Night Train (EP)

Night Train (EP)
Night Train
EP by Keane
Released 10 May 2010[1]
Recorded 2007–2010
Genre Alternative rock
Length 31:24
Label Island, Cherrytree, Interscope
Producer Tim Rice-Oxley
Keane chronology
Perfect Symmetry
(2008)
Night Train
(2010)
Singles from Night Train
  1. "Stop for a Minute"
    Released: 5 April 2010[2]

Night Train is an EP[3][4][5][6][7][8] by English rock band Keane.[9] The EP's title and material was born out of the group's Perfect Symmetry World Tour of 2008–2009.

Night Train debuted at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart.[10]

Contents

Recording

The EP was recorded in various studios during the Perfect Symmetry World tour, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios. Tracks "Stop for a Minute" and "Looking Back" mark Keane's collaboration with Somali/Canadian rapper K'Naan.[11] "I think those tracks show us in a completely different light," says Keane frontman Tom Chaplin. "Your Love" features Tim Rice-Oxley on lead vocals.[11] On 3 February, it was confirmed that the lead single for the EP will be "Stop for a Minute".[12] On 8 March 2010 the song "Clear Skies" was played by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music radio station, making it the first song of the EP to be played on radio.[13] On 11 March 2010 the first single from the EP, "Stop for a Minute", made its debut on Fearne Cotton's BBC Radio 1 show.[14] The song reached the UK Top 40.

Keane's London-based manager Adam Tudhope says the EP "may be a mix of styles and genres of music, but it's full of the hallmarks that make Keane..."[11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[15]
BBC Music Favourable[16]
Entertainment Weekly B-[17]
NME 3/10[18]
Pitchfork Media 3.0/10[19]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[20]
Slant Magazine 2/5 stars[21]
Q magazine 4/5 stars[22]

Night Train has been met with mixed reviews from critics. Ryan Brockington of the New York Post's PopWrap called the work, "game changing" while writing that the first single, "Stop for a Minute", is "just as brilliant" as the album.[23]

John Aizlewood of Q magazine called Night Train's "8 tracks and 31 minutes... surprisingly effective between-albums stop-gap".[22]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "House Lights"   1:23
2. "Back in Time"   3:52
3. "Stop for a Minute" (featuring K'naan) 4:06
4. "Clear Skies"   4:53
5. "Ishin Denshin (You've Got to Help Yourself)" (featuring Tigarah) 3:56
6. "Your Love"   4:36
7. "Looking Back" (featuring K'naan) 3:46
8. "My Shadow"   4:49
Total length:
31:24

Chart performance

The Night Train EP debuted on the UK Albums Chart on 16 May 2010 at number one with sales of 28,000 copies.[24] The Album is certified Silver in UK selling over 60,000 copies[25] and has sold worldwide over 160,000 copies to date.

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[26] 27
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[26] 12
Canadian Albums Chart[27] 19
Dutch Albums Chart[28] 9
European Albums Chart 4
Greek Albums Chart[29] 3
Irish Albums Chart[30] 15
Japanese Oricon albums chart[31] 144
Swiss Albums Chart 23
Swedish Albums Chart 42
Italian Albums Chart[32] 41
French Albums Chart 45
Spanish Albums Chart[33] 12
UK Albums Chart[10] 1
Mexican Albums Chart[34] 23
Billboard 200[27] 25

Sales and certifications

Country Sales Certification
United Kingdom 60,000+ Silver[25]
Worldwide 160,000+

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree by Diana Vickers
UK Albums Chart number-one album
16–23 May 2010
Succeeded by
Exile on Main St. by The Rolling Stones

Personnel

Keane

Additional Musicians

  • Jerry Clack: brass (track 7)
  • Roland Neffe: vibraphone (track 4)
  • K'naan: vocals (tracks 3 and 7)
  • Tigarah: vocals (track 5)

