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January 2004
Rubbish name, great band
The Keys
The Keys
The Keys might not be the most inspiring name, but this trio are making some of the most awe-inspiring music around.

They're also coming to Derby soon...
Simon Cowell and Pete Waterman would have a fit if they were ever asked to manage The Keys.

Simon would moan that the guys 'just aren't good-looking enough' whilst Pete would blow his top about their annoying habit of writing their own songs.
EIGHT GREAT BANDS YOU CAN HEAR IN THE KEYS
1. The Coral
2. Belle and Sebastian
3. Beach Boys
4. The Beatles
5. Stone Roses
6. Super Furry Animals
7. The Music
8. Pixies
Which is all a bit of a roundabout way of saying that this new band from Wales exist on a musical plain so high above the likes of Gareth Gates and Michelle McManus that it's untrue.

Their music fuses together so many different influences that every song has its own sound and no two tracks on their magnificent debut album sound alike - the only thing they tend to have in common is that they pay homage to some of the best bands of all time (see list of influences in panel).

Featuring Matthew Evans on vocals, Gwion Rowlands on guitar and Sion Glyn on bass (so who's playing drums?!), the band are an evolution of Murry The Hump, another awfully-named group who were once given Single of the Week by NME.

The Keys' eponymous first album was released last year on Too Pure records and includes the singles 'Strength of Strings', 'Gurl Next Door' and 'Love Your Sons and Daughters', the latter being a particularly dreamy slab of lo-fi psychedelia.

Now the band are touring the album plus some new material and they arrive at The Victoria Inn on Wednesday, 17th March. Needless to say, we recommend you take a look!
Your comments on this story

MY BAND IS NAMED "THE KEYS" AND WE HAVE BEEN MAKING CD'S SINCE 1988 SO WE DO NOT LIKE OTHER BANDS CALLING THEM SELFS THE KEYS SO CUTE IT OUT DAMM IT!!!!!!!!!!!! ANYWAY HI HOW YA DOING?
JOHN PICCOLO LONG ISLAND NY



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