It seems as if everyone is cashing in – or not – on the whole free music download thing. Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Coldplay have all experimented with the idea, but it took Keane to come along and just do the exact same thing without really giving any reason for doing so. Much in the same way as band’s music is just plain dull, so came the announcement that the band’s new single, “Spiralling”, would be released as a free music download.

About 500,000 happy Keane fans got their digital hands on the track, leading to high expectations for the band’s new album, Perfect Symmetery. Who knows, perhaps Keane will come with such innovative ideas as using holographic images of the lads on the album’s artwork.

We’re not really keen on Keane, but it is a positive thing to see more bands giving away free music. We can’t wait for some more good bands to take up the initiative, though.

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