Kasabian frontman Serge Pizzorno has admitted he finds Ed Sheeran's success "scary", and is unable to understand why he's so popular.
Kasabian on Loaded cover
Missing the music scene of the 1990s, he thinks the charts nowadays are "too pop" and "middle England".
Speaking in Loaded magazine's new issue, he explained: "I do miss the Britpop era. The loonies took over for a bit, which was great. It's so pop right now. Too pop. It was great with Blur and Oasis. Those days were so exciting to watch and I'm not sure if we're ever going to get that back. Ed Sheeran is killing it. It's middle England. We are so middle England, it's scary."
Despite enjoying a successful 2014 which saw Kasabian headline Glastonbury, the group haven't been nominated for any BRIT Awards this year.
Snubbed from the ceremony, singer Tom Meighan hopes that the event will still somehow open the public's eyes to different types of music.
He said: "What's good about the BRIT Awards is rock music - if you can call it that. It allows the music to reach out to people who usually watch 'The X Factor' or some s**t. It's about turning them on to alternative music which can only be a good thing."
The 250th celebratory issue of Loaded - which has Kasabian on the cover - is available to buy in both print and digital formats now.
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