 09/10/2008 Keane have admitted that they’re not cool.
I mean, we all know they’re one of the least controversial bands around; you wouldn’t catch them brawling on stage, shagging a 60-year-old prostitute from Tooting, or injecting smack into their eyeballs - despite the fact that Tom Chaplin went to Rehab that time.
But then, what’s cool about all those things anyway? And what is cool? What does cool mean, you know? How do you define something that’s cool? One man’s cool is another man’s worst nightmare – coke demons and alcohol dreams and ghouls whispering sweet, nay, horrific nothings in your ear; telling you to “GRAB THAT HB PENCIL MAN, AND STAB IT THROUGH YOUR URETHRA!”
Keane frontman, Tom Chaplin, who’s no stranger to coke demons, having been treated for apparent addiction, was speaking to the Telegraph about new album Perfect Symmetry, when he revealed: "I don't think we'll ever be cool. But I think we've been fearless." Sure, it sounds a bit namby-pamby, as the Old Dear would say, but in relation to Perfect Symmetry, Chaplin ain’t far wrong.
Keane have taken a step in a completely new direction with the album, dismissing the “O GOD, PASS ME THE STEAK KNIFE” soft-rock tracks and anthems of yore, for some good ol’ fashioned 80s synths and a more rounded pop sound. It’s Keane at their chirpiest and for that, Planet Notion salutes them. As a band that may not be cool, Keane’s musical philosophy of old has still garnered them two number one albums, one of which (Hopes and Fears) went 8 times platinum.
So if making an album that sounds like a throw-back to Poodle perms and Top of the Pops space-suits isn’t Fearless, what is?
Alas, Keane have announced a further three dates on their free promotional tour. They are:
Edinburgh’s Voodoo Rooms (13 October)
Leeds' Cockpit (14 October)
100 Club in London (15 October)
Those wishing to attend any of the dates should visit Keane’s official website by CLICKING HERE. |
