What Tom says:
Sometimes there might have been up to a hundred vocal takes that we did, but actually y'know, the final few we'd have picked one where we've gone "That whole vocal is pretty much bang on, its pretty much perfect". Its nice to have that because you get a sort of sense of continuity through the song... y'know, if you listen to a very poppy band, you know that the lyrics were composite takes that had come from 20 or 30 efforts at it and they may not have that sense of soul and continuity to them. But we really wanted to make sure that we got that with this album and so it did sort of end up that I suddenly hit a sort of "rich seam" of vocals and that was towards the end of the recording process. SO, most of them have got a feeling of "one take wonder" - I was pretty pleased with the way I was singing the songs by the end.

http://www.keanemusic.com/data/mp3/2727_t6.mp3

CURATE A NIGHT FOR WAR CHILD


This will be the name of the Keane's DVD about their live gig's for War Child.

This DVD will show more artists than Keane, for example, Lily Allen, The Magic Numbers, Pet Shop Boys, and Guillemots.

More details about the dvd check this

Tracklisting/ Additional Info:
1. (From Now On All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers – Teddy Thompson
2. You Finally Said Something (When You Said Goodbye) – Teddy Thompson
3. Nobody Cared – Findlay Brown
4. Don’t You Know I Love You – Findlay Brown
5. Cold Hands (Warm Heart) – Brendon Benson & Keane
6. Tiny Spark – Brendan Benson & Keane
7. Love Me Like You – Magic Numbers
8. Integral – Pet Shop Boys
9. Being Boring – Pet Shop Boys
10. Smile – Lily Allen & Keane
11. Everybody's Changing – Lily Allen & Keane
12. Crystal Ball – Keane
13. Somewhere Only We Know – Keane
14. Under Pressure – Keane
15. Bedshaped - Keane

Bonus Material:
16. Guillemots - Trains To Brazil
17. Backstage: Interviews & behind the scenes footage with the performing artists.
18. Keane - The Night Sky - Original Music video [complete with 'Making-of' Footage]
19. War Child Stories

Release date:
Monday,15 September 2008

Price:
£ 14.99, USD 29.23, € 18.89

More details come here or discuss in the official Keane's forum

Leaving So Soon?

Today we'll publish a Keane's video compilation, that could really be a video, but here he goes.
The artist is named:"Locust".

Keane's Last Post

Q. If you're recording a lyric that Tim's written, do you have to fully understand that lyric before you sing it?
A. http://www.keanemusic.com/data/mp3/2721_tom%20answer%203.mp3 (audio)

What Tom answers:

You know what, I think probably yes, but I think I do anyway... I mean, my own interpretation is obviously important, or as important, but we know each other so well and all the stuff that we talk about sort of infects Tim's writing anyway - and y'know, we're quite passionate people and we get fairly het up, I think recently especially about kind of issues on the way we all act as human beings. I think everyone would probably, or most people would probably agree that its a fairly grim time in terms of humankind at the moment - we're sort of at a tipping point where I don't know and I don't think many other people know exactly where its going, and there's a lot of sort-of "philosophising" on the record and trying to sort-of work out who we are and what we should do next. And also just trying to explain some of the things that are happening around us and some of the crazy things that people seem to do... and what drives them to do those things, y'know - whether that's celebrity culture that we seem to have in our country, or (sigh) the lovely world of terrorism, corporations and superpowers. Those are things that we talk about, so they've infected the songs and from that perspective, I think I have a real grip on what Tim's written about and I would say they're songs that come from all three of us in a lyrical sense.

Vocabulary: Two notes on this one - in case non-English speakers are confused, "het up" is a phrase that means "worked up", to get annoyed or angry about something in a passionate way (at least that's the best translation you'll get from me when I'm just out of bed!). Also, when he says "... the lovely world of terrorism, corporations and superpowers", its said sarcastically... it doesn't come across when its transcribed.

Probably many of you had received KWN as I did, but i´ll post this great new here.

COMING TO A COFFEE TABLE NEAR YOU...

Hello again. We've got some exciting news for you, so we thought we'd drop you a quick line.


RICHARD AND ROB MAKE PHOTO BOOK!




We'll let Richard explain this one:

hi there everyone. i just wanted to tell you all about a book of photos that i'm putting together with rob, our lighting designer. as many of you will know, we've both put plenty of photos up on keanemusic.com over the last couple of years, and a few people suggested we put out a book. we thought that was a great idea! it's a collection of pics that we've taken over the last two years of touring, and should be published sometime in the autumn. there's a website with some sample images here: www.rnrkeane.com

we're still working away at the barn, trying to tie up a few more songs ready for mixing. it's sounding very alive and energetic, like a band in a room having fun.

richard