《Stop For A Minute》(feat. K’Naan) 下载

《Clear Skies》 下载

在昨天，Keane官网发布了全新的乐队背景资料文，总结出Keane这几年来的音乐历程。本站也进行了翻译，对乐队介绍进行了更新，欢迎大家前去阅读。

另外，本站的图片库也新增了三张乐队照片和《Q》杂志2009年6月报道Keane的扫描图。也欢迎大家观看收藏。Tom在3月1日在BBC 6 Music接受了Steve Lamacq的采访，采访音频也已收录到本站的影音资料中。

Keane回来了。《Hopes And Fears》（2004）和《Under The Iron Sea》（2006）一共超过八百万的销售量，座无虚席的巡演，从Ivor Novellos到全英音乐奖的获奖，再加上一系列诸如《Is It Any Wonder?》《Everybody’s Changing》《Crystal Ball》和《Somewhere Only We Know》的经典热门曲目，经历过这些后，英国其中一支最让人喜欢的乐队将再一次给人们带来惊喜和刺激。

Tom Chaplin、Tim Rice-Oxley和Richard Hughes，三个自称坚持不再重耍旧技的队友，带来了《Perfect Symmetry》，这张充满了色彩斑斓的流行歌曲，和充沛纯粹的新鲜活力的新专辑。在这些充满活力的合唱中，可以感受到专辑的乐趣所在。跟以钢琴为主打 的经典首发《Hopes And Fears》与更加黑暗的《Under The Iron Sea》的截然不同一般，《Perfect Symmetry》与它们的截然不同让我们看到了一个在他们精力顶峰的Keane。这张专辑确定了Rice-Oxley在这个时代作为英国最优秀的作曲人 之一的地位，更见证了Keane抛弃所有过去的伎俩，完完全全跟着音乐来到它所需要的领域，从而造就了这张大胆创新的专辑，让人们听到它时也能感受到创作 时的乐趣。

Keane数百万的忠实歌迷会立刻发现《Perfect Symmetry》是一部只有Keane能完成的作品，而另一些可能会被他们所跨进的意想不到的领域吓跑了。的确，听过新专辑的开胃菜 《Spiralling》后，你也许根本没认出这是创作出《Somewhere Only We Know》的乐队的作品。的确，《Perfect Symmetry》是Keane第一张采用了音乐锯、萨克斯和透过一只鼓唱出歌来的专辑。专辑的录音过程在柏林、巴黎和伦敦进行。这也是他们第一张自主制 作的专辑，同时还获得知名制作人Jon Brion（与Rufus Wainwright和Kanye West合作过）和Stuart Price（与Madonna和Les Rhythmes Digitales合作过）的协助。三个男人一声欣喜的“喔!”便是你在专辑听到的第一个声音。

“我们总是说我们想挑战自己。”，Hughes说，“很多乐队，他们在发行一张专辑时，总是说他们挑战过自己了。但我们这些乐迷坐下来，一边读着这些话，一边想‘太棒了，我迫不及待想听它！’，然后你放这张碟来听，却想‘不对，等一下……’”

“我们的唱片公司恨不得我们做三张《Hopes And Fears》出来。”，他继续说道，“但我们已经做了一张了，一张就够了。”

“我觉得这绝对是我们做过的最好的音乐。”，Chaplin说，“我很期待人们能听到它。”

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Avowed believers in never retreading old ground, Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley and Richard Hughes return with Perfect Symmetry, a Technicolor explosion of stellar pop songs and pure, unashamed energy; the joy in which is audible in every finger-click and life-affirming chorus. As different as piano-helmed classic debut Hopes And Fears was from its darker cousin Under The Iron Sea, Perfect Symmetry finds Keane at the height of their powers. Confirming Rice-Oxley’s position as one of the finest British songwriters to emerge this decade, the 11-song set sees Keane throwing any last vestiges of caution to the wind and simply letting the music take them where it will. The result is a thrillingly bold album that’s as pleasurable to listen to as it was to make.

