{"product_id":"keys-to-the-world","title":"Keys To The World","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally issued on Parlophone in January 2006, \u003cem\u003eKeys To The World\u003c\/em\u003e was Ashcroft's first release in four years, coming soon after he had guested with Coldplay at Live 8. Released at the height of CD's popularity, \u003cem\u003eKeys To The World\u003c\/em\u003e is available on vinyl for the first time and is pressed on audiophile 180g vinyl in gatefold sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced Ashcroft singing \"\u003cem\u003eBitter Sweet Symphony\u003c\/em\u003e\" at Live 8 saying it was \"probably the best song ever written, and here's the best singer in the world.\" \u003cem\u003eKeys To The World\u003c\/em\u003e was a very welcome return, reaching No. 2 in the UK charts and being certified Platinum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album certainly has a spring in its step – \"\u003cem\u003eWhy Not Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e\" blasts the album off, with strings and saxes over a northern soul beat. With its sample of \u003cem\u003eWalter Jackson\u003c\/em\u003e's \"It's All Over,\" \"\u003cem\u003eMusic Is Power\u003c\/em\u003e\" is one of Ashcroft's best songs – another where he celebrates the command that popular music has had over him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe catchy, incessant \"\u003cem\u003eBreak The Night With Colour\u003c\/em\u003e\" – the album's first single – placed him back in the UK Top 10; with its vocal samples and ominous string bed, the title track is powerful, topped with a passionate vocal. \"\u003cem\u003eSweet Brother Malcolm\u003c\/em\u003e\" is one of Ashcroft's most poignant numbers, inspired by the flowers and tributes that amass on suburban lampposts after a tragic occurrence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51755013865803,"sku":"R2219-8214","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed_57_07a0c5ac-7694-4e47-b6c9-a17da3b0d1e2.jpg?v=1752299204","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/keys-to-the-world","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}