Product Description

Keane's debut album, 'Hopes And Fears', follows their Fierce Panda single, 'Everybody's Changing'. The East-Sussex trioplay piano led melodic indie rock evoking elements of both OMD and Coldplay. This release combines gentle synths with dramatic piano leads to create an indie pop crossover.

Track Listing

1. Somewhere Only We Know
2. Bend and Break
3. We Might As Well Be Strangers
4. Everybody's Changing
5. Your Eyes Open
6. She Has No Time
7. Can't Stop Now
8. Sunshine
9. This is the Last Time
10. On A Day Like Today
11. Untitled I
12. Bedshaped

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1814 in Music
• Released on: 2004-05-10
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's perhaps inevitable that Keane's debut album, Hopes and Fears, will draw numerous comparisons to Coldplay. Like them, Keane were discovered by indie label Fierce Panda, who released a single ("Everybody's Changing"). And, like Coldplay, Keane also do a fine trade in catchy and heartfelt indie-pop, all bruised verses and soaring choruses. But though their sound is sure to please fans of Coldplay and Travis, the reality is that Keane manage to sound that little bit more delicate. This could be down to the band's relatively unusual make-up: rather than guitars, the trio use a piano.

At its best, Hopes and Fears is reminiscent of Bends-era Radiohead and singer Tom Chaplin's voice is closer to Thom Yorke's falsetto then Chris Martin's cracked whine. On tracks such as the hit single "Somewhere Only We Know", they manage to squeeze an epic-sounding poignancy from their stripped-down sound (a lot of this is due to the album's superb production). Across 12 tracks, all this slow-burning melancholy skates a bit close to self-indulgence and you can't help but wish they'd rock out a bit. But Hopes and Fears is still a remarkable and surprisingly mature debut album from a young band with a bright future. --Robert Burrow

Customer Reviews

Mostly fears
Are Snow Patrol too hard-rocking and uncompromising for you?

Is Tom Baxter just too damn original and heartfelt?

Then try Keane! Perfect for when you can't sleep!
I know... I'm mean. I don't hate this stuff. But that's the point... it's so WET. When did people like this get to masquerade as rock musicians? It's bad for you. Your children will grow up thinking this is what a rock band sounds like. Zeppelin who? no, I wanna listen to the guys who go "waaa.. waa... I'm sad and feeble..." When there's the likes of Gutter Twins, Aquila, Rufus Wainwright and The Veils out there barely making a dent, you should not be spending your money and valuable time on this.

Still brilliant
Sometimes it is relevant to review an album after a period of time and in the light of subsequent albums. This one really does still sound good and I suggest it is still played regularly.Whilst the 2nd and 3rd albums are good, this one is still the gold standard.

elo anyone?
fab album. could have been written by jeff lyne. i suspect heavily influenced by the elo. anyone spot that?