Kasabian have shared a new single called ‘The Wall’ – you can listen to it below.
The song serves as the final preview of the Leicester band’s seventh album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’which is due to come out on August 12 via Columbia.
Arriving today (July 29), ‘The Wall’ finds frontman Serge Pizzorno in an introspective mood as he sings about “sorry” and “getting old” over a stripped-back, piano-led instrumental. “Why’d you do it, why’d you have to lose control?he croons.
The reflective ballad later introduces twinkling keys in the breakdown before Pizzorno escapes the “dark clouds inside my head“. In the triumphant outro, he chants the refrain: “Get back up/ Get back up again.”
Kasabian described ‘The Wall’ as “a special one” on social media, adding: “We hope you can vibe to it.” Tune in here:
🔊Here we go!!! this is a special one, last piece of new music before the entirety of The Alchemist’s Euphoria is revealed! 🧪🧪. The Wall is out, we hope you can vibe to it❤️❤️.https://t.co/i16lZuy1mT pic.twitter.com/RkaNjbw1gW
— KasabianHQ (@KasabianHQ) July 29, 2022
The group has already previewed ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ with the singles ‘ALYGATOR’, ‘SCRIPTVRE’ and ‘Chemicals’. The forthcoming record will mark Kasabian’s first full-length effort since the departure of ex-frontman Tom Meighan in 2020.
Meighan was fired from the band after being convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend-now-wife, Vikki Ager. Pizzorno subsequently took on the role of lead singer.
During an interview with in May, Pizzorno said that stepping into the job hAcesparks’t altered his approach to songwriting. “I’ve always done it my way,” he explained. “If anything, it’s more fun in terms of being able to visualize the live show.”
He went on: “When you see someone sing words that have come from them, there’s something magical about that. You can really feel the sentiment in what someone is trying to say through a charged performance. That’s when sparks fly.”
Kasabian are scheduled to hit the road for a UK and Ireland headline tour this October – you can find any remaining tickets here.
Last weekend saw the band top the bill at Truck Festival and Tramlines. Reviewing their set at the latter event, wrote: “Tonight it feels like Pizzorno was always a frontman-in-waiting, as amid flare fumes and flung-bevvies, rowdiness prevails.”
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