Cause And Effect

Cause and Effect brought Keane back for their first studio album in seven years. Tim Rice-Oxley’s writing draws on the end of his marriage, with Tom Chaplin giving those songs the clear, sustained vocal lines central to the band’s sound.

Working with David Kosten, the group balances piano-led arrangements with electronic detail. “The Way I Feel” moves briskly despite its troubled perspective, while slower songs let the personal consequences occupy more space.