Tom Chaplin (left) and Tim RiceOxley of the British band Keane, play to a sellout crowd at New

Tim Rice Oxley Keane. Keane. Left to right Tom Chaplin, Tim RiceOxley, Richard Hughes, and Jesse Quin. pinkpop Although singer Tom Chaplin and drummer Richard Hughes both contributed to the creative process, keyboard player Tim Rice-Oxley took the reins as the principal songwriter and helped shape Keane's piano-driven signature sound. To mark the occasion, the band's chief songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley joins Headliner to reflect on how it has changed their lives, their formative years, and the role of notorious record producer and exec Jimmy Iovine in.

Keane are an English alternative rock band from Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995 One of the most successful British debuts of the century, Keane's Hopes and Fears celebrates its 20thanniversary this month

BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM JANUARY 23 Tim RiceOxley of Keane performs at Odyssey Arena on

Rice-Oxley recently chatted with American Songwriter about living with Hopes and Fears for 20 years, the perils and joys of songwriting now, and figuring out what to do with four years' worth of new Keane songs. Tim Rice-Oxley - The chart-topping songwriter from somewhere only he knows In his first solo interview, the man behind Keane, the band once written off as 'Coldplay-lite', tells Nick Hasted about. I Wrote That: Keane's Tim Rice-Oxley on 'Somewhere Only We Know' As Keane continue to celebrate 20 years of 'Hopes and Fears', here's the songwriting story behind the resurgent hit.

Keane laut.de Band. To mark the occasion, the band's chief songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley joins Headliner to reflect on how it has changed their lives, their formative years, and the role of notorious record producer and exec Jimmy Iovine in. 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).

Keane Launches Their New Album Perfect Symmetry In Mexico City Photos and Premium High Res. Keane's (l to r) Richard Hughes, Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, and Jesse Quin "When I think about these songs, I still picture us playing them in little rooms in pubs around the UK," said. The live band consists primarily of Tim Rice-Oxley, Jesse Quin, Jessica Staveley-Taylor, Fimbo, John-William Scott and Phil Renna.