Keane Announce New Album And Autumn 2019 UK/Ireland Tour

Still a big name, with affectionate memories for twentysomethings in particular, Keane have new recordings and live performances to deliver…

After months of speculation, Keane, one of Britain’s most beloved bands are back with a brand new album out Friday 20th September 2019 on Island Records and featuring the powerful first single ‘The Way I Feel’. 

You can watch the official music video for ‘The Way I Feel’ in this article. 

Written by Keane and produced by David Kosten and the band themselves, ‘Cause and Effect’ features 11 new songs recorded in London and Sussex.

Keane have also announced a major UK tour this Autumn including two nights at London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall. 

A full list of dates, venues and ticket links can be found below. 

The band will play a series of festivals this summer including a headline set at Cornbury Music Festival on Saturday 6th July 2019 at Great Tew Park, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. 

You can read more about Cornbury Music Festival 2019 here: http://bit.ly/2HHFMIj

You can purchase tickets to Cornbury Music Festival here: http://bit.ly/1SslWkz

‘Cause and Effect’ is Keane’s 5th studio album. Their 4 previous albums have all entered the UK charts at number 1 and accumulated sales of over 13m worldwide and 2.6 billion streams.

The birth of this new album came as something of a surprise even to the band. Singer Tom Chaplin had released two successful solo albums but missed his old sparring partner Tim Rice-Oxley. “I found myself wondering how I had come to let this very enigmatic and important relationship in my life drift,” Tom says.

Meanwhile Tim found his life falling apart and from the ashes had written an album’s worth of incredibly personal songs fuelled by humour as well as pain.

When Tom, bassist Jesse Quin and drummer Richard Hughes heard the songs, they were immediately drawn to them both sonically and lyrically.

“Hopes and Fears was a break-up album too, but it was about a break-up when I was 19,” Tim explains. “It’s a bit different when you’re older and you’ve got kids – your whole little world shifts on its axis.”

The video for ‘The Way I Feel’ was directed by Kevin Godley, who previously directed the video for the band’s hit single ‘Is It Any Wonder’ and Tom’s solo release ‘Still Waiting’.

‘The Way I Feel’, like the other ten tracks on ‘Cause and Effect’, is an emotional and remarkable slice of life, and reminiscent of the very best of Keane. It’s an exciting period for one of the country’s best bands and a very welcome return.

As Tim Rice-Oxley says, “We’re not some heritage act. We’ve got a lot of great music in us.”

‘Cause and Effect’ Album Tracklisting:

1. You’re Not Home

2. Love Too Much

3. The Way I Feel

4. Put The Radio On

5. Strange Room

6. Stupid Things

7. Phases

8. I’m Not Leaving

9. Thread

10. Chase The Night Away

11. I Need Your Love

***End of Standard Edition***

12. New Golden Age (Bonus Track)

13. Difficult Year (Bonus Track)

14. The Way I Feel (Sea Fog Acoustic Session)

15. Stupid Things (Sea Fog Acoustic Session)

16. I’m Not Leaving (Sea Fog Acoustic Session)

Pete Sargeant