Keane – review

Academy, NewcastleMisery loves company, but if misery comes with glimmers of positivity and a surging bassline and piano, there'll be that much more company. And so the melancholy-plus-uplift formula continues to click for Keane. "You've got no way out of this hole," insists singer Tom Chaplin, only to offer the prospect of "a brighter day". Tim Rice-Oxley's piano starts pumping, the crowd's arms go up; Keane are on their way.The group are back to piano-pounding anthems on their new No 1 album...

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