I don’t get it. I mean, this album is like Cold War Kids-lite. Why not get the real thing? Sure, Keane write decent songs and they take their craft seriously. But where is the emotion?
Apparently, Keane have roughed it up a bit for their new album. Which means they no longer sound like a cocktail bar band with piano. Instead, they now sound a bit like one of those 1980’s bands stuck in no-man’s land between Pop, Rock and New Wave, you know, like Crowded House or Fischer Z.
I do like ‘Better Than This’, which is a not so subtle take on David Bowie’s ‘Ashes To Ashes’, stripped of its Blitz Kid glamour and played as a straight rock song. ‘Spiralling’, meanwhile, hovers somewhere between contrived and catchy. Check out the seriously 80’s influenced video below.
Watch The Video For ‘Spiralling’ By Keane
The rest of the songs doesn’t really do it for me, I’m afraid. ‘Perfect Symmetry’ is too buttoned up for my taste.
I don’t get Keane at all, but listen for yourself. Just flick through the tracks on the MP3 player below.
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To my ears, ‘Perfect Symmetry’ sounds wooden. If I want a sensitive ballad, I prefer listenting to somebody who actually goes out there and bares their soul. Try Micah P Hinson for that, or Lambchop or the Fleet Foxes. If I want clever pop songs, I’d prefer the Cold War Kids who loose the rag, get in a sweat and generally show more of a temper.
A bit of artistic temper, that’s what I like in a band, otherwise I might as well watch the X-Factor.
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