Perfect Symmetry (Keane album)
2008 album by Keane
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Perfect Symmetry is the third studio album by English rock band Keane, released on 13 October 2008 in the United Kingdom.[11]
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| Released | 13 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
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| Length | 50:43 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[2] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[4] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| musicOMH | [5] |
| NME | [6] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[7] |
| Q | [8] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
| Spin | 7/10[9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
Cover
The cover for the album was revealed on 5 September. Tim Rice-Oxley explained that the imagery of the band is photographs of bigger-than-life-size sculptures of the band members, made by Korean artist Osang Gwon. It was implied that these sculptures would form the basis of the album's image and promotion up to the date of release.[12]
Perfect Symmetry World Tour
The Perfect Symmetry World Tour started on 29 September 2008 and finished on 29 October 2009, with 121 shows.[citation needed] During the Perfect Symmetry album release week, the band did some free shows in the UK.[citation needed]
Critical reception
The album received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics. On the 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.[13] Slant gave the album a lukewarm review and ultimately considered it a downgrade from the band's two previous albums.[14]
NME heavily panned the album, giving it a 1/5 and negatively comparing it to British new rave band Klaxons.[15]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Keane.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Spiralling" | Keane | 4:19 |
| 2. | "The Lovers Are Losing" | Keane | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Better Than This" | Keane | 4:03 |
| 4. | "You Haven't Told Me Anything" | Keane, Jon Brion^ | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Perfect Symmetry" | Keane | 5:12 |
| 6. | "You Don't See Me" | Keane | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Again and Again" | Keane, Stuart Price* | 3:50 |
| 8. | "Playing Along" | Keane | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Pretend That You're Alone" | Keane | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Black Burning Heart" | Keane, Stuart Price* | 5:23 |
| 11. | "Love Is the End" | Keane | 5:37 |
| Total length: | 50:43 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "Time to Go" | 3:50 |
| 13. | "My Shadow" (pre-order bonus track) | 4:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "My Shadow" | 4:49 |
| 13. | "Time to Go" | 3:50 |
| 14. | "The Lovers Are Losing" (CSS remix) | 4:35 |
| 15. | "Spiralling" (Diplo vs. Keane "Mad Spirals Mix") | 5:22 |
| 16. | "Perfect Symmetry" (Frankmusik remix) | 4:56 |
- Notes
(^) denotes additional production
(*) denotes co-producer
Bonus DVD
- Making of Perfect Symmetry documentary
- Track by track commentary
- "Spiralling" (live rehearsal)
- "Spiralling" (demo)
- "The Lovers Are Losing" (demo)
- "Better Than This" (demo)
- "You Haven't Told Me Anything" (demo)
- "Perfect Symmetry" (demo)
- "You Don't See Me" (demo)
- "Again and Again" (demo)
- "Playing Along" (demo)
- "Pretend That You're Alone" (demo)
- "Black Burning Heart" (demo)
- "Love Is the End" (demo)
In popular culture
The album's eleventh song "Love Is the End" was featured on the 18th episode from the sixth season of the series One Tree Hill.[16]
Personnel
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Keane
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Additional personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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