Keane

Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995. The band comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Jesse Quin (bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001. Keane achieved mainstream international success with the release of their debut album Hopes and Fears in 2004. Topping the UK Albums Chart, the album won the 2005 Brit Award for Best British Album and was the UK's second-best-selling album of 2004. It is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. Their second album, Under the Iron Sea (2006), topped the UK chart and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. They released their third album Perfect Symmetry in 2008, and followed it with the 2010 EP Night Train. Their fourth studio album Strangeland was released in 2012 and peaked at number one in the UK. The band went on hiatus after the release of their compilation album The Best of Keane (2013). They returned in 2019 with "The Way I Feel", the lead single from their fifth studio album, Cause and Effect (2019). The band then embarked on the Cause and Effect Tour, visiting Europe and Latin America, before the remainder of the tour was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Keane are known for using keyboards as the lead instrument instead of guitar, differentiating them from most other rock bands. The inclusion of a distorted piano effect in 2006 and various synthesisers was a common feature in their music which developed on the second and third albums. In May 2008, both Hopes and Fears (number 13) and Under the Iron Sea (number 8) were voted by readers of Q magazine as among the best British albums ever. In 2009, Hopes and Fears was listed as the ninth best-selling album of the 2000s decade in the UK. Keane have sold over 13 million records worldwide.

Live From Mexico City 2024 - 2025-05-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Hopes And Fears 20 - 2024-05-10T00:00:00.000000Z

The Night Sky - 2024-01-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Live At Largo - 2021-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Live In Asunción - 2020-12-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Cause And Effect (Deluxe) - 2019-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Remix EP - 2013-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strangeland - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strangeland (Bonus Track Version) - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strangeland (Deluxe Version) - 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Retrospective EP2: Sunshine - 2010-06-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Night Train - 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Retrospective EP1 - 2008-12-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Live Recordings: European Tour 2008 - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Perfect Symmetry - 2008-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Under The Iron Sea - 2006-06-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Hopes And Fears (Deluxe Edition) - 2004-05-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Hopes And Fears - 2004-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

See You On The Other Side - 2025-07-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Everybody’s Changing (Demo / July 2002) - 2024-04-19T00:00:00.000000Z

Wonderful River - 2024-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Somewhere Only We Know (Tim Demo / September 2002) - 2024-02-16T00:00:00.000000Z

Love Actually - 2023-12-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dirt - 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Thread (Original Demo) - 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000000Z

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