Kasabian has been teasing their next album for quite some time, and they just dropped some major hints about its release. The English band’s next LP will be a party-driven rock album and they’ve given us a taste of their new sound with the new single “Call”.
The Waxxwork-directed visual for “Call” was shot in Albania, and it takes the song’s title pretty literally. It shows a phone falling out of a plane and hurtling through the sky towards the ground, while the members of Kasabian appear on the screen.
“The concept around Happenings is to bring art out into the real world. We could have just done a video on a green screen or whatever but we thought, ‘No, let’s go to Albania and figure out how we get this phone to fly through the air, land, and shoot the video all live and fed to the phone,’” Kasabian’s Sergio Pizzorno told NME.
He also discussed the sound of Happenings with the magazine and described it as a relentless, party-driven record that could only be made today. Pizzorno added they’re always trying to make guitar music interesting and experiment with different genres, while also making sure their live gigs are a pure joy, where everyone can come together.
“Call” was released as the second single from Happenings, set to hit the shelves on July 5.
