Keane are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, and taking their current name in 1997. The group comprises 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. 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 piano rock sound used during their first album and the alternative rock sound which developed during 2005.
Their first two studio albums, "Hopes and Fears" and "Under the Iron Sea" achieved success in the UK upon release and very high sales worldwide : their multi-award-winning début was the best-selling British album of 2004, and their sophomore sold up to 222,000 copies during its first week on sale in June 2006. In May 2008, both "Hopes and Fears" (#13) and "Under the Iron Sea" (#8) were voted by readers of Q magazine within the best British albums ever; Keane, The Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead were the only musical acts having two albums in the top 20.
The band's third studio album, "Perfect Symmetry" (above are the clips of the first two singles) is to be released on October 13th, 2008 but it's here for you for free until Wednesday !
Thanks are appreciated.
Their first two studio albums, "Hopes and Fears" and "Under the Iron Sea" achieved success in the UK upon release and very high sales worldwide : their multi-award-winning début was the best-selling British album of 2004, and their sophomore sold up to 222,000 copies during its first week on sale in June 2006. In May 2008, both "Hopes and Fears" (#13) and "Under the Iron Sea" (#8) were voted by readers of Q magazine within the best British albums ever; Keane, The Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead were the only musical acts having two albums in the top 20.
The band's third studio album, "Perfect Symmetry" (above are the clips of the first two singles) is to be released on October 13th, 2008 but it's here for you for free until Wednesday !
Thanks are appreciated.
