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Title: Still keen on Keane!!
Review: With a grittier, more epic sound, (which introduces pedal guitar effects - without guitars still - to their piano sound), UK trio Keane return with their brilliant sophomore disc `Under the iron sea'. It's already been #1 in the UK and #4 in the US, and it's easy to see why.Opening cut `Atlantic' is a haunting yet soothing piano sprinkled ballad, very much like something fellow Brits, Doves would do. `Is it any wonder' is a brash, U2 influenced rocker. My favourite has got to be the tender `Nothing in my way'. It's a very simple song, catchy and beautiful!Other standouts are the sunny `Leaving so soon', the sweeping ballad `A bad dream', the rather hymnal organ driven `Hamburg song', the majestic instrumental epic `The iron sea' (complete with subtle choir effects), the stunning pleading ballad `Try again' (my second favourite), and the waltz-like eerie `Broken toy'.A strong and consistent follow up. Keane will be around for a very long time...
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