Keane is one of my favorite bands. I've known about them for a few years now. They're from the UK and sound reminiscent of the 1970's slightly. It's really interesting that Keane is often compared to Coldplay because the pianist and composer for Keane is Tim Rice-Oxley, who was invited to join Coldplay by Chris Martin when they were starting out. For example, "Hamburg Song" reminds me of Coldplay's "The Scientist". They're both melancholy love songs that seem to almost sound like fog. Now, stay with me on this. Both pieces have this haunting effect, as if when the song ends, it disappears until the next time you hear it. And until you hear it again, you won't think about it. Same thing happens when you see fog. This ghostly quality is hard to compose. I know, I have I tried.
"Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane sounds much like what you feel when you look at an old photograph of a time when you were just living in the moment, like a shot of you and a friend laughing. Or, like going to place that holds a lot of memories, such as a childhood camp or a loved one's house after years of absence in that place.
To close, here's a music video by Keane that I just saw for the first time around 3 and a half minutes ago. It's for the song "This Is The Last Time". I think it's very clever and I really like how it was shot. Just something to whet your appetite for more of this delectable band. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gppLf4XduoI
Title: "Somewhere Only We Know" in Italian
In My Head: "There You Go" by Caedmon's Call
Friday, September 5, 2008
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Also, I enjoy the fact that you're linking to videos. You know, if you're on the youtube page, and you look to the right of the video itself, you'll see some code that says "embed." If you copy that code and paste it into your entry, I think the video will show up right there in your post. Check out this blog entry for an example: http://www.throwinglight.com/blog/philadelphia-photography
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