From Dotmusic/Yahoo UK:

Keane are to release a new EP and tour the UK's forests in summer 2010, it has been announced. The anthemic pop trio have confirmed plans for a collection of eight new songs, called "The Night Train". Written and recorded during their recent "Perfect Symmetry" global dates, two collaborations with Somali/Canadian rapper K'Naan are included. "I think those tracks show us in a completely different light", explained the band's frontman Tom Chaplin. "The Night Train" EP is due for release on May 3, 2010.



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Billboard reports this is due for U.S. release now on May 11. The K'Naan collaborations are called "Stop for a Minute" and "Looking Back." Another collaborator is Japanese MC Tigarah on "Ishin Denshin (You've Got to Help Yourself)." A track called "Your Love" features songwriter/keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley on lead vocals. This one's going to be pretty "out there," I suspect.

Track list:
House Lights
Back In Time
Stop For A Mintute (Feat. K'Naan)
Clear Skies
Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself) (Feat Tigarah)
Your Love
Looking Back (Feat K'Naan)
My Shadow

I'll definitely be getting this as I love these guys, especially at 7.99 from Best Buy (I'm a little scared of the K'Naan angle, though he is talented). But is this still considered a mini-LP, or is this close to full length?

Definitely a stop-gap release. It's a little over half an hour, and the first track is an instrumental nothing. Based on first listen, "Looking Back" is dreadful; the other six songs not too bad, although "Stop For a Minute" would certainly be better without K'Naan. Have given up trying to figure out why so many artists seem to equate rap with "relevance." Katy Perry, are you listening?

I like some of this, but why a rapper? I agree with David. Bands seem to think they're relevant by using a rapper in a song. When I hear the single "Stop For A Minute", I hear a great Keane song and a pointless rap in the middle that easily could've been edited out.
Many fans are not happy with this release overall and I can see why. There are a few strong songs, but overall it's forgettable. Aso, what is the deal with the J-Pop song? Awful.