los angeles

July 8, 2003 / 10:30 pm

BMI Pick of the Month

The Viper Room, 8852 Sunset blvd.

$10

Keane are a group that NME said are, “…for open-minded lovers of song…no cluttersome guitars here, no half-baked slogans – just tremulous voice, piano-synth and drums – and it’s this clarity that’s Keane’s greatest strength…” and the Sunday Times said “So beautiful and perfectly formed is the song, the band seem destined for greatness…” and dotmusic.com called them”…all about the vocals – and what vocals they are. Clear, crisp and flowing – it’s like the biggest, bluest sky opened up and decided to sing…”

Hailing from Battle in East Sussex, England the trio – Tom on vocals, Tim on piano and Richard on drums - grew up together, absorbing music during school and during their holiday breaks in the summer. They’ve just completed a 20-date UK tour and including sold-out shows in London. They still rehearse and record in a little old room in Tim's parents' house in Battle, and that's where everything has been produced so far - including the current single “Everybody’s Changing” out on UK label Fierce Panda Records (www.fiercepanda.co.uk). “Everybody’s Changing” has already been receiving airplay on Los Angeles station KCRW, as well as the UK’s Radio 1 and Xfm.

For more band information please visit www.keanemusic.com.