AllMusic2016ByByNeil Z. Yeung2016"Emerging from his personal storm, Chaplin has his sights set on the future. Overall -- despite the serious premise of addiction and recovery -- The Wave is urgent and joyous, so achingly hopeful that it's hard not to root for Chaplin and his family".Read review
The guardiand. 13. Oct. 2016ByByJon Dennisd. 13. Oct. 2016"The first solo album by Keane singer Tom Chaplin has a clean-cut MOR sheen. It is aglow with mid-paced piano-led ballads with crowd-pleasing choruses. There's also a strong streak of melancholy ... It's not a sonically adventurous album, but Chaplin's voice on tender songs such as the title track is as affecting as ever".Read review
The Washington postd. 14. Oct. 2016ByByPablo Gorondid. 14. Oct. 2016"Keane singer Tom Chaplin bares his emotions and confronts his demons on "The Wave," a solo debut with soaring vocals vulnerable and victorious ... Having verified his songwriting credentials, it should be fun to detect Chaplin's compositional touches on Keane's next album".