Keane

Keane is primarily an English rock band formed in Battle, East Sussex, in 1995. The original lineup consisted of Tim Rice-Oxley (piano and keyboards), Tom Chaplin (vocals), and Richard Hughes (drums); guitarist Dominic Scott left the group in 2001. Keane developed a distinctive piano-driven sound that emphasized melody and mood over guitar-based density.

The band rose to international prominence with their debut album Hopes and Fears (2004), which spawned several successful singles, including Somewhere Only We Know, Everybody’s Changing, and Bedshaped. Its blend of earnest lyricism and lush arrangements helped define mid-2000s pop-rock. Follow-up albums Under the Iron Sea (2006) and Perfect Symmetry (2008) broadened their sonic palette, incorporating darker textures and more varied production, before Strangeland (2012) returned to a more intimate, ballad-driven style. After a period of reduced activity, Keane released Cause and Effect in 2019 and has since resumed touring and recording sporadically.

In other contexts, Keane is a surname of Irish origin and may refer to people bearing the name. The term can also appear in fiction or place names, though those uses are less prominent than the band.