This was very sweet!

I think that this doodle looks a bit like Tom's Dad- there's a photo on the Rwanda Aid website if you want to go check! 

You're welcome, Chris.

indiegirl1980, the doodle is amazing, but I can never find the similarities between people! Maybe that's because, just like Tom, I wish I could draw, but I can't.

Interview with Tom Chaplin and Richard Hughes, for an Argentine TV Show called "La Viola":

http://tn.com.ar/programas/la-viola/00098251/keane-y-estelares

I found that link on keane-es.com (thank you, Antonio Rosales!)

TVD Live: Keane at
The Fox Theater, 6/30

By Jason Miller | Published: July 3, 2012

Keane has quietly sold over 10 million albums worldwide since the release of their debut Hopes and Fears back in 2004. The band’s signature sound is focused on distorted piano tones along with heavy synth and compelling vocals. Their lack of a guitar player is what truly sets the band apart, while their knack for writing brilliant songs keeps them atop of the best British bands of the past decade.

Both Hopes and Fears (number 13) and Under the Iron Sea (number 8) have been voted by readers of Q magazine as among the best British albums ever, with Keane, The Beatles, Oasis, and Radiohead the only artists having two albums in the Top 20. After hearing the band’s latest record Strangeland and seeing them perform almost the entire album live last Saturday at The Fox Theatre, this one will surpass their previous work. Strangeland is by far the best album I have heard this year from any British band, or pretty much any band outside of the US.

From the opening track on the album and live set opener “You Are Young” to the hauntingly gorgeous “Sea Fog” and everything in between, Keane give you a reason to hate singles and once again embrace the album format. Each song flows seamlessly into the next, and it makes you want to sit down and listen to it as a whole. Not convinced? Try these songs out and tell me they are not brilliant. “Silenced By the Night,” “Disconnected,” “On the Road,” and my absolute favorite, “The Starting Line.”

The live show is pure genius. These guys sounded absolutely incredible. The vocals of Tom Chaplin are flawless live. He hits notes so effortlessly with perfect pitch that you can’t help but be drawn into his world and completely enthralled with the stage surrounding him. I don’t know what else to say except that the new album Strangeland is currently my favorite album of 2012, and the live show is so far the best performance I have seen this year.

Link: http://www.thevinyldistrict.com/sanfrancisco/2012/07/tvd-live-keane-at-the-fox-theater-630/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tvd-live-keane-at-the-fox-theater-630

That's absolutely brilliant, Ana! Thanks for posting it! And I couldn't agree more with the reviewer!!

Miklyssary:

That's absolutely brilliant, Ana! Thanks for posting it! And I couldn't agree more with the reviewer!!

Jules C:

That is just wonderful to read, thanks for posting it Ana

You're welcome, girls. The photos I posted from The Fox Theatre Performance were from this interview. If you click the link you'll find more photos.

Not strictly Keane - but there's a connection here- anyone seen what's going on at the De La Warr pavilion? !!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/jul/03/cultural-olympiad-de-la-warr-pavilion

"Hang On A Minute Lads, I've Got A Great Idea" is really what happened!

Thanks for posting, Charente Maritime. And welcome on board!

Not sure if this has already been posted or not, but here is an interview with Tom and Tim when they were in L.A. last week....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdddr3UGAPI

Thank you, Kari!

I like your avatar, btw!

Brisa:

Thank you, Kari!

I like your avatar, btw!

Thank you Ana!  Yours is excellent as well!

For those of you who didn't get to see BBC Breakfast this morning you can watch them playing Sovereign Light Cafe here (although I was a little disappointed it's a cut down version of it):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycLlLttLJHw&feature=g-all-lik

I think this interview wasn't posted yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaNsgtlK72s&feature=relmfu

Keane's BBC Breakfast Appearance

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18767775

Edited: It's more complete on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xa69dx1csE&feature=relmfu

Tom Keane on crowd

KEANE Welcomes You Into Their STRANGELAND!

By: Andrea Paliza

KEANE wanders on a new ‘Strangeland’ - their latest album, that is. Strangeland (2012) is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Keane.

It is their first full length album since Perfect Symmetry (2008), as well as the first to feature bassist Jesse Quin as an official member.

Keane offers a refreshing sound through Strangeland. Helen Lear of The Music describes the new album as, “middle-of-the-road indie-pop”, and “pretty much what you would expect from Keane, but the tempo is noticeably more upbeat and the style more diverse than previous albums. It offers some more fun in a grown-up style that may attract new fans to take a listen."

Strangeland features sixteen tracks such as the redemptive declamations of “Silenced by the Night”, the spirit-swelling “Neon River”, the bittersweet friendship song “Watch How You Go”, the electronica element of “Black Rain”, the narrative “Sovereign Light Café” and songs which are unmistakably ‘Keane’ like “Disconnected” and “Day Will Come” plus other promising tracks like “You are Young”, “On the Road”, “The Starting Line”, “In Your Own Time”, “Sea Fog”, “Run with Me”, “The Boys”, “It’s Not True” and “Strangeland” --- all of which are absolutely worth listening to. As what Keane drummer Richard Hughes stated, ‘Whatever it is that makes us ‘Keane’ – that invisible glue – is still there. And you can hear it all over Strangeland.’



Keane achieved mainstream success with the release of their debut album, Hopes and Fears, in 2004, which has won multiple awards and was the second best-selling British album of the year. Their second studio album, Under the Iron Sea, continued the band's success, topping the album charts in the UK and debuting at number-four on the Billboard 200 chart. In May 2008, both Hopes and Fears and Under the Iron Sea were voted by readers of Q magazine as among the best British albums ever, with Keane, The Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead as the only artists having two albums in the Top 20.

Source: http://www.myxph.com/features/3610/keane-welcomes-you-into-their-strangeland/

Backstage at T In The Park 2012 - Tom and Jesse

http://www.nmevideo.com/keane-having-a-number-one-album-was-a-lovely-bonus

Jules C:

Thanks for posting those Ana, very interesting to read

You're welcome, Jules!

Ana and Kari, thanks so much for all the great videos and articles!!