Midpoint

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Keane's Tom Chaplin: 'Golf has helped me overcome drug problems' ". NME. 17 March 2010 . Retrieved 16 December 2016. T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “ Tom Chaplin, frontman for the band Keane, has released his new solo album Midpoint. Produced by Ethan Johns, this emotionally charged collection features 13 new songs sung with beauty and grace. Although predominantly known as lead singer and pianist for the band Keane, Chaplin has been taking his solo career by storm since his critically-acclaimed debut album, ‘The Wave’, released in 2016. Chaplin has been with his wife for 20 years now. They have two children, an eight-year-old, and a two-year-old.

His self-titled third album has been promoted as his most personal, and while there is no doubting his sincerity and commitment to the issues that fuel his lyrics, I am not sure the autobiographical emphasis does him any great favour. He has spoken frankly about experiencing suicidal thoughts since the age of 13, and on Billy Idol-style punk charge The Funeral, he fulfils teenage fantasies of witnessing his own burial. Sweet Heroine makes a bit too much of the most overused drug pun in pop history (heroin/heroine) in a dubious song of addictive love that does at least find Yungblud making the admission “I really need to call up my mum”. Tom Chaplin is heading out on tour this October, and we couldn’t think of anything better than catching these magnificent songs live – don’t miss out! Tom Chaplin: A suitable case for treatment". The Guardian. 27 August 2006 . Retrieved 16 December 2016. In January 2022, Chaplin appeared on the third series of The Masked Singer as "Poodle". He was fifth to be unmasked. Following that event, he said in an interview that he was working on his third solo album, that would be coming out later in 2022. Ultimately that instrumentation wins out though, and though in places it is intriguing to think what a more experimental Chaplin album would sound like, there’s nothing here that would scare the horses on Radio 2. And his own songwriting is certainly not a million miles from Keane leader Tim Rice-Oxley’s – in quality as well as in style. In fact, it really hits the spot more often than it misses, and it’s certainly stranger and more interesting than more cynical recent acts like Ed Sheeran who’ve taken this template and run with it.Midpoint is a further demonstration of Tom Chaplin’s versatility as a songwriter, showcasing his brilliant musicianship, through intimately acoustic piano-vocal compositions. The collection of songs are sonically warming and engaging, and show Tom’s creativity throughout. During their stint in London, Chaplin shared a flat with Rice-Oxley in Stoke Newington and they tried to get money for rehearsal time. Chaplin worked at a publishing company where his chief responsibility was to carry boxes.

Chaplin uses a Hammond XK2 organ for "Hamburg Song" and " Nothing in My Way". Since May 2006, he has used a Yamaha CP60M for live piano parts in " A Bad Dream", " The Frog Prince" and " Crystal Ball". [6] Tom began writing these new songs two years ago when Keane’s 2019 Cause and Effect tour was interrupted by the pandemic. The songs, all founded on reflection and imagination, were recorded in six weeks at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath and Paul Epworth’s The Church in North London. He also took part in Band Aid 20's re-recording of " Do They Know It's Christmas?" in November 2004 doing a solo on the line "feed the world", something that had not been done on previous versions where all artists sung.

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Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. With Rice-Oxley and Hughes, Chaplin then attended Tonbridge School. Studying there, they met Dominic Scott (who was a founding member of Keane but left in 2001). During his time at Vinehall, Chaplin acted in several school plays and was part of the school's choral group. He also played the flute while at school. Chaplin attended the University of Edinburgh, prior to dropping out to pursue a career in music. [ citation needed]