Perfect Symmetry (Keane album) explained

Perfect Symmetry
Type:	studio
Artist:	Keane
Cover:	Keane Perfect Symmetry.jpg
Released:	13 October 2008
Recorded:	2008
Studio:	Teldex (Berlin) Studio de la Grande Armée (Paris) Olympic (London) The Barn (London)
Genre:	Pop rock alternative rock synth-pop
Length:	50:43
Label:	Island
Producer:	Keane Jon Brion (track 4) Stuart Price (tracks 7 and 10)
Prev Title:	Live 06
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Night Train
Next Year:	2010

Perfect Symmetry is the third studio album by English rock band Keane, released on 13 October 2008 in the United Kingdom.^[1]

Cover

The cover for the album was revealed on 5 September. Tim Rice-Oxley explained that the imagery of the band are photographs of bigger than life-size sculptures of the band members, made by Korean artist Osang Gwon. It was implied that these sculptures will form the basis of the album's image and promotion up to the date of release.^[2]

Track listing

Notes(^) denotes additional production
(*) denotes co-producer

Bonus DVD

1. Making of Perfect Symmetry documentary
2. Track by track commentary
3. "Spiralling" (live rehearsal)
4. "Spiralling" (demo)
5. "The Lovers Are Losing" (demo)
6. "Better Than This" (demo)
7. "You Haven't Told Me Anything" (demo)
8. "Perfect Symmetry" (demo)
9. "You Don't See Me" (demo)
10. "Again and Again" (demo)
11. "Playing Along" (demo)
12. "Pretend That You're Alone" (demo)
13. "Black Burning Heart" (demo)
14. "Love Is the End" (demo)

In 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.^[3]

Perfect Symmetry World Tour

The Perfect Symmetry World Tour started 29 September 2008 and finished 29 October 2009, with 121 shows. During the Perfect Symmetry album release week, the band did some free shows in the UK.

Personnel

Keane

• Tom Chaplin – vocals, guitar
• Tim Rice-Oxley – piano, keyboards, guitar, percussion, synthesizers, composition, backing vocals
• Richard Hughes – drums, percussion, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jesse Quin – bass, guitar (on "Black Burning Heart"), percussion, backing vocals
• Stephen Hussey – violin (on "Love Is the End")
• Chris Fish – cello (on "Love Is the End")
• Jo Silverston; Ian Harris – musical saw (on "Love Is the End")
• Jim Hunt – saxophone (on "Pretend That You're Alone")
• Anaël Train – French vocal (on "Black Burning Heart")
• Jake Davies – engineering
• Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing and additional production
• Stuart Price – co-production (for "Again and Again" and "Black Burning Heart")
• Jon Brion – additional production (for "You Haven't Told Me Anything")
• Scott Johnson – on Studio Tech
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Beth Louise Warren – band assistance and recording co-ordinator
• Osang Gwon – sculptures for booklet
• Rob Chenery at Tourist – design and art direction
• Shamil Tanna – photography
• Adam Tudhope – managing

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[4]	66
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	49

See also

• List of songs by Keane

External links

• The UrbanWire's review of Perfect Symmetry
• Perfect Symmetry at Keaneshaped
• Keane Live In Hong-Kong

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20080804225506/http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=jELpRBwSEZ1PWIO5r%2FuJuFASBx7MFW79pH%2Br0OgXmM0%3D . dead . 2008-08-04 . 2008-07-31 . 2008-07-31 . keanemusic.com .
2. http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=SmdLtqHjQIPI16cQHoaTqziphvZKje44TLWR%2Fp19%2Fhw%3D Keanemusic.com
3. Web site: Default . One Tree Hill Music . oth-music.com . 2009-03-23 . 2012-01-07.
4. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2008. dutchcharts.nl. 16 November 2020.
5. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2008. Official Charts Company. 16 November 2020.
6. Web site: UK Year-End 2009. Charts Plus. 28 March 2021.