Under the Iron Sea

by Keane

Under the Iron Sea cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 June 2006
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 54:37
  • Community rating: 3.43/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Tim Rice-Oxley, Ian Harris, Jim Hunt, Tom Chaplin, James Sanger, Richard Hughes, Stuart Price, Stephen Hussey, Jesse Quin, Jo Silverston, Chris Fish

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following their massive debut, the band adopts a darker, more effects-heavy approach to their piano-driven sound, substituting traditional guitars with heavily distorted keyboards. The lyrical themes delve into political anxiety and severe interpersonal conflict between the band members during the recording process. It represents a more ambitious and sonically dense chapter in their discography.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, atmospheric, aquatic, piano, soaring

Tracklist

  1. Atlantic (4:13)
  2. Is It Any Wonder? (3:06)
  3. Nothing In My Way (4:00)
  4. Leaving So Soon? (3:59)
  5. A Bad Dream (5:04)
  6. Hamburg Song (4:37)
  7. Put It Behind You (3:36)
  8. The Iron Sea (2:56)
  9. Crystal Ball (3:53)
  10. Try Again (4:27)
  11. Broken Toy (6:07)
  12. The Frog Prince (4:22)
  13. Let It Slide (4:10)

Credits

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