Say what you want about Keane’s new CD, but I’ve enjoyed it consistently since it was released back in October (was it only October?). In addition, they are making some interesting videos to accompany their progressively worse-charting singles, and “Perfect Symmetry” is no exception. Rather than resorting to some lame split screen effect a la “When Doves Cry”, they go the path of less-obvious, utilizing some beautiful natural shots edited into a mirror-wrapped soundstage performance from Tom Chapin.
The Radio 1 Chart Blog gets it right on Keane, making this brilliant observation:
…isn’t it strange that a certain demographic of indie fan has always had a hard time with Keane making the epic noise that they do, while applauding the Killers for doing a pretty similar thing? Aural bigness, yelpy vocals, the letter K…I mean, some consistency would be useful here, people!
Ah, the injustice of it all…
Stumble It!
I remind you, kind sir, that music is monumentally subjective. That’s why all the year-end lists are so interesting to read. How one would rank the Killers higher than Keane, or vice versa, is always interesting to me. I identified more with the Killers but that didn’t diminish the Keane experience for me. In fact, this is the first Keane record that I’ve actually given the time of day to.
I agree completely, Yuri. That doesn’t mean that I’m not going to root for my favorites any less, though. Oh, the injustice!