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Artist News
Keane man forms new band
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 22 April 2010
Here’s some news that will undoubtedly brighten your day. Seriously, I cannot imagine there’s anyone in the world who won’t be overjoyed to learn that Keane’s main songwriter Tim Rice-Oxley has formed another band. He and fellow songwriter Jesse Quin have written a few alt-country tunes and pulled a few friends in to help them record an album, under the name Mt Desolation.
Also featuring in the line-up of the band are Noah & The Whale’s Tom Hobden, Brigade drummer Fimbo, singer-songwriters Andrew Lowe, Pete Roe and Jessica Staveley-Taylor, plus Long Winters frontman John Roderick. Guests on the album include Killers drummer Ronnie Vannucci and Winston Marshall of Mumford & Sons.
The band will premiere some of their material at The Luminaire in London on 4 Jun. The album is expected to be released later this year.