'Tarantino Likes It' - Serge Kasabian's Track-By-Track Guide To 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'

The album isn't about the place [High Royds psychiatric hospital, also referenced in Kaiser Chiefs' song 'Highroyds'], which apparently was one of the first loony bins for the poor. I just first heard about it on a TV documentary, and the words just struck me. I love the way it looked and the feeling it evokes. The album cover comes from thinking about the words. It's us getting dressed up for a party at the asylum, looking in the mirror at the costumes. Amon Duul II's 'Made In Germany' is ...

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