Pushing the Senses is the fifth album by British rock band Feeder. It was released by Echo Records on January 31 2005 in the United Kingdom, and was the group's first album since 2001's Echo Park to receive mixed reviews. Most critics criticised the bands approach to what was described as Keane and Coldplay style music, and "departing" from their trademark sound heard on their first three albums, while Q Magazine stated that the album could "finally establish" the band as "major league players". Pushing the Senses was a top five album in Feeder's native United Kingdom, and its lead single "Tumble and Fall" was a top five single. In the Republic of Ireland the album was released the previous week, peaking in in the top twenty.
The album represented a similar musical style as seen on 2002's Comfort in Sound, and featured more songs written on a piano and also had as described by frontman Grant Nicholas as more of an "organic" sound than that of the latter. Inspirations were that of John Lennon within some of the songwriting. Pushing the Senses received a Pop Factory award in 2005 for "Best Album". In January 2005, the album was certified gold in the UK, and has sold 250,000 copies in Europe as of mid-2005.
