Keane Hoping To 'Fight Mindless Pop' In Mainstream Music Scene Of Today
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Monday, 14 May 2012 |
Written by Elliott Batte
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Keane have continued their assault on today's pop scene with another attack, with frontman Tom Chaplin claiming that it was their job to 'fight against the mindless, temporary pop that gets exposure now'.
The band have scored a #1 with their latest album release 'Strangeland', which came out last week, and have now said that they see it as their own job to help keep the 'mindless' pop which they think pollutes the charts nowadays.
Speaking to NME, Chaplin explained why scoring a #1 is more important right now than it was years ago: “It's a relief that people are still willing to listen to music like ours, because it's clearly becoming a rarer thing. It feels to me like when we first started out in 2004, there were loads of bands and over the years they've all fallen by the way side.
“When we were teenagers, we had Britpop, so we had all this great music in the charts, even the singles chart had some authenticity then. It seems much harder to find great music in the charts these days, that's not to say that it isn't there, but it's much harder to find. I can't think of that many great records that have been a chart success in the last few years.”
He continued: “It seems to have changed quite a lot. Getting exposure for new bands is becoming much harder. It's more about the entertainment side of things and less about the music and authenticity. We're living in the Simon Cowell generation. Everyone seems to be a product of a TV show and it's made music quite generic, which I find very frustrating.
“There's so much great stuff being produced, so it's down to bands like us to buck that trend and fight against the mindless, temporary pop that gets exposure now. I'm sick of putting on TV shows with a panel of crusty old judges watching people who can't get a record deal otherwise.”
You can catch Keane on their up and coming UK tour – check the dates and details below to grab yourself a pair of tickets.
Keane UK & Ireland Tour Dates are as follows:
Wed May 23rd 2012 - O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle
Thu May 24th 2012 - O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow
Fri May 25th 2012 - O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham
Tue May 29th 2012 - O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds
Wed May 30th 2012 - O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester
Mon June 4th 2012 - Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
Tue June 5th 2012 - O2 Academy Bristol, Bristol
Wed June 6th 2012 - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Fri June 8th 2012 - O2 Academy Brixton, London
Sat June 9th 2012 - Brixton Academy, London
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