Kasabian started work on their fourth album, Velociraptor! , in November 2010 with Dan the Automator as producer. It was revealed in a number of interviews that some songs were already written. One track, titled “Green Fairy”, which featured on the London Boulevard soundtrack, is present on the record under the name “La Fée Verte”, but the album version is different from the soundtrack version. In June 2011, Kasabian closed the Isle of Wight Festival . They also headlined Rockness festival and played at Rock Werchter in July 2011. The band confirmed that the album would be released on 19 September 2011.
Work on Velociraptor! begins
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