"[10] 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. On 6 February, Keane posted a new image of them together on their various social media accounts. [21] Before this, in November 2000, Keane had been invited by record producer James Sanger to his recording studio at Les Essarts, France, where the band recorded a number of tracks from August to November 2001, including "Bedshaped" and "This Is the Last Time". The song "Your Love" features Keane's keyboardist, Tim Rice-Oxley, having lead vocals. Night Train was recorded during the Perfect Symmetry World Tour. The band was on an extensive tour to promote their "Strangeland" album, called Strangeland Tour and have visited Europe, the American continent and many parts of Asia. In 2012, Tom Chaplin collaborated with the Dutch singer Laura Jansen on the song "Same Heart" for a Dutch charity radio program me. They performed "Somewhere Only We Know", "Is It Any Wonder?" Rice-Oxley's distortion piano has been key to most of Keane's multifaceted style and most definitely their most recognizable asset. [10][14] After their debut performance, the band went touring London's pub gig circuit throughout 1998 and 1999.

The Under the Iron Sea tour was brought to an end with performances in Oporto, Portugal, and at the Natural Music Festival in El Ejido, Spain, on 3 August and 4 respectively. It also reached number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album's release was preceded by the release of "Atlantic", a download-only music video and the lead single "Is It Any Wonder? Previously, the band also had recorded a cover of the Walker Brothers' "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", which was available as a download-only track from the War Child website. However, it gave credit to the album's "fine moments", praising lead single 'Somewhere Only We Know', for example, as "breathtaking".

"[14] With original material, Keane made their debut live appearance at the "Hope & Anchor" pub on 13 July 1998. On 16 June 2019, Keane performed a setlist at the Isle of Wight Festival, being the closing act of the event. "[75], Keane performing live in Battle Abbey In August 2018, 1999–2003: Early releases and Scott's departure, ninth best-selling album of the 2000s decade, Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, List of awards and nominations received by Keane, "Keane: 'We've always been an alternative band' - NME", "The UK's Top 40 biggest studio albums of time", "James Blunt records the biggest selling album of decade", "Keane returning to Brighton and announce new album", "Keanemusic – Tom Chaplin's blog, 28.06.07", "Keane man on success, songs and Steve Lamacq", "Keane : "Call Me What You Like" EP Review", "Discography – Everybody's Changing (Fierce Panda)", "Album Review: Keane - Hopes and Fears / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound", "Discography – The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "Complete list of Grammy Award nominations (48th)", "QTheMusic.com, Best Albums of 2008, number 1", "MGMT and Keane ready to burst the music bubble", "KEANE | Archive | Keane News, Blogs, Photos, Behind the scenes video, User comments and Tour announcements | Bexhill-on-Sea show on 9th March", "KEANE | Archive | Keane News, Blogs, Photos, Behind the scenes video, User comments and Tour announcements | Hoodlums to support in Bexhill", "Keane hit the road in 'Silenced By The Night' music video", "Video: 'Silenced By The Night' on 'Kimmel, "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations, Independent Artist Song Releases |", "Silenced By the – Single by Keane – Preorder Silenced By the – Single on iTunes", "Keane Announce Their New Single 'Silenced by the Night' Out On 30Th April 2012", "KEANE – Diskografie – Disconnected – Single, Track – CDs, Discography", "Keane: Strangeland Album Review - Reviews - Music", "KEANE | Archive | Keane News, Blogs, Photos, Behind the scenes video, User comments and Tour announcements | The Best of Keane - out November 11th! Vote up the best Keane albums, and vote down the ones that were disappointing.

Keane are known for using keyboards as the lead instrument instead of guitars, differentiating them from most other rock bands. Their third LP, Perfect Symmetry, embraces a wider range of electronic textures, including the use of guitars, which were first introduced staply in the band's work on the promotional tour that followed the Under the Iron Sea album. [12] Chaplin's early experiences there would later be reflected in the band's position for the Make Poverty History campaign. For all the albums and singles, except "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "Let It Slide", "He Used to Be a Lovely Boy", "Perfect Symmetry" and "Better Than This": For the singles "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", "Let It Slide", "He Used to Be a Lovely Boy", "Perfect Symmetry" and "Better Than This": This page was last edited on 23 October 2020, at 01:51. If it was the album we have coming out leaked early, then I'd probably feel differently. It was featured on the artist's 2008 best-of compilation.

