Keane – Perfect Symmetry :: New Album

Keane has a new album coming out called “Perfect Symmetry” and I’ve only heard 30 seconds of one track, and it sounded…well, not good. I think I’m also being negatively influenced by the horrible 80′s MySpace design–and the release of their album artwork. None of which I like (I happened to mostly hate 80′s art of any kind); but that’s ok…because I’m not in the band.

keane - perfect symmetry Regardless, Keane is a band I like and can’t wait for the new disc to arrive on October 13th.

Hopefully they’ll rock the tour this year and they’ve overcome some tough issues (they had to cancel the 2006 tour) and maybe swing by DC in their travels.

In their own words,

The record is much more about love than anything else

Love. Great. Just to reiterate: 80′s artwork, the BBC’s descriptor of “80′s pop,” and the fact that,

“The album makes a move away from their trademark power piano, and towards a more synth-led sound…There’s a more liberated feel to the offbeat electronic pop indulgence, the reverberating vocals, the handclaps, the saxophone and, not least, the musical saw…”

I’m pretty sure I’m going to hate this album. Love? 80′s? Saxaphones? Synth’s? Handclaps?

I hope to be proven wrong.

Check out their MySpace page for a blurb of their new track, “Spirraling.”

September 14, 2008 ⋅ View All keane Posts

Jer

I am a huge Keane fan as well and to hear this kind of stuff about the upcoming album is disappointing. Then again, I love 80′s music…yes its true.
Brooks

fwt! Josh why isn´t there any Latin music on this blog. No mood music for when I just want to get my spanish groove on. Sabes?! Or how ´bout a mix tape in espanish, que te pasa man!
http://couchfort.net Rob

It’s definitely a dramatic departure for them. For me it could really go either way. It’ll either be an amazing innovation or a total flop. I actually kinda dig the snippet. Only time will tell!
http://www.musicisforloversblog.com Josh

Tiiiii hiii eeeyiiiime is on my side….yes it is.
Lucas

This is is perfect!!
all musics its so good
I hope its too perfect like Hopes and fears and under the iron sea

:)
Jer

So what do you think of the new album? It is certainly a different sound then past albums. I bought it the other day and the more I listen the more I like it.
http://www.musicisforloversblog.com Josh

I’m with you, Jer. There are a couple of tracks that make me think I’m being Rick-Rolled; but other than that…I’m liking it. I’ve only listened like 3 times–but I think it will grow on me. I’m going to post a few tracks up here soon, any songs stick out to you so far?
Jer

I think these would be the ones that have stuck out to me so far:

Perfect Symmetry, The Lovers are Losing, Pretend That You’re Alone, Again & Again