Their fourth studio album Strangeland was released in May 2012 and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies.

Knowing MPO pressed it i feared for non fills bit i hoped i wouldnt get any and praise be my copy is ok. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Gram vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve Repress of Keane's debut album album and the 11th-best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK. After the release of the album, the band embarked on the Cause and Effect Tour, visiting Europe and Latin America, before the remainder of the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.A collection of the songs were written by Tim Rice-Oxley during his divorce, and after discussions with Tom who had visited Tim the previous year, decided to proceed with recording the songs for the album. In May 2008, both Hopes and Fears (number 13) and Under the Iron Sea (number 8) were voted by readers of Q magazine as among the best British albums ever, with Keane, The Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead the only artists having two albums in the top 20. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. Listening to "Somewhere Only We Know" alone a few times is more than enough to convince you that Keane stand next to Coldplay -- challenging them rather than emulating -- and it's a respectable match at that.

This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited.Their second album, Under the Iron Sea, released in 2006, topped the UK album charts and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. Keane obviously have the songs and they have a strong voice leading the front; however, Tim Rice-Oxley (piano/keyboards/bass) and Richard Hughes (drums) allow Hopes and Fears to come alive with glamour and without the sheen of slick studio production. Lead vocalist Tom Chaplin's rich vocals are as vibrant as any choir, and track such as "This Is the Last Time," "Bend and Break," and "Can't Stop Now" reflect Keane's more savory, dramatic moments. The second best-selling British album of 2004 and one of the best-selling albums of all time in the UK, it features the singles 'Somewhere Only We Know', 'Everybody's Changing', 'Bedshaped', 'This Is the Last Time' and 'Bend and Break'. A newsletter is sent out every Wednesday evening, aside from that just the odd update when necessary.