Hello Everyone

Firstly, apologies to those of you who have had difficulties with the pre-sale ticket link this morning, there was an unprecedented demand for tickets and the server struggled a bit. If you haven't got your tickets yet, don't forget to log-on at 9am tomorrow morning when the tickets go on general sale.

We've got very efficient around here, a second newsblast in only a few days. We hope this one's a good 'un, finally we can give you album details, our second album has a title, a running order and a release date.

Following hot on the heels of the Single "Ruby", The Album "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" is released globally on Feb 26th, except in North America where it's March 27th. There's a limited edition version week of release that will include a DVD containing a short film made by our friend Tim in the studio and live footage of 6 of the new songs shot at Berlin Kesselhaus in November. It's very limited, if you see it, buy it, it's good.

This film is the first in a series of films Tim will be making with us on our travels across the world in the next few years. The others will appear on our new website. We'll try to keep them frequent.

Back to the album. It was Produced by Stephen Street at Hook End Manor in Oxfordshire, recorded in one 6 week session last September and October. It was mixed by Cenzo Townshend and Stephen Street at Olympic Studio in Barnes, London.

We hope you like it.

We're very proud of it.

"Yours Truly, Angry Mob"

1. Ruby

2. The Angry Mob

3. Heat Dies Down

4. Highroyds

5. Love's Not A Competition (But I'm Winning)

6. Thank You Very Much

7. I Can Do It Without You

8. My Kind Of Guy

9. Everything Is Average Nowadays

10. Boxing Champ

11. Learnt My Lesson Well

12. Try Your Best

13. Retirement

Hopefully by now you've all seen the new website, its landing phase by phase, version 1 is now up and running.

Finally for those of you that missed it. Nick and Ricky sat in for Zane Lowe on Radio 1 last week, they played lots of their favourite new stuff including all the bands that join us on tour in Feb & March in the UK. Here's the link to listen again if you missed it http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/noscript.shtml?/radio/aod/radio1_aod.shtml?radio1/zane_tue.

Over and Out, we can't wait for you to hear the record in February.

News on our US tour to follow in the next few days.

Until then...

Kaiser Chiefs

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27/01/07 12:03 PM

I told you I would be rubbish at updating this thing, but I've made a commitment and I'll try and stick with it, it might even be fun.....

We are all in New York at the moment talking to lots of Americans about our new record. It's not as fun as it sounds cos that is literally ALL we are doing; the most exciting city in the world and all I've seen is the inside of several radio stations and a record company office or two. Saying that... I have seen David Schwimmer (Ross from Frendz) and Alex Kaprankos (the boss from Franz), we also saw Christian Slater drinking a 'coffee to-go'.

We had a weird 'play back' party for record company people and journalists to hear our record. Standing in a room with your record on surrounded by people is quite odd. I haven't heard it in ages though and it reminded me how proud we are of it. I can't wait for you all to hear it. We are Scientist and The Cribs were there so it made it quite bearable. The Cribs are mixing the re-record with Alex in NY and apparently it is really rather brilliant.

Whitey is promising to put some stuff he filmed on YouTube, even though it's all a bit of a ball ache, we're still having a laugh. as Nick always points out, "Well you've always got to, haven't you".

Today was supposedly the coldest day in 15000 years in NY, minus 11 if anyone is counting. I kind of thought that it wouldn't be that bad, but it actually is f***ing cold. The kind of cold that is constantly surprising; every time I get out of the limo I get a little shock. Yes, you did hear me right..... we have been traveling round in a limo, and yes I do know that it's not really the done thing to go round in limos, and may appear to some to be a little sad, but we are constantly finding it hilarious (see YouTube if Whitey gets round to it) and plan to do much more of that sort of thing in the future. Well you've got to have a laugh haven't you.

Going home tomorrow, and then doing Radio 1 Monday morning with massive jet lag, so I shall apologise now for anything I might say.  I'm honestly not complaining though, the 'job' is still pretty easy and a couple of early mornings won't kill me. But do be prepared for these blogs to get consistently more grumpy throughout the year.

We all talked about these blogs today and everyone is gunna start doing them. I am sure they will be far more entertaining than this and actually contain some information; I just keep forgetting everything that we do.

See you around.
Ricky (singer)