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	Hopes and Fears
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I've heard good things about Keane, and had heard the debut single "Somewhere Only We Know". I finally got around to giving "Hopes and Fears" a good few listens, and for me it just boils down to this: this is musical wallpaper for the uncritical listener's lifestyle schemata. It's safe mid-tempo rock music that all sounds perfect, it's been auto-tuned and beat-corrected and tweaked within an inch of its life, with soaring melodies by a singer who can obviously sing but who's voice lacks a distinctive character (unlike Bono, or Thom Yorke, or even Jeff Buckley) that sets him apart from a throng of imitators. Proclamations of wonder about the fact that there aren't guitars and it still sounds great are pretty pointless, because drums and vocals are so dominant in this kind of music... turn the volume down real low and see what you hear... vocals and drums. It would be far more impressive if they could have a massive hit with guitar, keyboards and bass and took away the drums. The recording studio (and producer, engineer, mixing engineer) should get a cut of the profits from this, actually, it's SO important to the sound of this record. Anyway, kudos to Keane for sticking it out and to the main songwriter for not joining Coldplay when he had the chance long before this record came out. Their efforts have paid off, and I'm always glad when musicians can make a living at their craft. I just hope they invest wisely, in case they don't last.

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