A British band consisting of three
men from the mecca of ennui that is Hastings in Sussex. Their lead singer looks like a small-mouthed hobbit, and they write piano-
based tunes with trite lyrics that resemble Coldyplay, David Grey, and British bands in the early twentieth century who fall under the umbrella of the new acoustic movement. Not to be confused with footballer Roy Keane.
Lead singer Tom Chaplin has a nice voice, but unfortunately it is wasted on dull songs that attempt to soar but never really take off. Their biggest
single is probably Everybody's Changing, used as Eastenders background
music, and their first single was released on
Indie record label Fierca Panda. Who consequently
let them be signed by a major label, Island, as they realised they were a bunch of cobblers.
"Like a lot of
people, we've gone into making
music because we're not terribly brilliant at expressing things. None of us are your bog-standard, confident, outgoing rockstar types." - Pianist Tim Oxley-
Rice, quoted from drownedinsound.com.