While millions of paid-up Keane fans will immediately recognise Perfect Symmetry as a body of work that could have come from no other group, others are likely to be knocked sideways by their various leaps into uncharted territory. Indeed, after hearing download-record-breaking first taste Spiralling, it’s possible you might not have even recognised it the work of “the Somewhere Only We Know band”. Certainly, Perfect Symmetry is the first Keane album to feature musical saw, saxophone, vocals recorded through a drum; studio sessions in Berlin, Paris and London; their first self produced album, with input from esteemed producers Jon Brion (Rufus Wainwright; Kanye West) and Stuart Price (Madonna; Les Rhythmes Digitales) and the sound of three men yelping a delighted ‘Oooh!’ as virtually the first thing you hear.

“We’ve always said we want to challenge ourselves,” says Hughes. “Most bands, when they release an album, always say they’ve pushed themselves. But we’re all music lovers and we sit there and read these things and think ‘Great, can’t wait to hear it!’ and then you put it on and you think ‘Oh. Hang on a minute…’”

“There’s nothing that our record company would have loved more than for us to have delivered Hopes And Fears three times,” he continues. “But we’ve already done one, and one’s enough.”

“I think by a million miles it’s the best thing we’ve put together,” says Chaplin. “I can’t wait for people to hear it.”

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昨天，官网正式公布了将于5月10日正式发行的EP，《Night Train》的正式专辑封面。可爱的图案充满了怀旧色彩。再次提醒您，首发单曲《Stop For A Minute》的MV将于3月29日正式发布。Keane中文站会将第一手消息为您送上，敬请期待。

http://www.billboard.com/news/keane-boarding-the-night-train-this-may-1004071403.story#/news/keane-boarding-the-night-train-this-may-1004071403.story

by Michael D. Ayers, N.Y. | Feb 26, 2010 11:28 EST

British rock act Keane is set to return this spring with its fourth album, “Night Train.” Due May 11 via Cherrytree/Interscope, the set contains only 8 songs, but features collaborations with rapper K’Naan, Japanese MC Tigarah and a rare lead vocal performance from Keane keyboard player Tim Rice-Oxley.

“Night Train’s” title and material was born out of Keane’s world tour for 2008’s “Perfect Symmetry,” of which the band’sfavorite method of travel became taking trains between gigs. “The idea was to chuck out a single, or at most an EP in October,” Keane vocalist Tom Chaplin tells Billboard.com. “But it turned into something more. I think we see it as a body of work that we made during touring. Just a document of different places and moods.”

Chaplin says that the tunes on “Night Train” were written out on the road during the “Perfect Symmetry” tour and recorded at various studios around the globe, depending on where they were at the moment. “I think most bands feel like this, but out on the road, it can be a desolate place at times. A sense of not being that creative. And this is a bit more spontaneous. We’ve always felt that everything must be just so. And you can drive yourself loopy if you dissect every part you’re doing.”

Alongside Coldplay and Radiohead, Keane has become one of Britain’s best exports over the last several years . According to Nielsen SoundScan, “Perfect Symmetry” sold 135,000. But those numbers pale in comparison to 2006’s “Under the Iron Sea,” which has sold 392,000, and the band’s 2004 debut, “Hopes and Fears,” which has sold 1,000,000.

“Maybe it was a step too far for some people as far as what they expect from Keane,” Chaplin says of “Perfect Symmetry’”s sales. “It doesn’t bother us too much. In a way, it makes us hungrier. You realize you only get one chance in a band. Using the same tricks is a boring idea. We really want to keep moving.”

Although nothing is on the books at the moment, Chaplin has high hopes that Keane will return stateside this summer for a tour.

