Hopes And Fears

Rating

Album: Hopes And Fears
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Somewhere Only We Know	More Info...	3:56
2)	This Is The Last Time	More Info...	3:28
3)	Bend & Break	More Info...	3:38
4)	We Might As Well Be Strangers	More Info...	3:11
5)	Everybody's Changing	More Info...	3:34
6)	Your Eyes Open	More Info...	3:21
7)	She Has No Time	More Info...	5:44
8)	Can't Stop Now	More Info...	3:37
9)	Sunshine	More Info...	4:10
10)	Untitled 1	More Info...	5:36
11)	Bedshaped	More Info...	4:36
2)	This Is the Last Time	More Info...	0:03
3)	Bend and Break	More Info...	0:03
4)	We Might As Well Be Strangers	More Info...	0:03
5)	Everybody's Changing	More Info...	0:03
6)	Your Eyes Open	More Info...	0:03
7)	She Has No Time	More Info...	0:05
8)	Can't Stop Now	More Info...	0:03
9)	Sunshine	More Info...	0:04
10)	Untitled 1	More Info...	0:05
11)	Bedshaped	More Info...	0:04

Album: Hopes And Fears
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Somewhere Only We Know	More Info...	3:56
2)	This Is The Last Time	More Info...	3:28
3)	Bend & Break	More Info...	3:38
4)	We Might As Well Be Strangers	More Info...	3:11
5)	Everybody's Changing	More Info...	3:34
6)	Your Eyes Open	More Info...	3:21
7)	She Has No Time	More Info...	5:44
8)	Can't Stop Now	More Info...	3:37
9)	Sunshine	More Info...	4:10
10)	Untitled 1	More Info...	5:36
11)	Bedshaped	More Info...	4:36
2)	This Is the Last Time	More Info...	0:03
3)	Bend and Break	More Info...	0:03
4)	We Might As Well Be Strangers	More Info...	0:03
5)	Everybody's Changing	More Info...	0:03
6)	Your Eyes Open	More Info...	0:03
7)	She Has No Time	More Info...	0:05
8)	Can't Stop Now	More Info...	0:03
9)	Sunshine	More Info...	0:04
10)	Untitled 1	More Info...	0:05
11)	Bedshaped	More Info...	0:04

Tracks

1. Somewhere Only We Know

2. This Is The Last Time

3. Bend And Break

4. We Miht As Well Be Strangers

5. Everybody's Changing

6. Your Open Eye

7. She Has No Time

8. Can't Stop Now

9. Sunshine

10. Untitled 1

11. Untitled 1

12. Bedshaped

Performer Notes

German edition.
Often compared to countrymen Coldplay and Radiohead, the UK-based trio Keane plays a similarly majestic, sweeping blend of pop-informed rock music. Fueling the comparisons is the fact that lead vocalist Tom Chaplin makes heavy use of the same kind of Jeff Buckley-esque falsetto and emotion-filled wails favored by Chris Martin and Thom Yorke. On HOPES AND FEARS's epic tracks such as "She Has No Time," however, Keane takes the more dramatic elements of the aforementioned bands' sounds and magnifies them, creating piano- and synthesizer-driven cinematic soundscapes dripping with quiet heartache and existential angst. In addition, Keane incorporates minimalist trip-hop beats, which, in combination with Chaplin's strong pop melodies, evoke a male-led Portishead jamming with the Raspberries. One of the most sonically atmospheric groups of the Britpop scene, Keane ignores the notion of traditional guitar-based rock music in favor of something altogether quieter, yet equally as intense.

Professional Reviews

Spin (p.100) - "Keane's exceedingly pretty piano-based debut cruises fairly close to Coldplay attitude."

Q (Magazine) (p.133) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t remains a triumph of self-belief: Tom Chaplin's operatic vocal the perfect foil for Tim Rice-Oxley's relentlessly tuneful piano balladry."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.116) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[T]here's plenty to keep the eyes welling up for a good 45 minutes..."