West Ryder

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West Ryder
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ReleasedMay 2009
Kasabian chronology
Fast Fuse
(2007)
West Ryder
(2009)

West Ryder is an EP by rock band Kasabian and was released exclusively in the June 2009 issue of the German music magazine Musikexpress . [1] A follow-up EP to Fast Fuse , this EP was another promotion for their third studio album, West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum .

Track listing

  1. "Underdog" (radio edit) – 3:53
  2. "Fire" – 4:10
  3. "Vlad the Impaler" – 4:54
  4. "Black Whistler" – 3:41
  5. "Me Plus One" (Jacques Lu Cont mix) – 8:33

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References

  1. "Kasabian – West Ryder EP (2009, CD)".