Somewhere Only We Know [Single, Import]

Keane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 2004)
• Format: Single, Import
• Label: Universal/Island
• ASIN: B0001YFPLE
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,707,703 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Keane don't play guitars. That's right, they don't play guitars, but they do produce epic indie rock that is full of heart-wrenching melody & beautiful piano soaked hooks. Hailing from Sussex, the trio have previously released two singles on the ultra-swi --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big and beautiful, November 16, 2004

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kennedy19 "kennedy19" (wakefield, ma USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Somewhere Only We Know (Audio CD)

Keane's 'Somewhere Only We Know' is a catchy record that approaches true grandeur. Its melodies are memorable and it builds to some thrilling crescendoes. Its song structure is odd (two verses, then two alternating choruses) and the lead singer has a high, Freddy Mercury sort of charisma. The production is clean, if overly digital sounding. I recommend this one song by Keane. The rest of their stuff seems less memorable to me, but this one is a keeper.

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the b-sides!, December 7, 2009

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Daniel Dellecese (Utica, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somewhere Only We Know (Audio CD)

I've been looking to get this CD specifically for "Walnut Tree", because it is so hard to find. The other b-side, "Snowed Under", is just as good! Definitely worth the money if you can find the single for relatively cheap.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic companion single to Hopes and Fears, October 6, 2008

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Storylover (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Somewhere Only We Know (Audio CD)

Up front, I'll just say that I am not wild about Under the Iron Sea, and I regard Spiralling with extreme suspicion. So why am I reviewing a Keane single? Quite simply because Hopes and Fears was a magnificent album, an almost perfect pop masterpiece. Tom's voice was pure and soaring, the piano was crisp and clean, and there was endless amounts of wistful lovelorn hope. Somewhere only we know came out prior to Hopes and fears, and it contains some real surprises. "Somewhere only we know" itself is a great track, but familiar to all who have the album. The other songs, Walnut Tree and Snowed in are both classics. Snowed Under is good enough to have been a lead single from an album on its own right; Walnut Tree is a poppy but somewhat sad down-tempo vibe filled song, once more wtih a memorable melody and chorus that makes you want to take Tom aside and reassure him that things will be ok for him! The lack of inclusion of these two tracks on the album has always been a puzzlement to me, and is probably a testament to the very productive time that they were having during these sessions.

If you love that original sound and are less enthusiastic about the darker turn that the boys have taken on Under the Iron Sea, then rush out and get this fantastic little single. If you dislike melodic pop, well produced and sung, then better stay away from this one.