Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

What this video is

Released in January 2004 as the debut single from Keane's first album Hopes and Fears, 'Somewhere Only We Know' arrived at a moment when British indie rock was pivoting away from Britpop's swagger toward introspective, piano-led emotionalism. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart and has since been certified triple platinum in the UK and double platinum in the US. The song's lyrical geography is…

Why it matters

A landmark artefact of the early-2000s UK piano rock revival, the video reinforced Keane's identity as emotionally direct, aesthetically understated British indie artists. Its naturalistic woodland aesthetic and gentle fantasy elements set a visual template for the 'earnest indie' video style that…

The director

Corin Hardy (born 6 January 1975) is an English filmmaker and music video director. He studied Special Effects at Wimbledon School of Art before making his award-winning stop-motion short film Butterfly in 2003. His debut feature The Hallow (2015) premiered…