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Keane (band)
Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995. The band comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Jesse Quin (bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001. Keane achieved mainstream international success with the release of their debut album ''Hopes and Fears'' in 2004. Topping the UK Albums Chart, the album won the Brit Awards, 2005 Brit Award for 2005 Brit Awards, Best British Album and was the UK's second-best-selling album of 2004. It is one of the List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom, best-selling albums in UK chart history. Their second album, ''Under the Iron Sea'' (2006), topped the UK chart and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. They released their third album ''Perfect Symmetry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle, East Sussex
Battle is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Districts of England, district of Rother District, Rother in East Sussex, England. It lies south-east of London, east of Brighton and east of Lewes. Hastings is to the south-east and Bexhill-on-Sea to the south. Battle is in the designated High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The parish population was 6,673 according to the 2011 Census and 6,800 in the 2021 census. Battle contains the site of, and is named after, the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II of England, Harold II to become William I of England in 1066. For some 250 years after 1066, official documents referred to the town as (Latin) Bellum or (French) Bataille. History Prior to 1066, the area had been relatively empty and unpopulated. The nearest settlement was probably located in today's Netherfield ward, within a large, wealthy, ancient Hundred (county division), hundred called Hailesaltede. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Albums Chart
The Official Albums Chart is the United Kingdom's industry-recognised national record chart for album, albums. Entries are ranked by sales and audio streaming. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts Company (OCC) on Fridays (previously Sundays). It is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 (top 5) and found on the OCC website as a Top 100 or on ''UKChartsPlus'' as a Top 200, with positions continuing until all sales have been tracked in data only available to industry insiders. However, even though number 100 was classed as a hit album (as in the case of ''The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'') in the 1980s until January 1989, since the compilations were removed, this definition was changed to Top 75 with follow-up books such as ''The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums'' only including this data. As of 2021, Since 1983, the OCC generally provides a public charts for hits and weeks up to the Top 100. Business customers can require a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Q Magazine
''Q'' was a British popular music magazine. It was founded in 1986 by broadcast journalists Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, who were presenters of the BBC television music series ''The Old Grey Whistle Test''. ''Q'' was published in print in the UK from 1986 until its final issue was published in July 2020. In 2023, ''Q'' was revived as an Webzine, online publication, but this closed in May 2024. History ''Q'' was originally published by the EMAP media group and set itself apart from much of the other music press with monthly production and higher standards of photography and printing. In the early years, the magazine was sub-titled "The modern guide to music and more". Originally it was to be called ''Cue'' (as in the sense of cueing a record, ready to play), but the name was changed so that it would not be mistaken for a snooker magazine. Another reason, cited in ''Q''s 200th edition, is that a single-letter title would be more prominent on newsstands. In January 2008, EMAP so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cause And Effect (Keane Album)
''Cause and Effect'' is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Keane (band), Keane, released on 20 September 2019 through Island Records. It is their first full-length album since ''Strangeland (Keane album), Strangeland'' (2012) and hiatus from early 2014 to late 2018. ''Cause and Effect'' peaked at No.2 on the UK Albums Chart. Promotion The first single, "The Way I Feel", premiered on 6 June 2019 on BBC Radio 2 and YouTube. The second single, "Love Too Much", premiered on 8 August 2019 on BBC Radio 2 and YouTube. Critical reception ''Cause and Effect'' received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a Standard score, normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an Weighted arithmetic mean, average score of 68, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave the album three and a half stars out of five, writing, "Not a game-changing comebac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of Keane
''The Best of Keane'' is the first official compilation album by British group Keane. It was released on 11 November 2013 through Island Records. The album contains all of the singles from the band's first four studio albums, '' Hopes and Fears'', ''Under the Iron Sea'', '' Perfect Symmetry'' and '' Strangeland'' (with the exception of "The Lovers Are Losing" and "Better Than This", which are replaced by "My Shadow" from the '' Night Train'' EP and "Hamburg Song" from ''Under the Iron Sea''), plus two new songs: "Higher Than the Sun" and "Won't Be Broken", written during the ''Strangeland'' era. The deluxe version of the album includes a second disc with all B-sides (excluding "She Opens Her Eyes" from '' This Is the Last Time'', "Untitled 2" from ''Bedshaped'', "Tyderian" from ''Nothing in My Way'' and some covers, remixes and live releases) and an unreleased song titled "Russian Farmer's Song". Background The purpose of the compilation album is to celebrate the first 10 years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strangeland (album)
