Keane

United Kingdom, 1995–now

English trio formed in Sussex in 1997, working without a guitar. Tim Rice-Oxley's piano and Tom Chaplin's vocals carry 'Somewhere Only We Know' and 'Everybody's Changing'.

MusicRoots documents 5 artists who influenced Keane and 0 artists Keane influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Keane?

• The Beatles — Keane began as a covers band playing the Beatles; Rice-Oxley likened his piano to the Beatles' instrumentation, and their melodic craft is the band's foundation.
• U2 — U2's stadium-scale anthems were among the acts Keane covered early on and named as a direct influence on their widescreen sound.
• The Smiths — Rice-Oxley cited 'a lot of the Smiths' behind 'Somewhere Only We Know' — Morrissey-Marr melodicism in Keane's melancholy pop.
• Oasis — Oasis's Britpop anthems were a formative influence and part of Keane's early cover repertoire.
• Radiohead — Radiohead were among the influences Rice-Oxley named behind Keane's atmospheric, piano-driven alternative rock.