JOIN Tim Rice-Oxley and Dominic Scott were the main writers of the band's songs during their early years. [24][25] The band decided to sign with Island Records in the summer of 2003.

With the release of their first major single, Keane began to achieve recognition in the United Kingdom and the United States, where "This Is the Last Time" was released and remained as the only single sold there until "Crystal Ball" in late 2006. In an interview, Tim Rice-Oxley said that Night Train is "pretty much an album". They are recognized worldwide because, unlike most rock artists, they have largely resisted the use of guitars in their music, and because of Tom Chaplin's soft voice and falsetto. The song is written from the perspective of a child about the war-torn devastation around them, and became available via War Child's official website on 22 October 2007 before going on general release on 29 October 2007. The album was released on 13 October 2008, and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart on 19 October. [63][64] On 6 June 2019, the band released the first new single from Cause and Effect, entitled "The Way I Feel".[65]. Their third album, Perfect Symmetry, was released in October 2008. The discography of Keane, a British alternative rock band, contains five studio albums, two live albums, nine extended plays and 28 singles. Topping the UK charts, the album won the 2005 Brit Award for Best British Album and was the second best-selling British album of 2004.

The band also performed an acoustic session at the Wall of China. In 2008, Under the Iron Sea was voted the 8th best British album of all time by a poll conducted by Q Magazine and HMV. [40] More shows in Europe and UK were announced due to demand. It has been certified 9x platinum in the UK. The group were also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best New Artist category along with Sugarland, John Legend, Ciara, and Fall Out Boy, but ultimately lost out to Legend.[30]. [52], On 20 October 2013, several publications, including The Sun and Digital Spy, claimed that Keane intended to split up following the release of The Best of Keane, while also reporting that the band members were "taking a break ... to pursue their own projects. The band released the single "The Night Sky" in aid of the charity War Child. [citation needed], Keane's debut album, Hopes and Fears, was released on 10 May 2004 in the UK, just a day before the band started their first world tour. The band streamed an acoustic session and interview on YouTube on 5 August 2019 at the Paste Studio in New York. Tom Chaplin … As of 22 May 2007[update], it had sold more than 2,200,000 copies.

2 DVD set featuring a 1-hour behind the scenes film of the band on tour, 16 live performances, 2 photo galleries, 6 promo videos, 2 'making of' videos, various concert visuals.

[50], Keane released compilation album The Best of Keane in November 2013. [22], The remaining members of the band returned to England in November 2001.

[71] More recent themes have included the impact of being a celebrity in "Better Than This" and "Clear Skies" and criticism of religious violence in "Perfect Symmetry".

Also on this day, the band announced they would perform at "Espaço Das Americas" in São Paulo on 1 December 2019. The single was made available for digital download on 23 September 2016. - Tom Chaplin", "Mt. ", "KEANE | Archive | Keane News, Blogs, Photos, Behind the scenes video, User comments and Tour announcements | Won't Be Broken to be next single", "Keane to split up after 16 years - Music News", "Tom announces new Christmas album! It was announced on 6 June 2019 with the release of lead single "The Way I Feel". The Hoodlums were the support act.

"Everybody's Changing" (Alternative Version), "Somewhere Only We Know" (Alternative Version), TV series episode: "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise", TV series episode: "The First Cut is the Deepest", TV series episode: "The Hero Dies in This One", TV series episode: "Unexpected Roommates", TV series episode: "Searching for a Former Clarity", TV series episode: "There Goes the Neighborhood". 2002 was a hard year for Keane. Tom Chaplin and Tim Rice-Oxley became friends when very young. From their debut album Hopes and Fears to their 2012 album Strangeland, this list of Keane albums also includes Under the Iron Sea and Perfect Symmetry.

"[18] The EP was reviewed by Bec Rodwell from eFestivals who listed "Closer Now" as the best song of the record. He referred to the piano as an odd instrument to form part of a rock band instrumentation, comparing it to The Beatles' set of instruments.