Kaiser Chiefs announce new album and share ‘Feeling Alright’, co-written by Nile Rodgers

25 October, 2023

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Kaiser Chiefs have announced their eighth studio album and shared a new single co-written by Nile Rodgers – listen to ‘Feeling Alright’ below.

The Ricky Wilson-fronted band are due to release the 10-track record – titled ‘Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album’ – on March 1, 2024. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.

Produced by Amir Amor (Rudimental), the upcoming LP will feature the previous singles ‘Jealousy’ and ‘How 2 Dance’. Today (October 25), the Kaisers have further previewed the project via a team-up with Chic legend Rodgers.

Explaining how ‘Feeling Alright’ came about, Wilson explained: “On the first day with Nile Rodgers, he said, ‘What have you got?’ We searched through some jams we had and this was a song that stood out to him.

“The band loved playing it round and round, and it must be fun to play but we never really knew where it would find a home. Nile turned out to be the best estate agent and found it a home almost immediately.”

He added: “He also brought in Amir, who turned out to be our housemate for the entire record. A good place to start!”

The full tracklist for ‘Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album’ is as follows:

  1. ‘Feeling Alright’
  2. ‘Beautiful Girl’
  3. ‘How To Dance’
  4. ‘The Job Centre Shuffle’
  5. ‘Burning In Flames’
  6. ‘Reasons To Stay Alive’
  7. ‘Sentimental Love Songs’
  8. ‘Jealousy’
  9. ‘Noel Groove’
  10. ‘The Lads’

Additionally, Kaiser Chiefs have shared details of a UK headline tour for next spring. Tickets are due to go on sale at 9am GMT next Friday (November 3) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Fans can access a pre-sale by pre-ordering the group’s new album via their official website before 8:55am GMT next Tuesday (October 31) – you can do that here.

Check out Kaiser Chiefs’ 2024 live schedule below.

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11 – International Riviera Centre, Torquay 
12 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne 
13 – Dreamland, Margate
16 – Globe, Stockton 
17 – Civic, Wolverhampton 
19 – Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 
20 – Troxy, London 
21 – Flippers Roller Boogie Palace, London

Speaking to NME last November, Wilson revealed that ‘How 2 Dance’ had been inspired by sessions the band had with Rodgers in 2021.

“Nile Rodgers is a force to be reckoned with,” he said. “He does make you think about dancing quite a lot! He’s an amazing man to write songs with.”

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