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Keane is tagged as: britpop, indie, alternative, rock, british

Keane is an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. The group is comprised of composer, bassist, and pianist Tim Rice-Oxley, lead vocalist Tom Chaplin and drummer Richard Hughes. Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001. On their current tour,and for their 2008 album ‘Perfect Symmetry’, Jesse Quin is joining the band on stage to play bass, as a substitute for the previously-used laptop. He also played a large role in recording the album itself.
Keane are known for using a piano as their lead instrument instead of guitars, significantly differentiating them from most rock bands. The inclusion of a distorted piano effect since 2006 and various synthesizers are now a common feature in their music that nowadays combines the pure piano rock sound used during their first album and the alternative rock sound which developed during 2005. Acoustic and power ballads are also a highlight in the group’s music and have evolved into many fan favourite songs such as “On a Day Like Today” and “We Might As Well Be Strangers”.
Keane’s first two studio albums, Hopes and Fears and Under The Iron Sea, achieved great success in the Un...
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Top 10 Keane Songs
Somewhere Only We Know
Everybody's Changing
This Is The Last Time
We Might As Well Be Strangers
Bedshaped
Crystal Ball
Nothing In My Way
A Bad Dream
Spiralling
Is It Any Wonder?
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Top 10 Keane Albums
Hopes and Fears
Under The Iron Sea
Perfect Symmetry
Hopes & Fears
Somewhere Only We Know
Somewhere Only We Know (EP)
Everybody's Changing
The Night Sky
This Is The Last Time
Bedshaped
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