Kasabian - West Ryder: Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009)

Kasabian - West Ryder: Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009)

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Kasabian - West Ryder: Pauper Lunatic Asylum

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1. "Underdog"   4:37

2. "Where Did All the Love Go?"   4:17

3. "Swarfiga"   2:18

4. "Fast Fuse"   4:10

5. "Take Aim"   5:23

6. "Thick as Thieves"   3:06

7. "West Ryder Silver Bullet"   5:15

8. "Vlad the Impaler"   4:44

9. "Ladies and Gentlemen, Roll the Dice"   3:33

10. "Secret Alphabets" (Pizzorno, Helmut Zacharias)   5:07

11. "Fire"   4:13

12. "Happiness"   5:16

Kasabian Band Members / Musicians

Tom Meighan – lead vocals (all tracks except "Swarfiga", "Take Aim", "Secret Alphabets" and "Happiness")

Sergio Pizzorno – lead and rhythm guitar, synths, programming, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Take Aim", "Secret Alphabets" and "Happiness"

Chris Edwards – bass guitar

Ian Matthews – drums

Dan the Automator – additional programming

Jay Mehler – additional guitar on "Underdog", "Ladies and Gentlemen (Roll the Dice)" and "Happiness"

Tim Carter – additional guitar, keyboards and percussion

Daniel Ralph Martin – additional guitar on "Fast Fuse" and piano on "Happiness"

Rosario Dawson – co-lead vocals on "West Ryder Silver Bullet"

Ben Kealey – additional keyboards on "Ladies and Gentlemen (Roll the Dice)"

Rosie Danvers – strings direction

Wired Strings – strings on "Where Did All the Love Go?", "Take Aim", "West Ryder Silver Bullet" & "Secret Alphabets"

West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the 3rd studio album by British indie rock band Kasabian, which was released on 5 June 2009. It was the band's first album not to feature Christopher Karloff, the band's lead guitarist and songwriter who departed during the writing stages of Empire (2006). Rhythm guitarist Sergio Pizzorno became lead songwriter and co-producer for the band. The album received a generally positive reception but critics said it was uneven and predictable in its instrumentation and production. West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum debuted at number one in the United Kingdom, giving Kasabian their second number-one album in that country, and spawned four singles: "Fire", "Where Did All the Love Go?", "Underdog" and "Vlad the Impaler". It also charted within the top 40 in countries like Australia, France, Ireland and New Zealand.

The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize. In October 2009, it was voted the best album of the year by Q Magazine.