References

  1. ^ http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net/consumer/viewemailcontent.pl?con=8270644&cmp=4625&act=117035&sec=b83a2124df37
  2. ^ Stop For A Minute – Keane — Last.fm
  3. ^ "Night Train out today". keanemusic.com. 10 May 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=Mf3S0EazmUgicAvruWKzF5lYgMneIcoBhgLslay7RDQ%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  4. ^ "Night Train released in two weeks' time!". keanemusic.com. 26 April 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=jrJCR6v8rnoHzlCE0MSAv1ANOu7MModhvSdGiZsxX3U%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  5. ^ "Night Train Facebook contest". keanemusic.com. 28 April 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=b0N9fTqcjEWhVWMXOARWyFOWgw4%2F%2F%2F6jvsEaYMgWXvc%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  6. ^ "Keane take the Night Train to Brixton!". keanemusic.com. 24 March 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=UwQA6VCCtMvT2TlZxkcmzyqSFLJxnVzRZGZgZ%2FFZwNo%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  7. ^ "EP tracklisting announced!". keanemusic.com. 14 January 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=l5qjM67w%2FdhQKa00Kr922XU%2F%2FLyUZfDFnM0cXYHXGPY%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  8. ^ "New EP! New dates!". keanemusic.com. 29 November 2009. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=WbOnhNKjpODvpRAqoC1ibLnfgF9Cc8nq3IqQO%2BQH%2Fh4%3D. Retrieved 25 July 2010. 
  9. ^ Ayers, Michael. "Keane Boarding the Night Train This May". billboard.com. 26 February 2010.
  10. ^ a b Sexton, Paul. "Keane Arrives at U.K. Chart Summit". billboard.com. 17 May 2010.
  11. ^ a b c Paine, Andre. "Keane "The Night Train EP" Album Preview". billboard.com. 12 January 2010.
  12. ^ "Join us tomorrow for the Stop For A Minute video shot". keanemusic.com. 3 February 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=TY6IARpXuzbevv0wEdZRwF1km75HqVW%2BZHPQTZT5bJY%3D. 
  13. ^ "Clear Skies' radio debut on BBC 6 music today". keanemusic.com. 8 March 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=GIl%2BaaJ0cerEvNagMRU6PlGjiEwy2HBvl1c8kHW%2F%2BUE%3D. 
  14. ^ "Stop For A Minute makes its radio debut on Thursday". keanemusic.com. 10 March 2010. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=s9m20edp%2FREXm0CMfidZHxez0BO6ecC%2B3XRvlBwA7bU%3D. 
  15. ^ Leahey, Andrew. "Night Train > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1767993. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
  16. ^ Fyfe, Andy. "Review of Keane - Night Train". BBC Music. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hfx2. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
  17. ^ Greenblatt, Leah. "Night Train - Music". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20366846,00.html. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  18. ^ Haynes, Gavin. "Album Review: Keane - 'Night Train' (Island)". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/keane/11282. Retrieved 15 May 2010. 
  19. ^ Cohen, Ian. "Night Train EP > Overview". Pitchfork Media. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14246-night-train-ep/. Retrieved 14 May 2010. 
  20. ^ Rosen, Jody. "Music -- Reviews -- Night Train". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/2746/20645. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  21. ^ Keefe, Jonathan. "Keane: Night Train". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/keane-night-train/2104. Retrieved 12 May 2010. 
  22. ^ a b Aizlewood, John. "Keane: Night Train". Q magazine, June 2010, p. 127. 
  23. ^ Brockington, Ryan (30 March 2010). "MGMT and Keane ready to burst the music bubble". New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/mgmt_keane_ready_to_burst_the_music_MTmVIg3Ob1mxEpRVZAmdhO. Retrieved 5 April 2010. 
  24. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=1176999&page=7
  25. ^ a b http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx
  26. ^ a b http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
  27. ^ a b http://www.billboard.com/#/album/keane/night-train/1329699
  28. ^ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
  29. ^ http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a
  30. ^ http://acharts.us/album/55081
  31. ^ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/57565/products/music/863809/1/
  32. ^ http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_artisti.php
  33. ^ http://spanishcharts.com/
  34. ^ http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Keane&titel=Night+Train&cat=a

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