That said, the album is not a disappointment.
Touted as the hottest new thing on the music scene, the Sussex
three-piece whose piano filled anthems have proven a band
can get by without – gasp- a guitar in sight, “Hopes
and Fears” is a class first effort.
Opening with, no. 3 smash hit, ‘Somewhere
Only We Know’ Keane start as they mean to go on with
a catchy piano ballad that is as likely to appeal to your
mum as it is you and they veer little from this winning formula.
But a winning formula it is and in current single ‘Everybody’s
Changing’, the band raise the bar a little with a spine
tinglingly special track that would go a long way to melting
even the coldest of hearts.
Varying from the mournfully beautiful ‘She
Has No Time’ to the idyllic ‘Summertime’,
the Sussex three piece go from track to track without ever
losing the polish. ‘This Is The Last Time’ gives
Chaplin’s vocal chords a chance to shine and would
make an excellent choice for next single but is followed
by the slightly disappointing ‘On A Day Like Today’
The emotionally charged epic ‘ Bedshaped’ is
a fitting close for this promising debut full of achingly
powerful vocals and the dramatic instrumentals for which
they’ve found fame.
‘Hopes and Fears’ is
a very respectable and promising debut but listen with
care, playing it before a night out may well see you wanting
to drown your sorrows rather than bop ‘til you drop.
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