Strangeland
by Keane

Strangeland by Keane
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-05-04
Overall rank: 4,428th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
65/100 (from 97 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2012 (82nd)
Award Top albums of the 2010s (790th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,428th)

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Keane bestography

Strangeland is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Keane on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Keane is Hopes And Fears which is ranked number 699 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 2,484.

Keane album bestography « Higher ranked (1,534th)
Under The Iron Sea
This album (4,428th)
Strangeland
Lower ranked (8,238th) »
Perfect Symmetry

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Overall rank: 4,428th | 2010s rank: 790th | 2012 rank: 82nd

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From 10/06/2017 18:37 | #199190
Keane has received a lot of (sometimes unfair) thrashing since their first album, and the truth is they evolved their sound, not reaching the excellence of H&F but it was very complicated. Here they try to "return to basics" and, well, I enjoy listening to the album because I enjoy Keane. That's all. Nothing better than before, nothing different.
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From 02/04/2013 18:03 | #63944
Should also be noted that the song listing here is for the standard CD, whereas the extended CD has I think 4 more tracks, including the title song, Strangeland.
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From 02/04/2013 18:00 | #63943
After 8 months I still can't get enough of this album. I've held off on putting it in my top 10, but I think now it's going there. The album is beautifully melancholy while also being optimistic...the emotions that went into the songwriting on this album is as genuine as the guys in Keane. I've seen them live twice now, and am just stricken by how down to Earth they are.
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From 08/02/2012 16:01 | #47648
The night train ran aground and the morning has come. Keane are left to start again and are now into the fourth album proper of their journey. Seems like ages since they started and we are only at number 4? Unfortunately, there isn't much to report on here. Prefect Symmetry was like a rubixs cube of quality, it was all over the place with few poor ones here or there. With songs like 'You are Young' and 'Disconnected' they plod along like this is some sort of career. Where is 'Atlantic' when you need it? That was a fantastic way to start an album! 'Silenced by the Night' is a sweet ditty melody which borrows a little (just a little) vein from 'How To Save a Life'. Weren't Keane the original 00's piano orientated band? The song struggles to keep my full attention to the end. There are some great strengths to Strangeland though. 'Sovereign Light Cafe' bursts open like a Piñata full of colored glass, in a bright and beautiful metaphorical way though. Not a "Oh God there is blood everywhere!" way. 'On The Road' continues the high pushing out and anthemic stadium sing a long for the young in heart. While the rest can be pleasant in places, nothing really stands out for attention. Have a feeling this album would do well with repeated listening. So yeah, try that. It's unchallenging and comfortable. But what is the problem with that?
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