Song of the Week: Kasabian - You're In Love With A Psycho

(Kasabian)

This week saw the return of enigmatic genre-defying foursome, Kasabian following the release of their new single. The Leicester natives teased fans with the delivery of 'You're In Love With A Psycho', a dynamic number featured on their forthcoming and hugely-anticipated follow up to 2014's '48:13'.  Whilst criticism comes as nothing new to the band, their ability to simply not give a shit about anything only helps to gratify their musical desires. The band have been psyching up the announcement of their new LP 'For Crying Out Loud' which now has a confirmed release date of May 5 2017.  In a recent interview guitarist and singer/songwriter Serge Pizzorno told Q magazine that the band's upcoming release is about "saving guitar music from the abyss" - a pretty brave but overall cliché statement for mouthy rockers such as Kasabian to make.  It's all a bit cringe-worthy in the grand scheme of things as the new single, as catchy as it is, gives very little contribution to "saving guitar music". 'You're In Love With A Psycho' is one of the first songs Pizzorno wrote for the upcoming album. In a video shared on the band's official Instagram, Serge explains that it took a grand total of 15 minutes to write.  "I didn't really think and all the lyrics came, there's some odd ones in there but again they're great," he says. That one sentence alone is everything you need to envision with this latest release as it gives very little hope to the rest of the album. We know that as a band, Kasabian are fans of mixing things up a bit in hope to avoid acquiring any extra baggage along the way with regards to comparisons to other bands and/or genres - but the 15-minute brilliance that Pizzorno talks about offers little-to-no substance at all.  "It's a weird anthem for everyone, you've either been in love with one or you are one. It sort of celebrates that"  There's no denying this hit is almost annoyingly catchy and it's only on a very rare occasion that a weak hit escapes the hands of Pizzorno. The lyricism is nothing short of nonsensical but in the way that only the Leicester titans can frustratingly make genius.  It's smooth, bizarrely endearing and absurdly seductive - an extremely easy listen. Does it save guitar music from the abyss? No. Would it get me dancing after a couple double vodkas? Probably. Either way, Kasabian are the kind of band that only deserve the benefit of the doubt here and I am, actually, inviting them to flip me the bird and prove me wrong. They have the potential to really exceed expectations and I'm really hoping the new album does just that... the ball's in their court.