New Keane album coming in May

February 27, 2010 by Beatweek

British rock trio Keane are set to release their fourth studio album on May 11th. The record, entitled Night Train, will feature eight songs written and recorded during the band’s world tour for its previous album Perfect Symmetry.

While there’s as of yet no word whether Night Train will continue down the comparatively glammy path of Perfect Symmetry, singer Tom Chaplin suggests that the new album won’t be returning to the earnest sound of the band’s first two records: “I think these tracks show us in a completely different light.”

Confirmed collaborators on Night Train include rapper K’Naan on two tracks as well as Japanese MC Tigarah.

Beatweek spoke with Keane’s Tim Rice-Oxley about Perfect Symmetry in 2008.