Film from Berlin

A little film from a studio in Berlin.

TO SEE THE VIDEO: http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=1hYuAQfbK%2BpgqaTQmn7p%2F9t2kelqr83m3Mbze%2BLtOKo%3D

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Hello again. It's been a very busy few weeks. We flew out to LA, where we waited for baggage with Engelbert Humperdinck, experienced My-First-Earthquake, watched the Ting Tings, laughed heartily with Bret Easton Ellis, and sat open-mouthed as we witnessed Jon Brion improvise his way through a seamless Pet Sounds-in-five-minutes medley at his legendary Largo night. We also finished our album, and watched Fried Green Tomatoes with the sound off, twice.

Got back to the UK a couple of weeks ago, recorded two b-sides, went back to Berlin and forgot to sleep for three days, watched Flight Of The Conchords a lot and started rehearsing the songs for playing live.

I also finally got round to listening to a CD I was given at the Haugesund Festival last year. It's by a Norwegian songwriter called Susanne Sundf�r, and I have to say it's truly brilliant. Her songs are utterly gorgeous, and I recommend giving the album a spin if you don't already know her music.

Anyway, we'll soon be out on the road, which is deeply exciting. I'm desperate for people to hear the new songs. My current favourites are You Haven't Told Me Anything and Perfect Symmetry, but I'm pretty fickle and keep changing my mind. It's funny - it's been so thrilling and intense making this record that I almost don't want to let it go. It seems strange to hear our own music on the radio. It reminds me of the first time we heard Everybody's Changing on Jo Whiley's show - incredibly exciting but also a little scary! I hope that as we travel around over the next few months we'll hear other people sing these songs along with us - that, for me, is the biggest thrill of all.

Tim



KEANE ON THE BIG ISSUE COVER

The latest edition of The Big Issue - a weekly UK street newspaper published on behalf of and sold by homeless people - features Keane on the cover and a very interesting interview with the band inside. You can buy it from vendors in towns and cities across the UK, now.


Between 5pm and 6pm this evening, Keane will be appearing on Steve Lamacq's show on BBC 6 Music, to talk about their new album, Perfect Symmetry. Mr Lamacq will also be playing three songs from the album, including the first full single, The Lovers Are Losing. Click here for more info and to listen online, wherever you are.

UPDATE: You can listen again to the show on the BBC iPlayer here. The band join Lamacq after around one hour and seven minutes.

Oh, and thanks to Keane Israel for their terrific effort at a Spiralling video (we're particularly loving the "did you wanna be an icon?" bit) .

Keane: Under The Iron Sea

1.Atlantic
2.Is It Any Wonder?
3.Nothing In My Way
4.Leaving So Soon?
5.A Bad Dream
6.Hamburg Song
7.Put It Behind You
8.Crystal Ball
9.Try Again
10.Broken Toy
11.The Frog Prince

Keane: Hopes And Fears

1.Somewhere Only We Know
2.This is the Last Time
3.Bend and Break
4.We Might As Well Be Strangers
5.Everybody's Changing
6.Your Eyes Open
7.She Has No Time
8.Can't Stop Now
9.Sunshine
10.Untitled 1
11.Bedshaped

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For The 110º Photo: SPIRALLING HITS N.AMERICAN DOWNLOAD STORES

Following its release to UK download stores last week, Spiralling is now available from North American digital retailers. Buy it from the US iTunes store here and the Canadian one here. You can, of course, still get it from the UK iTunes store here.

So, have any of you folks made any good, creative home-made YouTube videos for the song yet? We'd like to see them (and we're really hoping for more than just a picture with the song playing behind it...)

UPDATE: You can always rely on Keane Argentina to come up trumps with a video...

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