West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is the third studio album by British indie rock band Kasabian, which was released on 5 June 2009. It is also the first album by the band to not feature Christopher Karloff, the band's leading songwriter, following his departure during the writing stages of Kasabian's second album, Empire. Lead guitarist Sergio Pizzorno took over as the main force behind the band's song writing.The album was nominated for the 2009 Mercury Prize.