Keane - Hopes and Fears

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The response to this will probably be lukewarm at best, but I felt that posh public school boy popsters Keane deserved a mention. 
The trio get my attention for a number of reasons, firstly they are about as cool and hip as the Travelling Willburys, which is aways a plus of course, but more importantly they exhibit a talent for song writing which, I feel is way ahead of their years. Their debut 'Hopes and Fears' is a collection of very strong melodies and heart felt lyrics, with isolated incidents of mild proggy ambience. While it often falls into the category of 'it all sounds the same' I have a good feeling about their future. Recently the British music industry was rocked to its foundations (ok I exagerate) by the revelation that Keane will include 'Guitar' on their future recordings. Up until now the quirky line up has comprised just keyboards, drums and vocals for live, and bass guitar (courtesy of keyboard player Tim Rice -  Oxley) in the studio.
Recently British comedian David Badeil said he liked Keane, because they sounded like Genesis. Nice one Dave! You like Genesis, but hey what Genesis albums have you been listening to?? 
Has anyone heard this album? Any thoughts on it at all??