{"id":39597,"date":"2006-01-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-01-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/employment\/"},"modified":"2006-01-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-01-11T00:00:00","slug":"employment","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s nothing like an instant favorite. It’s that
\nalbum that gets lodged into your subconscious for weeks on end,
\nrefuses to eject itself from your CD player and has you rummaging
\naround the house for blank CDs to spread the joy to anybody in the
\nvicinity. That’s what Employment<\/i>, the explosive debut from
\nLeeds-based band Kaiser Chiefs, did to me the minute it hit my
\nstereo, and it still provokes that sentiment to this day.<\/p>\n

Then again, Employment<\/i> was only just released
\nin the U.S. in March 2005, with the first singles “Oh My God” and
\n“I Predict A Riot” hitting airwaves a few months prior, but that
\nconstitutes ages to me with the way I go through music.<\/p>\n

From the bitter ode to an ex on the opening track,
\n“Everyday I Love You Less And Less,” each song is a perfectly
\nconstructed few minutes of Britpop (the longest song clocks in at
\nbarely over four minutes, so if you’re not gifted with an attention
\nspan for anything resembling prog-rock, this is the album for
\nyou).<\/p>\n

The Kaiser Chiefs have perfected the art of catchy —
\nand not annoyingly catchy, in a Britney Spears vein, but in a way
\nthat has you enjoying the choruses of “Oh My God” in your head long
\nafter the album has stopped playing. Employment<\/i> flows along
\nwith such a sense of ease that it’s easy to see how they
\ncatapaulted onto the charts before even receiving any backing from
\na record label. And sure, the lyrics aren’t exactly poetry, with
\nproclamations like, “These nights of booze catch up with you’s \/
\nand that is an actual fact,” but that’s the charm of the Chiefs.
\nThey never take themselves too seriously, and never fall into the
\ntrap of sounding too samey.<\/p>\n

From the folk-inspired chorus of “What Did I Ever
\nGive You” to the infectious lyrics and frantic beat of “Na Na Na Na
\nNaa”, Employment<\/i> barely ever falters. The strength of the
\nband is that they manage to veer away from becoming a carbon copy
\nof every other hit band gracing the mainstream. They’ve injected
\ntheir own brand of humor and irony into their debut, and it’s
\nalways refreshing to find a current band that’s not entirely
\ndependent on eyeliner and emo.<\/p>\n

They’ve rocked Live 8 and the Leeds Festival and
\ntheir standout amount of energy has them as a live favorite
\nfixture, which just leaves me and a slew of other fans waiting
\npatiently for their next move. Here’s hoping it’s every bit as
\ncaptivating as Employment<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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