Kasabian eyeing Underdog

From the album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

"West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum was a mental institution built in the 1800's in West Yorkshire, England and housed the "mentally-poor". It was later changed to the High Royds Psychiatric Hospital and was then shut down back in 2003." [strangeglue]

Could have been another relatively simply performance video except for one thing, the shots of the crowds with their hands in the air. Seeing that made everything seem epic, and it didn't hurt that the tune has a sixties vibe to it, bringing back memories of the glory days of rock and roll.

FIVE PICKS OF FEIST TO FM STATIC

Feist - The Water: The fact that not a single word is spoken allows for all the emotion of the song to shine through; the actors' acting skills are a great visual aide to carry it along.

Franz Nicolay - Jeff Penalty: The video seems to be "raw," as if just thrown together but all the pieces fit within an artistic realm giving it a great up tempo vibe that goes great with the song.

Kasabian - Vlad The Impaler: Always interesting when the direction of the video is literally the title of the song. It looks like a horror film but the track makes it all seem like good fun!

PROFANE OMEN - Left to Disintegrate: Always so much energy in metal music, which lends itself to why they tend to use performance videos since it gives a small feeling of being at the concert.

FM Static - Boy Moves To Town With An Optimistic Outlook: Good decision to go with an animated video bringing back memories of morning cartoons that brings the viewer closer to the story of the song.

Kasabian eyeing Vlad The Impaler

Directed by Richard Ayoade from the album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

The band's first public appearance was at a Viper Rugby Club, celebrating one of the former member's birthday.

The impaler, literally....