Vocal Performance - 5
Orchestration - 3
Dynamics - 4
Mix -3
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In a somewhat strange blend of bare indie and the fuller, dynamic sound we are used to hearing from the band, Keane takes an interesting path with the song "Bedshaped." The beginning of the song brings the image of a rehearsal in progress, the band sitting in a dimly lit living room, the dramatic sparseness accentuating the ricky-ticky sound of ill-mixed drums. However, the tender melody and brilliant delivery by lead singer Tom Chaplin keeps you interested long enough to experience the chorus, thank goodness.
Here, the rich, full-bodied sound we were longing for unfolds. A superb climax with fantastic lyrics, the chorus of "Bedshaped" is the hook that we needed, in order to give the song a second, and third chance. Singer and band unite to create a uniform blanket of almost touchable sound - you'll just want to close your eyes and bask in the moment. Once all is said and done, "Bedshaped" surprisingly pulls through, and addicts.
- Review by Elise Ackermann
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