Here is the track list for “Night Train”:

“House Lights”
“Back in Time”
“Stop For a Minute” (featuring K’Naan)
“Clear Skies”
“Ishin Dengshin (You’ve Got To Help Yourself)” (Featuring Tigarah)
“Your Love”
“Looking Back” (Featuring K’Naan)
“My Shadow”

February 28, 2010
Arjan Writes

Keane’s “Night Train” sounds like a record the British trio had to make to get some musical urges out of their system. Listening to this album, it seems that after producing some of pop’s most gorgeous ballads ever, the group wanted to let loose, let their hair down and have some fun with it.

The result is a very diverse pop record that is a classy, accomplished blend of musical styles, global rhythms and exciting new soundscapes – ranging from ’80s flavored electro-pop to energetic acoustic rock to their signature pop balladry. Following the excellent “Perfect Symmetry,” this new effort demonstrates once again that Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice Oxley and Richard Hughes are able to keep their new music fresh and invigorated while always presenting a sound that is undeniable their own.

To be released in the U.S. on May 11, the album also includes Somali rapper K’Naan and Japanese baile funk emcee Tigarah who add a distinct global flavor to “Night Train.” Pretty fitting as most of this record was written and recorded while the group was touring across the globe last year. Here a quick run-down of the album’s 8 tracks that make up Keane’s fourth studio album:

Your Love
A throbbing, mid-tempo ’80s flavored synth-pop gem that features the rare lead vocals of Tim Rice-Oxley. At first his voice took me off guard as his style and vocal inflection is very similar to Tom Chaplin’s, but his vocals are smoother, slicker. Reminiscent of A-ha’s Morten Harket. Gorgeous, sparkly chorus and an epic middle eight that sent chills up my spine. Very good and a track that clearly echoes the melodic sentiments of “Hopes & Fears.” This is one of my favorite tracks on “Night Train” and will certainly be a fan favorite as well.

Stop For Minute
This celebratory track features the much-anticipated collaboration with Somali rapper K’Naan. The song is unmistakable a Keane production though with its instantly catchy piano-driven melody. K’Naan duets with Tom in the verses and chorus of the song, and lays down some rhymes during the bridge towards the end of the song. “Stop For Minute” packs a powerful, positive message and has a great singalong chorus.

My Shadow
Third track on the album is a signature Keane ballad that primarily relies on Tim’s pacing piano work and Tom’s angelic vocals. A great reminder of why Keane is a world-class band. So beautiful. “Shine a light on me and you will see my shadow on every wall,” Tom sings.

Looking Back
Fun, brassy tune with a stomping horn section. Has a bit of bossa nova flavor to it. Would not be surprised if the guys wrote this during their South American tour dates. K’Naan adds a few of his raps, which is unexpected but totally works.

Ishin Denshin (You’ve Got To Help Yourself)
A very joyous electro-pop cover of the Yellow Magic Orchestra song that features Japanese baile funk MC Tigarah. This song was a truly international endeavor. Tim worked on the original idea on a plane, Richard recorded the drums in D.C., Tom did his vocals in Copenhagen, Tigarah did hers in L.A. and the group finished it off on a tour bus. I must say that the result feels a little disjointed – Tigarah’s vocals don’t gel all that well with Tom’s.

House Lights
Brief atmospheric interlude without vocals. Has a great cinematic quality to it.

Clear Skies
This song features Keane like you rarely hear them. Song starts off acoustically with handclaps, guitars and Tom’s vocals, which gradually build to the chorus when drums, bass and xylophone are added. This is a really fun experimentation with different instruments that works well and continues to grow on me the more I hear it. You can hear how bands like Radiohead and Blur inspired this track.

Back In Time
The tracks opens with frantic, jagged synths much like the opening of “Is It Any Wonder” that is repeated in the chorus. “Back In Time” is how Keane does rock and roll.

美国西部时间2月26日早上，该电台电话采访了Richard，谈及新EP等内容。
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另外，有关将于5月10日发行的EP《Night Train》的文章接踵而来，最近两则分别来自ArjanWrites.com以及Billboard.com。