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London Calling

What's new in the land of Radiohead and royals? Britain's NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS tells us.

By Alex Needham | Oct 17, 2003

Keane's previous single, ''Everybody's Changing,'' united everyone from Dido to indie DJ Steve Lamacq in admiration. This giddy, piano-charged scarf waver can only broaden their appeal. The Battle trio favors keyboards over guitars and sounds like a-ha fronted by Thom Yorke on an oxygen binge. Throw in the melodic sensibilities of Coldplay, and it's small wonder they were snapped up by Universal Records -- despite having the sartorial sense of bedraggled antiques dealers.

Originally posted Oct 17, 2003 Published in issue #733 Oct 17, 2003 Order article reprints