Cause and Effect
by Keane
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Sep 20, 2019
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 54 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 54
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 54
  3. Negative: 3 out of 54
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  1. keizem
    Sep 24, 2019
    6
    Weak album, the musics were too generic compared to what Keane used to deliver with the other albums. The rhythm didn't keep up with the touching and emotional lyrics present in the songs. What i hope for the next album is more focus in the instruments (primarily piano) which made most of us fans in the first place.

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#58 Most Discussed Album of 2019

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Sputnikmusic
    Sep 25, 2019
    40
    Unfortunately, it’s little more than a bland exercise in pop that the band needs in order to sell records and tour again.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Sep 24, 2019
    80
    Cause & Effect plays to their strengths. [Nov 2019, p.112]
  3. The Telegraph (UK)
    Sep 20, 2019
    80
    This is an album of mature, accessible pop-rock. The singing is beautiful, the playing immaculate, the sound warm and rounded, with nothing to scare the horses.
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