Change of direction, but Ricky not predicting a riot for Kaiser Chiefs

It’s a big year for Ricky Wilson. He’s off The Voice and Kaiser Chiefs have a new album, writes Andy Welch.

Ricky Wilson was standing in his kitchen the first time he heard Kaiser Chief’s latest single, Hole In My Soul, played on the radio. As the opening bars sounded out, he started to shake.

It’s a reaction he says he’s not experienced since the band’s very early days, when the Leeds quintet’s 2005 debut was on its way to becoming one of that year’s biggest-selling albums, and their singles, such as Oh My God and I Predict A Riot, were riding high in the charts.