Embrace Chris Martin of Coldplay actually wrote a song for Embrace’s self-entitled album (below) called “Gravity.” Embrace is a mix of U2 and Coldplay with distinctive vocals, a definite stadium band. Also check out “Glorious,” “Ashes,” and “Someday.” Lyrics are middle of the road.
Keane Newcomer Keane blew me away when they opened for U2 last year. Tom’s vocals have a range like few piano-driven bands out there. The amazing thing is that they don’t even have a guitarist. Lyrics are sometimes cryptic, but fairly introspective and, at times, illuminating. Check the reference to the Sermon on the Mount in the great story in “Frog Prince.”
