On their follow-up to the massively successful Employment, Kaiser Chiefs up the ante by settling into their groove. On Yours Truly, Angry Mob, Kaiser Chiefs grow up, dig in and get utterly serious, albeit in a pogo-hopping, decadent British way. On this set, frontman Ricky Wilson takes vocal cues from Simon LeBon and Morrissey (not coincidentally, this album was produced by Stephen Street, who also worked with The Smiths). The music charges forth in a polished package of angular Britpoppy beats and rhythms with big, colossal guitars and sing-alongs, especially “I Can Do It Without You” and “Ruby,” a hyper-paced love ditty that gets enjoyably enmeshed in your head. “The Angry Mob,” a melodic tune that morphs into a battle call of sorts, calls out the British public’s love affair with tabloids and pubs. The rest of the album mixes signature Kaiser’s power pop (”Heat Dies Down,” “Highroyds”) and straight-up fun tunes (”Everything Is Average Nowadays”). Where the band predicted a riot on Employment, for this one, they’re surely predicting world domination.

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