Cause and Effect (Keane album)
Cause and Effect is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock band Keane, released on 20 September 2019 through Island Records.[1] It is their first full-length album since Strangeland (2012) and hiatus from early 2014 to late 2018.[2]
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Released | 20 September 2019 | |||
Studio | Sea Fog Studios | |||
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Length | 46:04 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | David Kosten and Keane | |||
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Singles from Cause and Effect | ||||
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Promotion
The first single, "The Way I Feel", premiered on 6 June 2019 on BBC Radio 2 and YouTube.[3]
The second single, "Love Too Much", premiered on 8 August 2019 on BBC Radio 2 and YouTube.[4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.2/10[5] |
Metacritic | 68/100[6] |
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Cause and Effect received an average score of 68, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave the album a positive review, writing, "Not a game-changing comeback by any means, Cause and Effect is instead a satisfying return to form that manages to gracefully age Keane by invigorating a familiar formula with wisdom and honesty learned over a dramatic, life-changing decade."[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Keane.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You're Not Home" | 5:31 |
2. | "Love Too Much" | 3:09 |
3. | "The Way I Feel" | 4:05 |
4. | "Put the Radio On" | 4:11 |
5. | "Strange Room" | 4:23 |
6. | "Stupid Things" | 3:49 |
7. | "Phases" | 3:36 |
8. | "I'm Not Leaving" | 4:14 |
9. | "Thread" | 4:52 |
10. | "Chase the Night Away" | 4:03 |
11. | "I Need Your Love" | 4:11 |
Total length: | 46:04 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "New Golden Age" | 3:44 |
13. | "Difficult Year" | 3:28 |
14. | "The Way I Feel" (Sea Fog acoustic session) | 3:35 |
15. | "Stupid Things" (Sea Fog acoustic session) | 4:02 |
16. | "I'm Not Leaving" (Sea Fog acoustic session) | 4:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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17. | "Thread" (original demo) |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Somewhere Only We Know" (Sprint Music Series, 2003) | |
2. | "Bedshaped" (live at Roundhouse Studios, 2013) | |
3. | "Spiralling" (2008 demo) | |
4. | "Silenced by the Night" (Sea Fog acoustic session, 2012) | |
5. | "Again and Again" (2007 demo) | |
6. | "In Your Own Time" (2010 demo) | |
7. | "Glass Bottles" (unreleased demo) | |
8. | "Better Than This" (2007 demo) | |
9. | "Strangeland" (Dallas Sketch, 2011) | |
10. | "The Lovers Are Losing" (2008 demo) | |
11. | "This Is the Last Time" (Real Network Session, Seattle 2014) | |
12. | "Sunshine" (2002 demo) |
Personnel
Keane
- Tom Chaplin – vocals
- Tim Rice-Oxley – piano, keyboards, backing vocals
- Richard Hughes – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Jesse Quin – bass guitar, backing vocals
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[17] | 25 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 56 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 15 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 9 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] | 11 |
French Albums (SNEP)[22] | 61 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] | 16 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] | 12 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] | 2 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] | 9 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 18 |
UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 2 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[29] | 15 |
References
- "Keane announce Dublin and Belfast gigs and new album". Rte.ie. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Cause and Effect - Keane | User Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- "Cause & Effect by Keane reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Cause and Effect by Keane Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Yeung, Neil Z. "Cause and Effect - Keane". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Hasted, Nick (20 September 2019). "CD: Keane - Cause And Effect". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- McCormick, Neil (19 September 2019). "Cause and Effect, Keane review: an album of strange beauty from a sadder, wiser band". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- LUCKHURST, PHOEBE (20 September 2019). "Keane's muted comeback Cause and Effect won't convert non-believers". Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (20 September 2019). "Keane: Cause and Effect — themes of middle-aged crisis". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Aroesti, Rachel (20 September 2019). "Keane: Cause and Effect review – even a jaunty indie quartet can have a mid-life crisis". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- White, Adam; O'Connor, Roisin (19 September 2019). "Album reviews: Liam Gallagher – Why Me? Why Not. and Keane – Cause and Effect". The Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Richards, Will (13 September 2019). "Keane – 'Cause And Effect' review". NME. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- Aizlewood, John. "Keane: Cause & Effect". Q. No. 404 (November 2019 ed.). p. 112.
- Hodgkinson, Will (20 September 2019). "Keane: Cause and Effect review — comforting, elegant and uplifting". The Times. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Digital Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Austriancharts.at – Keane – Cause and Effect" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Ultratop.be – Keane – Cause and Effect" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Ultratop.be – Keane – Cause and Effect" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Keane – Cause and Effect" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 39, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- "Offiziellecharts.de – Keane – Cause and Effect" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- "Post Malone edges out Liam Gallagher in incredibly close battle for this week's Number 1 album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 39: del 20.9.2019 al 26.9.2019" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Swisscharts.com – Keane – Cause and Effect". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- "Keane Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2019.