Kasabian Leads With ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ – Billboard

Kasabian is creating U.Okay. chart gold with The Alchemist’s Euphoria.

The British various rock outfit leads the midweek U.Okay. chart with Euphoria (through Columbia), and does so with appreciable ease. The LP is outselling the remainder of the Prime 5 mixed, the Official Charts Firm reviews, and is cruising to a sixth U.Okay. crown for the Leicester band.

The Alchemist’s Euphoria is Kasabian’s seventh studio set, and first to function founding guitarist participant Sergio Pizzorno on lead vocals, following the July 2020 departure of frontman Tom Meighan in controversial circumstances.

It’s the followup to 2017’s chart-leader For Crying Out Loud. Each studio set from Kasabian has gone to No. 1 of their homeland since their sophomore effort Empire, from 2006 (the band’s self-titled debut from 2004 reached No. 4).

Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Replace is Pale Waves’ Undesirable (Soiled Hit). If it holds its floor, Undesirable will give the Manchester-based indie rock quartet a career-best chart place, bettering their earlier releases My Thoughts Makes Noises (No. 8 in 2018) and Who Am I? (No. 3 in 2021).

Additionally eying Prime 10 bows are synth-pop veterans Erasure with Day-Glo (Primarily based On A True Story) (through Mute), new at No. 6 on the chart blast; and ska collective The Dualers with Voices From The Solar (through Sunbeat), on observe for a No. 8 entry; whereas Hazard Mouse and Black Thought’s collaborative album Cheat Codes (BMG) might nab a Prime 20 debut, at the moment at No. 16.

All will probably be revealed when the Official U.Okay. Albums Chart is offered late Friday (Aug. 19).