In keeping with the spirit of the times, Columbia Records have made a track from Kasabian’s forthcoming third album, The West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, entitled ‘Vlad the Impaler,’ available for free.
Well, sort of. They gave people four days to download it and then removed it, which seems an odd way of going about promoting a new album. But their bizarre practices aside, it is one of the best thing’s that Kasabian have ever done, IMHO. (the track, not their record company’s supposition that everyone would be able to be near their computers on those dates).
See what you think…
Kasabian -‘Vlad the Impaler.’ mp3
They have also made a video for at least part of the song, featuring Noel Fielding from The Mighty Boosh:
As always, please let me know what you think!