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<\/h1>\n<\/h1>\n\u201cI\u2019ve been itching to do a solo album for a long time,\u201d Keane frontman Tom Chaplin says, prior to a show that could be one of the band\u2019s last\u2014at least for a while. The English rockers have announced they\u2019re \u201ctaking a break\u201d after releasing\u00a0The Best of Keane<\/i> in November. \u201cIt came down to my desire to do something different,\u201d Chaplin says. \u201cTo do that you have to give yourself the time and space. I doubt that Keane will be going away forever, but I can\u2019t\u00a0make any predictions.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the coinciding hiatus announcement, The Best of Keane<\/i>\u2014which includes two previously unreleased tracks\u2014wasn\u2019t compiled to mark the band\u2019s end. \u201cWe signed our record deal 10 years ago for four records and a greatest hits,\u201d Chaplin says. \u201cIt seemed like a logical step to create a retrospective. But it\u2019s not just a collection of singles; it\u2019s what we feel is our best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Formed in 1997, Keane\u2014which includes keyboardist Tim Rice-Oxley, bassist Jesse Quin and drummer Richard Hughes\u2014found mainstream success with its 2004 debut album Hopes and Fears<\/i>. Since then, the band has amassed numerous chart-topping albums and hits including \u201cSomewhere Only We Know\u201d and \u201cIs It Any Wonder?\u201d<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the former tune Chaplin says, \u201cWe all shared a flat in London but weren\u2019t getting anywhere as a band. We didn\u2019t want to admit defeat, but we had to move back in with our folks. That song came out of wanting a simple existence, finding somewhere idyllic, and getting back to what makes you happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chaplin admits that it took him a while to find that sort of happiness when it came to touring the U.S. \u201cWe used to do such long tours of America that I found it difficult\u2014we were so busy and everything was so full-on. But the whole process has become something I love\u2014there are so many places to visit, and you\u2019re all on a tour bus the whole time. It creates this camaraderie that you don\u2019t get anywhere else. In the beginning I couldn\u2019t understand why everyone was so excited about it, but now I look back\u00a0fondly on those days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although it remains to be seen whether Keane will tour again, new music and personal milestones are on the horizon for Chaplin. \u201cI\u2019m going to be a father for the first time in March, which is equally exciting and terrifying, and I imagine that\u2019s going to take up the beginning of the year for me. But my solo album should be out sometime in the second half of next year. As for Keane, we\u2019ve known each other since we were kids, and our lives are enmeshed, so I\u2019m\u00a0sure you\u2019ll see us again.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2013Katy Kroll<\/p>\n
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