CD review: Keane, ‘Strangeland’ Hed here - Music

On “Strangeland,” Keane, and the Brit pop band’s chief songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley, wisely leaven the album’s fist-pumping anthems (“Silenced by the Night,” “On the Road”) and gentle paeans of reassurance (“Watch How You Go,” “You Are Young”) with streaks of contemplative melancholy and a Pied Piper’s sense of irresistible melody.