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Title: Submergence
Review: Like so many bands to come of age since the turn of the century, Keane has absorbed the dynamics and mystery ofU2andRadiohead. "Under The Iron Sea" makes these bands touchstones, but also makes a tight, dark rock album. The anthemic "Is It Any Wonder" sounds like Keane clonedAchtung Baby, and this is said as a compliment. Same with the instrumental title track that leads into "Try Again."Lead singer and frontman Tom Chaplin faces the band's new-found trans-Atlantic success by trying to understand what the world looks like now that he's seen most of it. "Atlantic" and "Crystal Ball" ride a crest of pianos of keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley, Keane are also coming to terms with their own maturity. Catchy likeColdplaybut not as dramatic, grand likeMusebut lacking the bombast, "Under The Iron Sea" is a solid work of modern rock. It's also worth noting that the follow-up,Perfect Symmetry, is much lighter and poppier.
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