Keane

Keane is a British piano-based rock band formed in 1997, best known for their singles "Everybody's Changing", "Somewhere Only We Know", and "Is it Any Wonder?".

The original members were Tim Rice-Oxley, Tom Chaplin, Richard Hughes and Dominic Scott, who all met while attending Tonbridge School, a private school in England. While at University, Rice-Oxley, Scott and Hughes formed an early version of Keane, and the band began to gig in the local area. Their first singles, "Call Me What You Like" and "Wolf at the Door", were self-released but they met with no commercial success and Scott left the band to pursue his studies. Finally Fierce Panda Records signed them in 2002. By 2003 "Everybody's Changing" was released and, having been championed by the BBC Radio DJ Steve Lamacq, the band were suddenly at the centre of a record label bidding war. They released another single "This Is the Last Time" with Panda and then moved to Island Records to release "Somewhere Only We Know".

Their eight-times platinum debut Hopes and Fears was released in 2004. It went straight to the top of the UK charts and generated a modest amount of interest in America, where the band were nominated for a Grammy in the Best New Artist category. Their second album, Under the Iron Sea, was released in 2006 and debuted at No.1 in the UK. A scheduled world tour in support of the album had to be cancelled to accommodate Chaplin's entry into rehab for substance abuse.

Keane released their third studio album, Perfect Symmetry, in October 2008.