Kasabian have announced details of their first new album since the departure of former frontman Tom Meighan. Check out new single ‘Scripture’ from ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ below, along with our interview with Serge Pizzorno.Having dropped the first taster of their new direction with the single ‘ALYGATYR‘ last year, now the Leicester indie veterans – consisting of chief songwriter Pizzorno, bassist Chris Edwards, drummer Ian Matthews and guitarist Tim Carter following the departure of Meighan after he was convicted of assaulting his then-girlfriend-now-wife in 2020 – return with ‘Scripture’.Co-produced with Fraser T Smith (of Stormzy, Adele, Dave and Sam Smith fame), Pizzorno told NME how the track had “a cinematic elegance to it”, but was driven by “a heartbeat of empowerment”.“It’s just those first eight bars, it’s all you need to know,” he said. “It feels like a new era, like we’re entering the ring so move everyone out of the way.”He continued: “It has this huge sound that came from me bouncing off Kanye and old ‘70s soul cuts from digging in crates.
There’s a euphoric, beautiful arms-in-the-air moment then goes back to this ferocious, heavy beat. It’s in your face.”As for the lyrics, Pizzorno said that the track was inspired by “re-writing your own story”.“We all make up this narrative of who we think we are,” he told NME. “This is about ripping that up, going against all that and no longer going with your own madness.
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