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Rock · 2021 · 4 tracks · 15m

Dirt

Keane

A gritty title track followed by three skeletal piano demos. Raw, unpolished, and deeply intimate sketches from the band's private archives.

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It's like sitting in the room while they write the songs that usually make you cry in stadiums.

A quiet, unvarnished look at the skeletal beauty of a song before the production takes over.

Dirt · vs · Keane
Stripped Back+4.0σ

The production is built around stripped back than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 15m
01
Dirt
4:07
02
Nothing to Something (demo)
3:34
03
Burning the Days (demo)
4:07
04
November Day (demo)
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's gritty bassline and driving rhythm that feels more aggressive than their standard anthems.
The audible intake of breath and mechanical piano noise on the demo version of November Day.
The way the vocal melody on Burning the Days feels fragile and unrefined compared to a studio finish.
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