Eccentric individuals are much better at the caper, although men don't do it much today, either. Most remain like proud packs, creating illusions of fraternal togetherness while they crank out the same, turgid songs. Reinvention in pop is a tricky thing to get right, and few bands try it. First, they are trying to do something new. After all, Keane are doing two brave things. It's no longer soundtrack material for middle-class tantrums, but the sound of a band turning their frowns upside down. It crackles with electronic sparkle rather than sluggish pianos, and it sounds full of hope, rather than dull, whingy sentiment. Perfect Symmetry is a sparky pop album, a million watts brighter and bolder than their previous two records. New rave had been blasting around dancefloors for a whole year before that, so Keane's attempt to hijack that look makes it appear like they are jumping on a bandwagon that's already left town.īut here's the thing: the buggers get away with it. Even worse, it's been 12 months since the Klaxons' primary-coloured pop won the Mercury Prize, and 18 since their debut album, Myths of the Near Future, reared its daft, woozy head. For starters, there's nothing more embarrassing than an established band trying to be trendy. On the surface, then, the prospect of Keane 2.0 doesn't bode very well.
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