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Keane is an English alternative rock band known for their piano-driven sound and emotional songwriting, which emerged in the early 2000s. The band became significant in modern rock music for bringing orchestral and keyboard-based elements to alternative rock at a time when guitar-heavy bands dominated the genre.
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Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995. The band comprises Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, bass guitar, backing vocals), Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals) and Jesse Quin (bass guitar, guitar, backing vocals). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist Dominic Scott, who left in 2001.
Keane achieved mainstream international success with the release of their debut album, Hopes and Fears, in 2004. Topping the UK Albums Chart, the album won the 2005 Brit Award for Best British Album and was the UK's second-best-selling album of 2004. It is one of the best-selling albums in UK chart history. Their second album, Under the Iron Sea (2006), topped the UK chart and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200. They released their third album, Perfect Symmetry, in 2008, and followed it with the 2010 EP Night Train. Their fourth studio album, Strangeland, was released in 2012 and peaked at number one in the UK.