YMMV / Keane

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• First Installment Wins: Hopes and Fears is still considered to be their best album.
• Older Than They Think: Many early reviews of the band went out of their way to note the novelty of a band that had piano, bass and drums, but no guitar. Apparently, none of these critics had ever heard of Ben Folds Five.
• Signature Song: "Somewhere Only We Know" is their most popular song and their biggest hit overall, although "Is It Any Wonder?" reached a higher position on alternative rock charts in the US. "Everybody's Changing" is the band's second best-known song.
• Tear Jerker: "Black Rain" from Strangeland and "Love Is the End" from Perfect Symmetry both have a desperate feel to them, both in the melody and lyrics.
  • "A Bad Dream" and "Try Again" from Under the Iron Sea.
  • "Somewhere Only We Know," one of the most evocative songs ever written about nostalgia. Later put to absolutely perfect use in the trailer for Winnie the Pooh (2011).
    Tim Rice-Oxley: "It's about being able to draw strength from a place or experience you've shared with someone. I think its an idea a lot of people can relate to."
  • "Bed Shaped" can bring a tear to your eye easily, especially if you interpret it as being about a terminal illness.
  • "This Is the Last Time" is particularly haunting. It's often read as a song about a failed relationship or even an abusive one, with the protagonist completely torn apart and emotionally exhausted by the ordeal.

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