Ruby, I Predict A Riot and Never Miss A Beat. Those just a few of British rockers the Kaiser Chiefs songs that have proved they know how to write a catchy hit with a big chorus.
Now drummer Nick Hodgson is helping UK 80s sensations Duran Duran write material for their new album which incoming.
Nick Hodgson were brought into the studio with Simon Le Bon and co producer Mark Ronson, who had worked with the Kaiser Chiefs' last album Off With Their Heads. The Kaiser Chiefs arrrived in Australia this week ahead of a national tour and V Festival performances.
Hodgson said he is still coming to terms with the fact he was working with the band behind Rio and Girls on Film.
"I've been listening to many of Duran Duran on a flight I've just taken, and they are very interesting songs really," Hodgson quote..
"I always admire them. It seems so strange to be talking about it."
Ronson has compared the Kaiser Chiefs to Duran Duran, telling NME magazine: "There's a lot of Kaiser Chiefs songs I could imagine being on a Duran Duran record 25 years ago".
It is the first time Hodgson has written with anyone other than Kaiser Chiefs singer Ricky Wilson, but he said he didn't change his songwriting style for the collaboration.
"I had think to myself, 'right, do I care whether they like me?'" he said.
"I had make that decision in my head just before as I kept thinking, 'I could just be quiet and not be myself, but then we wouldn't get anything done.'
"So I am willing to sacrifice being popular for actually getting something finished. But I think that was quite a good balance really."
