Why Kaiser Chiefs?
The band are named after a South African football team, the Kaizer Chiefs. The reason that a band from West Yorkshire would call themselves Kaiser Chiefs lies with one Lucas Radebe, former captain of Leeds United Football Club. Ardent Leeds United fans, the band renamed themselves in honour of the legendary African’s former club. The connection between band and football club runs deeper than that, with the Kaisers sponsoring Leeds forward Tore Andre Flo and making regular appearances in the official Leeds United magazine. Legend has it that Kaiser Chiefs were signed to the B-Unique label on the recommendation of the lead singer of The Ordinary Boys, one Samuel Preston3. To date, the Kaisers have released two studio albums. The band’s debut album, the keyboard driven Employment, released in 2005, showcased the easily remembered lyrics4 the band have become famous for. This was followed up by Yours Truly, Angry Mob in 2007, which began to showcase the talent of Kaiser’s guitarist Andrew
