Keane are often compared with Coldplay, and they do have similar style, but the piano rock sound of Keane is for sure distinctive enough. The band was formed in England in 1995, under the name Lotus Eaters. In 1997 they changed the name to Cherry Keane, and soon after that to Keane. The same year one of the founders of group Tim Rice-Oxley was invited by Chris Martin to join Coldplay, but he preferred to stay with Keane.
They started using piano as a lead instrument, instead of guitar, somewhere around 2001. Keane's debut album Hopes And Fears was released in 2004 and has gone 9x platinum in the UK.
The album is really good, I think, with nice tender melodies, and vocals that remind me the vocals of Radiohaed and sometines Muse. It should be pleasing for any fan of britpop and indie music.
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