Keane

Keane is an English alternative rock band formed in 1995 by Dominic Scott, who later left the band in 2001. The lead singer of the band is now Tom Chaplin. Keane are known for using keyboards as the lead instrument instead of guitar, differentiating them from most other rock bands. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3363889.stm 
==History==
===Early Years/Formation (1995-1999)===
Tom Chaplin and Tim Rice-Oxley became friends when they were very young. Strangers Keane DVD autobiography. Chaplin's father David was the headmaster of Vinehall School in Robertsbridge, East Sussex for 25 years, the school all three attended until the age of 13. https://web.archive.org/web/20070618231118/http://www.vinehall.info/website/about/history.html They later attended Tonbridge School in Kent, where Rice-Oxley met Dominic Scott; both discovered their liking for music. Richard Hughes, Keane's future drummer, also attended Tonbridge. Chaplin had learned to play the flute, but none considered music as a proper career at the time. 
In 1995, while studying at University College London, Rice-Oxley formed a rock band with Scott and invited Hughes to play drums. https://web.archive.org/web/20061013211302/http://keane.at/articles/041.htm The band, named Lotus Eaters, started as a cover band, playing songs by the members' favorite bands. 
After listening to Rice-Oxley's piano playing during a weekend at Virginia Water, Surrey, in 1997, Chris Martin invited him to join his newly formed band Coldplay. However, Rice-Oxley declined because he did not want to leave The Lotus Eaters, stating "I was seriously interested, but Keane were already operational and Coldplay's keyboard player idea was dropped." Because of Martin's offer, and although Hughes and Scott were originally opposed to it, Chaplin joined the band in 1997, taking Rice-Oxley's place as vocalist and adding himself as the acoustic guitarist. Chaplin's recruitment also marked a change of name from the Lotus Eaters to Cherry Keane after a friend of Chaplin's mother, whom Rice-Oxley and Chaplin knew when they were young. At her death from cancer. https://web.archive.org/web/20060612214136/http://www.keanemusic.com/ she had left money for Chaplin's family. Chaplin commented: "I used some of the money to see me through the harder times with the music." The name was shortened to Keane soon afterward. http://www.greatreporter.com/mambo/content/view/327/2/ 
Chaplin departed for South Africa in Summer 1997 to work as a volunteer during his gap year. Chaplin's early experiences there later were reflected in the band's position for the Make Poverty History campaign. Returning a year later, in July 1998, following a meeting with friend David Lloyd Seaman, Hughes' first words when the band picked up Chaplin at the airport were "we've got a gig in 10 days." With original material, Keane made their debut live appearance at the Hope & Anchor pub on 13 July 1998. In this same year, Chaplin went to Edinburgh University to study for a degree in art history. Craic, Seamus (31 January 2006). Keane: The Band. Artnik. However, he later quit his degree and moved to London to pursue a full-time musical career. After their debut performance, the band went touring London's pub gig circuit throughout 1998 and 1999. 
===Scott's Departure (1999-2003)===
In late 1999, and without a record deal, Keane recorded their first promotional single "Call Me What You Like". Released on CD format through Keane's label Zoomorphic, it was sold after live performances at the pubs where Keane used to play in early 2000. Only 500 copies were printed. http://www.keaneshaped.co.uk/disco/zoo_call.htm The EP was reviewed by Bec Rodwell from eFestivals who listed "Closer Now" as the best song of the record. http://www.efestivals.co.uk/misc/reviews/keaneEP-010525.shtml 
Dominic Scott decided to leave the band in July, a month after "Wolf at the Door" was released, to continue his studies at the LSE. Rice-Oxley referenced this departure in "This Is the Last Time," which was being rehearsed in May, according to Hughes. https://web.archive.org/web/20061013210447/http://keane.at/staring/website-old.htm 
The band signed with BMG to publish their music in April 2002, and this enabled them to better commit to music, but at this time they did not yet have a recording contract. 
2002 was a hard year for Keane. All recording or live performances were stopped, and Scott's feeling of going nowhere was starting to tell on Rice-Oxley and Chaplin. In December, Keane returned to performing live. One gig at the Betsey Trotwood in London was attended by Simon Williams of Fierce Panda Records, the same man who had discovered Coldplay years previously. Williams offered to release the first commercial single by the band. 
As a result of the attention created by this release and because of the strong live reputation they had built through constant UK touring, a bidding war for the band ensued among major record labels. http://www.virtual-festivals.com/artists/article.cfm?articleid=981 The band decided to sign with Island Records in summer 2003. After first being attracted to the band by the considerable industry buzz then surrounding them and from hearing "Everybody's Changing" on the radio, the Island A&R, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton, told HitQuarters that he wanted to sign them after hearing the five songs "Everybody’s Changing", "This Is the Last Time", "She Has No Time", "Bend and Break" and "Somewhere Only We Know", saying "every one of them was brilliant...they had a fantastic live show [but] even if I hadn't been able to see them live, I would have tried to sign them anyway." According to Unger-Hamilton, Keane chose to sign with Island because they got on well with the A&R and were convinced that he did not want to change them in any way. http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/opar/intrview_Ferdy_UngerHamilton_Interview.html 
===2004-2005===
In January 2004, Keane was named the band most likely to achieve success in the coming year in the BBC's Sound of 2004 poll; additionally, this year is popularly referred to as one of the best years for new British music. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3369355.stm 
A month later, Keane's first release on Island was "Somewhere Only We Know", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in February 2004. On 4 May, a re-release of "Everybody's Changing" followed and featured new B-sides and a new cover; it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20040509/7501/ 
Drowned in Sound gave it 5 out of 10, accusing Keane of excessively imitating Coldplay, criticising the album as being "stylistically all over the place" and its lyrics as being "immature" and "cringe-worthy". However, it gave credit to the album's "fine moments", praising lead single "Somewhere Only We Know" as "breathtaking". https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060954/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/3682/reviews/9594 
The band won two awards at the 2005 BRIT Awards in February; Best British album for Hopes and Fears, and the British breakthrough act award as voted for by listeners of BBC Radio 1. Three months after, Rice-Oxley received the Ivor Novello award for songwriter of the year. 
