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The best Keane albums

13 records, ordered by how much we can tell you about each one — not by chart position.

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Hopes and Fears

Hopes and Fears

2004

Captures their signature sound with expansive melodies and emotional depth, providing a cohesive listening experience for newcomers.

  1. 1
    Perfect Symmetry

    Perfect Symmetry

    2008

    Keane’s piano-rock opens into a bright synth-pop expanse where muscular beats propel Tom Chaplin’s voice toward the rafters.

  2. 2
    Under the Iron Sea

    Under the Iron Sea

    2006

    Keane’s piano-led rock turns stormy as distorted keyboards and pounding drums surround Tom Chaplin’s soaring voice.

  3. 3
    Hopes and Fears

    Hopes and Fears Start here

    2004

    Piano chords swell into arena-sized choruses while Tom Chaplin's voice turns the album's unease into something airborne.

  4. 4
    Cause and Effect

    Cause and Effect

    2019

    Piano-led pop swells around Tom Chaplin’s voice as electronic textures and unsettled rhythms give domestic heartbreak a widescreen setting.

  5. 5
    Night Train

    Night Train

    2010

    Keane’s piano-led melancholy meets electronic beats and guest voices on a restless journey beyond their arena-rock sound.

  6. 6
    Strangeland

    Strangeland

    2012

    Piano-driven rock swells around Tom Chaplin’s soaring voice while memories of home cast a wistful light over the choruses.

  7. 7
    Retrospective EP2: Sunshine

    Retrospective EP2: Sunshine

    2010

  8. 8
    Retrospective EP1

    Retrospective EP1

    2008

  9. 9
    Connect Sets

    Connect Sets

    2007

  10. 10
    Retroactive – EP1

    Retroactive – EP1

    2019

  11. 11
    Retroactive – EP2

    Retroactive – EP2

    2019

  12. 12
    Retroactive – EP3

    Retroactive – EP3

    2020

  13. 13
    Dirt

    Dirt

    2021

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