Keane’s debut album, Hopes and Fears , was released on 10 May 2004 in the UK, a day before the band started their first world tour. It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and became the second best-selling British album of the year. It has been certified 9× platinum in the UK. Drowned in Sound gave it 5 out of 10, accusing Keane of excessively imitating Coldplay (specifically comparing “Your Eyes Open” and “On a Day Like Today” with, respectively, “Daylight” and “Politik” on the band’s album A Rush of Blood to the Head ), criticising the album as being “stylistically all over the place” and its lyrics as being “immature” and “cringe-worthy”. However, it gave credit to the album’s “fine moments”, praising lead single ” Somewhere Only We Know ” as “breathtaking”.
Debut album ‘Hopes and Fears’ released
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