Strangeland never really lives up to its mysterious title, as there's nothing on it that doesn’t feel willfully nostalgic, but like any good plate of comfort food (for those with larger appetites, there's a 16-track extended version, and a 24-track CD/DVD combo) it satisfies in a way that more adventurous meals never truly can. More contemplative moments, like the lilting "Black Rain," the lovely "Neon River," and the appropriately epic closer "Sea Fog" work just as well, dialing back the cymbal swells in favor of a more measured level of melodrama. Tim Rice-Oxley and Tom Chaplin from Keane discuss their new album Strangeland with the novelist William Boyd, who wrote a short story for it .uk In the broad spectrum of the arts. Keane Strangeland (2012, CD) - Discogs Release r4149341 Copy Release Code Edit Release All Versions of this Release Recently Edited Add to Collection Add to Wantlist Marketplace 6 For Sale from 9.96 Buy CD Sell CD Statistics Have: 17 Want: 24 Avg Rating:4.5 / 5 Ratings: 2 Last Sold:Lowest:10.39 Median:19.78 Highest:40. Bolstered by a pair of stadium-ready singles in "Disconnected" and "Silence by the Night," both of which occur (in classic LP fashion) early on, Strangeland works best when it sticks to the formula, providing a hook, a line, and a sinker before landing the listener with the kind of colossal chorus that results in the frantic rolling up or down of car windows. The Hardback Book Edition of Strangeland which features the full deluxe CD, a DVD of live acoustic performances, lyrics, photographs and a terrific short story by author William Boyd is available to order from the Keane Shop (with or without a limited edition print) or from Amazon. Four years have elapsed since Keanes last album Perfect Symmetry two since Night Train, the EP which followed its three full-length predecessors to the top of the British album charts, securing them a place in pop history. Closer in tone to 2006's Under the Iron Sea, some may find Strangeland's reliable mix of Coldplay, Snow Patrol, and "Sit Down"-era James to be a bit rote, but when it comes to crafting relatively safe, achingly melodic, and terminally sincere adult alternative rock songs, there are few groups as prodigious as the East Sussex quartet. Keane is singer Tom Chaplin, drummer Richard Hughes, keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley and bassist Jesse Quin. Keane's fourth outing trades in the officious electro-pop flourishes that peppered 2008's Perfect Symmetry for a more familiar approach.
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