During the year, the band achieved minor recognition in the U.S. from their extensive touring, which culminated with a series of gigs as the opening act for U2. The group were nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category along with Sugarland, John Legend, Ciara, and Fall Out Boy.
===2006-2007===
Keane had started their second world tour. However, because of the extensive touring, on 22 August 2006, Chaplin announced he had admitted himself to a clinic for drinking and drug problems. This initially resulted in the cancellation of three gigs and postponement of their September tour. The entire North American tour was cancelled outright to allow continued treatment. https://web.archive.org/web/20071007171130/http://www.keanemusic.com/news.php?action=get&id=1159&y=06&m=09 As a result, the upcoming UK and European tours, scheduled for October and November 2006, were considered to be liable for possible postponement depending on Chaplin's treatment. Chaplin then left the Priory Clinic in London on 6 October, but he continued to receive treatment.
===2008-2009===
Photographic updates to the Keane website implied the use of guitars in the album's recording sessions. Jesse Quin joined the band since this album as permanent studio and live member. He plays the bass, percussion, guitar, synths and backing vocals.
Keane became the first band ever to broadcast a live show in 3D. It was filmed at Abbey Road, the site of the world's first satellite broadcast. Keane fans were prompted to buy 3D glasses along with the new 7" single "Better Than This" or also to hand-make their own glasses.
===2011-2013===
It was announced on 3 February 2011 on the band's official website that Quin had become an official member of the band. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713141654/http://www.keanemusic.com/archive-comment.php?rnd=vKXsoaA7eXqdbWRDF0%2FHOq6RaRhsojPHgIE5AQmaC5Y%3D%2F He has worked with Keane since 2007.
Chris Roberts of the BBC criticised Strangeland as "an unabashed scurry back to the comfort zone", and that "Keane lack blood, guts and muscle", with the album ultimately classed as "a somewhat saddening step backwards." https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/m2d3 John Murphy of musicOMH rated the album two stars out of five, where "melodies are stodgy and predictable", with "a whole bucket of cliches piled in", calling Strangeland "proof positive that playing it safe is not always the best option." https://web.archive.org/web/20120511040125/http://www.musicomh.com/albums/keane-5_0412.htm Ian Gittins of Virgin Media felt the album was "major musical step back from the wilful experimentalism of Perfect Symmetry, a record that saw Keane hiring dance producer Stuart Price and leaping far out of their comfort zone", commenting that the album "finds them fairly back in the middle of the road". http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/keane-strangeland.php 
===Hiatus (2013-2019)===
On 20 October 2013, several publications, including The Sun and Digital Spy, claimed that Keane intended to split following the release of The Best of Keane, and reported that the band members were "taking a break...to pursue their own projects." http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a524924/keane-to-split-up-after-16-years.html On 21 October 2013, Tom Chaplin clarified on Real Radio Yorkshire that the band was not splitting up, but the band members would like to "take a bit of time out from being Keane" after being busy for the past few years. https://web.archive.org/web/20131021214157/https://soundcloud.com/dixieandgayle/keane-not-splitting-up 
In an interview conducted in late 2017 with a correspondent from The Sun, Tom Chaplin stated that he felt that he was too old to reform and relaunch the band. https://www.list.co.uk/article/98221-tom-chaplin-too-old-for-keane/, 
During the band's hiatus, the band has reunited three times: on 8 August 2015, Chaplin and Rice-Oxley performed a Keane setlist at Battle Festival. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/229874243841181/457498481078755
===Return (2019-2021)===
Toward the end of 2018, Keane posted a series of cryptic images onto their various social media accounts, hinting that the quartet were in the studio working on material.
On 17 January 2019, an article from The Sun revealed that the band are planning "to make a comeback after six years away" and that a "source close to the rockers has revealed the band is ready to work together again after 'putting their differences to one side'".
==Discography==
===Albums===
*Hopes and Fears (2004)
*Under the Iron Sea (2006)
*Perfect Symmetry (2008)
*Strangeland (2012)
*Cause and Effect (2019)
===Live Albums===
*Live 06 (2006)
*Live Recordings: European Tour 2008 (2008)
===Compilation Albums===
*The Best of Keane (2013)
===Extended Plays===
*Live Recordings 2004 (2005)
*Retrospective EP 1: Everybody's Changing (2008)
*The Cherrytree Sessions (2009)
*Night Train (2010)
*Retrospective EP 2: Sunshine (2010)
*iTunes Festival: London 2010 (2010)
*Amazon Artist Lounge: Keane Live from London (2013)
*Retroactive - EP1 (2019)
*Retroactive - EP2 (2019)
*Live in Asunción (2020)
*Dirt (2021)
===Singles===
*Call Me What You Like (2000)
*Wolf at the Door (2001)
*Tear Up This Town (2016)
*The Night Sky (Re-Release) (2017)
*Love Actually (2023)
==Tours==
*Hopes and Fears Tour (2004-2005)
*Under the Iron Sea Tour (2006-2007)
*Perfect Symmetry World Tour (2008-2009)
*Night Rain Tour (2010)
*Strangeland Tour (2012-2013)
*Cause and Effect Tour (2019-2020)
*Keane20 World Tour (2024)
==Notes==
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