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The new Kasabian CD, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third studio album by Kasabian, an English alternative rock band. The album is scheduled to be released on June 8, 2009. Dan,The Automator,  Nakamura a Japanese- American hip-hop and electronica producer was brought on to produce the album. Dan is well-known for his production on the first album by Gorillaz.

The album is named after a mental institution that was built in the 1800s in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The original name was West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, but the name was later changed to Stanley Royd Hospital/Psychiatric Hospital.

The new album opens with the song Underdog. The opening track has also been used in a commercial advertising Sony Bravia televisions. The song West Ryder/Silver Bullet is a duet featuring Rosario Dawson. The track Vlad The Impaler was available to be downloaded for free from Kasabian’s official website from March 31, 2009 to April 3, 2009. The first official track, Fire was released on June 1, 2009.  

The album boasts some other songs such as; Where did all The Love Go?,Take Aim, Swarfiga, Thick as Thieves, Fast Fuse, Happiness, Secret Alphabets, Ladies and Gentlemen (Roll the Dice). Japan is lucky enough to have Road Kill Cafe and Cunny Grope Lane, two bonus tracks just for them. Although Cunny Grope Lane is also an iTunes Pre-Order. Fast Track is a tune that has gotten around! It is on video game FIFA 09, and was the official theme song for none other than Cyber Sunday 2007 on pay-per-view.

Kasabian stated that West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum has a little bit of Pink Floyd influence to it. Frontman Tom Meighan stated that the new album comes together in a stunning manner with no gaps. He also said the CD is very psychedelic with aspects similar to the first two albums, but the new album has a more distant sound.

Guitarist Sergio Pizzorno compared West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum to a soundtrack of a make believe movie. The band has dreamed of providing tracks for movies and Rosario Dawson played the featured song, West Ryder/Silver Bullet to Quentin Tarantino and he was very fond of it.  The song may end up being featured on the soundtrack of one of Quentins films. He stated that the album would have people up and dancing. He also said the album features interesting sounds that blend the musical styling of the Rolling Stones, The Clash, and Daft Punk. The CD is very rhythmic and funky. It has also been described as experiencing a ride on a musical rollercoaster. You do not want to miss out on this new great album!