Often compared to fellow European rockers Coldplay, Keane formed in 1997 while they were attending school. The band form as a 4piece (Tom – vocals and guitar; Dom – Lead guitar and keyboards; Tim – Bass and keyboards; Richard – Drums). In 2001, Dom leaves the band due to the lack of success and musical differences. In 2002, after the loss of their guitarist and a period of time honing their sound, Keane decided that they needed to get out and play gigs again. The booked two acoustic shows and had the luck of having a major music executive at one of them who liked their performance so much that he asked the group to create a single for his label. They chose ‘Everybody’s Changing’, a sweet melodic song in response to where they were in their lives as in the band’s opinion, everybody seemed to know what they were doing while the band seemed to be stuck in limbo.
The song quickly garnered a lot of attention and was declared by the label head as being one of the finest songs to ever be recorded for the label. This was quite the comment as this is one of the same labels that recorded earlier recordings from Supergrass and yes,Coldplay as well. The band soon began live appearances for The BBC and went on their first UK tour. By the time spring 2003 rolled around, the boys were out on the road again, and labels were already putting offers on the table. “All we were after was the opportunity to make the right record with the right people,” Tom shrugs – which is where Island stepped in. “We’ve never wanted to be a small, cult band,” Tom adds. “We want to get our music heard by as many people as we possibly can, because that’s why we’re making it.”
Unfortunately, in my opinion, too much media attention and fuss was put on Coldplay which is a decent band but not nearly as good as the attention that is given to them and Keane’s media coverage was buried a little due to all of the Coldplay nonsense going on in the U.S. Luckily, the Coldplay firestorm as calmed down slightly and quite a few media outlets are paying attention to the band. The band’s single ‘Everybody’s Changing’ was recently added to MTV’s Playlist and is currently on the One Tree Hill Soundtrack. Their debut album, Hopes and Fears, has also gone Gold in the United States. Look out for plenty more from this band and in the meantime go out and buy their debut album, Hopes and Fears,Nationwide.
Certain Biographic elements courtesy of http://www.keaneband.com/
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
Loading …
Share This
Entries (RSS)