Kings of the wild frontier

Once seen as the heirs to Oasis, Chris Edwards of Kasabian tells Ed Power why they’ve grown beyond the comparison

ALL eyes turned to Kasabian when Oasis imploded in 2009. With their swaggering anthems, beery fanbase and penchant for hurling insults at rival bands, the lairy Leicester quartet seemed natural heirs to the brothers Gallagher. There’s just one flaw in that theory, says bassist Chris Edwards. Kasabian have never sounded anything like Oasis.

“Everyone was saying we’d be the next Oasis,” he says. “To be honest, I don’t think our music has much in common. Fair enough we share a lot of fans. We attract a similar crowd. I remember touring America with Oasis in 2005 and we stole a lot of their audience. To that extent, they passed the baton on to us. Just talking about music, though, I don’t see it. ”