'', in part due to its' influences from 60s' pop music.
* MushroomSamba: "La Fee Verte" is basically this, but with absinthe.
* NewSoundAlbum: The first album is a Madchester-inspired AlternativeDance album ending with a jam session ("Butcher Blues") and a SpaceRock ballad ("U Boat"), while ''Empire'' introduces {{Britpop}} and GlamRock elements; the third one veers towards neo-psychedelia. ''Velociraptor!'' incorporates rap, experimental and industrial elements; ''48:13'' takes this to a whole new level, combining elements from jazz, EBM and ambient to make something akin to ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum''. Their sixth album, ''For Crying Out Loud'', is a shift to guitar-heavy sounds, recalling 1960s acts like Music/TheZombies and Music/TheAnimals.
* TheOner: The video for "Are You Looking for Action" is an eight-minute-long single take.
* ProtestSong: "Where Did All the Love Go?" "Reason Is Treason" and "Empire" all fit the bill, but ''48:13'' is made up of a lot of them, with "eez-eh" taking the cake.
* {{Rotoscoping}}: The video of "Shoot the Runner".
* SanitySlippageSong: "Butcher Blues".
* SelfTitledAlbum: Guess.
* ShoutOut: The line ''Joker, I'll meet you on the other side'' in ''Vlad the Impaler'' is a reference to Creator/HeathLedger, who died a month before the single's release. In some performances, they replace "Joker" with "Heath Ledger".
** The video for ''Empire'' is set during the Crimean War. Also counts as an internal shout-out as the video opens with a runner being killed by a bullet...a la ''Shoot the Runner''.
** "Me Plus One" references [[Literature/AliceInWonderland a white rabbit taking the singer away.]]
** The video for "Eez-eh" is filled with them.
*** Tom and Serge wear Mickey Mouse and Goofy hats.
*** The band poses in Steve Jobs-like poses, complete with black turtlenecks.
*** One shot of Tom running across a striped background is staged identically to Alejandro Jodorowsky's ''The Holy Mountain''.
** The entire premise of the video for "Ill Ray (The King)" pays homage to the discovery and reburial of UsefulNotes/RichardIII in Leicester, the band's hometown--with a ManicPixieDreamGirl trying ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane and surprisingly succeeding]]) to resurrect him for a day. Also, the band is on record that [[http://www.riffmagazine.com/qa/kasabian-serge-pizzorno-leaving-legacy/ it was not a coincidence]] that the person who resurrects Richard is played by Creator/LenaHeadey, who's starring in [[Series/GameOfThrones a heavily-fictionalized version of Richard's own world/time period]].
* SixthRanger: Jay Mehler, who was a touring guitarist with the band. After he left for Noel Fielding's band, Tim Carter fills the role, showing up in multiple videos from ''For Crying Out Loud''.
* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Serge sings one or two songs on every album, but on ''48:13'' he sings lead or co-lead on more songs than Tom does. After Tom left the band, Serge became the band's full-time lead singer.
* ThisIsForEmphasisBitch: In ''Shoot the Runner'':
--> ''I'm a king and she's my queen, bitch''
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Averted with Tom's departure; both parties made it clear that in spite of the unceremonious circumstances Tom left the band out of his own volition to focus on putting his life back on track, and the bandmates have pledged full support for him.
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