Keane - Silenced By The Night He says: "One thing I regret about Perfect Symmetry and Night Train is that we weren't connecting, getting the emotions and stories across. I wanted those stories told clearly on this record." There's been a greater emphasis on his lyrics with key songs such as the tender ballad and album's best track, The Starting Line, new single Silenced By The Night, the eerily beautiful Black Rain each telling a story about friendship, love and dreams. And Strangeland's centrepiece is Sovereign Light Cafe, a song that pays homage to the seafront caf in Bexhill, East Sussex, where they used to meet as teenagers. Richard says: "I remember driving around in Tom's ropey green Honda. The freedom and kicking a football around." But Tim stresses that rather than an album of pure nostalgia, it's about looking forward. qr He says: "We are just getting started. I really think that even at this stage. Our determination to keep getting better has been inspired by us getting better as a band. We're not on cruise control and no one cares any more. That would terrify me." And pre-show, SFTW finds the band in good spirits. Richard laughs as we walk into their dressing room: "Close your eyes -- there are naked hockey players next door," The room doubles up as a changing room for the local ice hockey teams. New boy bassist Jesse Quin irons his shirt ("I bet U2 don't iron their own clothes," he jokes), while