Keane are an English
rock band from
Battle, East Sussex, formed in 1995. The group currently comprises
Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, synthesisers, backing vocals),
Richard Hughes (drums, percussion, backing vocals),
Jesse Quin (bass guitar, acoustic/electric guitar, backing vocals) and
Tom Chaplin (lead vocals, acoustic/electric guitar). Their original line-up included founder and guitarist
Dominic Scott, who left in 2001.