''Strangeland'' is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Keane, released on 4 May 2012 through Island Records. 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. Two singles were released preceding the album's release: "Silenced by the Night" and " Disconnected". The former was released internationally on 13 March 2012, while the latter was released on 27 April 2012. The video for " Disconnected" won Best Video at the Q Awards on 22 October 2012. The album received generally mixed reviews from critics but became Keane's fifth consecutive number-one album on the UK Albums Chart. Background Keane began working on demo tracks for ''Strangeland'' in 2010. In May 2011 the band met up with English producer Dan Grech-Marguerat, who according to Tim Rice-Oxley is "a massive Keane fan". The producer said the band wanted to " oback to the songwriting of their first two alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Train (EP)
''Night Train'' is an EP by English rock band Keane.Ayers, Michael"Keane Boarding the ''Night Train'' This May" billboard.com. 26 February 2010. The EP's title and material was born out of the group's Perfect Symmetry World Tour of 2008–2009. ''Night Train'' debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.Sexton, Paul"Keane Arrives at U.K. Chart Summit" billboard.com. 17 May 2010. Recording The EP was recorded in various studios during the Perfect Symmetry World tour, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. Tracks " Stop for a Minute" and "Looking Back" mark Keane's collaboration with Somali/Canadian rapper K'Naan.Paine, Andre"Keane "The Night Train EP" Album Preview" billboard.com. 12 January 2010. "I think those tracks show us in a completely different light," says Keane frontman Tom Chaplin. "Your Love" features Tim Rice-Oxley on lead vocals. On 3 February, it was confirmed that the lead single for the EP would be "Stop for a Minute". On 8 March 2010 the song "Clear Skies" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Symmetry (Keane Album)
''Perfect Symmetry'' is the third studio album by English rock band Keane, released on 13 October 2008 in the United Kingdom. Cover The cover for the album was revealed on 5 September. Tim Rice-Oxley explained that the imagery of the band are photographs of bigger than life-size sculptures of the band members, made by Korean artist Osang Gwon. It was implied that these sculptures will form the basis of the album's image and promotion up to the date of release. Perfect Symmetry World Tour The Perfect Symmetry World Tour started 29 September 2008 and finished 29 October 2009, with 121 shows. During the ''Perfect Symmetry'' album release week, the band did some free shows in the UK. Critical reception The album received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. On aggregate website Metacritic, it has a score of 64/100, indicating "generally positive reviews". ''Spin'' gave the album 7/10 and praised the band for expanding their musical palette. ''Slant'' gave the album a luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Iron Sea
''Under the Iron Sea'' is the second studio album by the English rock band Keane, released on 12 June 2006. During its first week on sale in the UK, the album opened at number one, selling 222,297 copies according to figures from the Official Chart Company. In the United States, the album debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 75,000 copies in its first week there. Since its release, the album has sold over three million copies worldwide. The band describes ''Under the Iron Sea'' as a progression from '' Hopes and Fears'', with electronic influences, and as a "sinister fairytale-world-gone-wrong". Background and development After the release of their debut album, ''Hopes and Fears'', Keane embarked upon a world tour, which reached virtually all Europe and North America and which concluded in October 2005. As seen on ''Strangers'', the band had been having trouble since the middle of 2004, shortly after the release of the debut. "Hamburg Song", composed c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Official Charts Company
The Official UK Charts Company Limited (formerly Music Industry Chart Services Limited), trading as the Official Charts Company (OCC) or the Official Charts (formerly the Chart Information Network), is a British inter-professional organisation that compiles various official record charts in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. In the United Kingdom, its charts include ones for singles, albums and films, with the data compiled from a mixture of downloads, purchases (of physical media) and streaming. The OCC produces its charts by gathering and combining sales data from retailers through market researchers Kantar, and claims to cover 99% of the singles market and 95% of the album market, and aims to collect data from any retailer who sells more than 100 chart items per week. The OCC is operated jointly by the British Phonographic Industry and the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) (formerly the British Association of Record Dealers (BARD)) and is incorporated as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
