š„Oliver Keane shares huge guitar anthem 'HEY' + new EP!!š„
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Today Oliver Keane reveals his sophomore EP āMOTION SICKNESSā
The impressive five track record is here with three brand new songs, M24, the EPās title track āMOTION SICKNESSā and lead single & music video āHEYā Oliver also shares news of his headline debut on 22nd February 2025 at Londonās hotspot
āThe Waiting Roomā. Sign up to the pre-sale HERE ahead of the general sale next week.
& Listen to the EP in full HERE
Cathartic and honest, the release of Oliver Keaneās second EP marks a flagship moment in his progression. Lamenting life's challenges with his instinctive songwriting, the record is an emotive dose of alternative guitar anthems that will leave you feeling much lighter.
Sharing more Oliver explained; āThis EP was a long journey and each track was written at such a different part of my life, itās almost like a scrapbook of the last 3 years.ā
Focus track HEY is the result of a tumultuous time. Co-produced with Noah Terefe, the track is a chance to purge any unresolved frustrations away. Sharing more, Oliver explained; āI just wanted to get all my anger towards people that have treated me badly in one song. Iād never really written about anger, as I see it as a toxic emotion, but it just flowed out of me. At the core itās a toxic song and I wanted it to be as big as possible.ā
Today's new EP follows the release of āGive Me A Reasonā which fans were treated to at the start of last month. The dreamy, self-produced track is a warm moment on the EP and followed on from euphoric and infectious ROMEO which arrived in August.
The two tracks have warmed up audiences ahead of todayās drop, scooping support in the process from the likes of 1883 magazine who said his sound āconstantly pushes the boundaries of genreā whilst commenting that ROMEO goes ābeyond a love songā. Metal Magazine complimented āGIVE ME A REASONā and shared that Oliver āconsolidates himself with each new release as one of the UK's most exciting new prospects.ā BBC Introducing were also keen to support the track and invited him into the studio. Dean Jackson commented that Oliver's music ākeeps getting better and better and betterā.
M24 is a tender, retrospective moment on the record that touches on navigating incompatibility. Sharing more, Oliver said: M24 is about my first girlfriend, who I had quite a messy breakup with and I think we both held resentment towards one another. In reality, we didnāt work because we were both ācut by the same bladeā and struggled with our emotions, and itās finding the irony in the fact we hated each other for something we had in common.
2024 has been Oliver Keaneās year. As an artist who is at home playing live, he kicked off this year by supporting Giant Rooks on their European tour, quickly followed by a UK tour with Sea Girls and just last month he opened for Good Neighbours too. Having already gained significant experience supporting the likes of The Snuts, GAYLE, Only the Poets and The Academic, his impressive live performance has gone from strength to strength. With each show, his fan base grows in real-time, pinning him as one of the UKās most exciting new prospects.
You can see for yourself at this weekends Live At Leeds!
Derby-born Oliver Keane has been making a name for himself as an emerging singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer since he launched. In the run up to his debut EP ā16mm Dream Sequenceā, he had already scooped much praise from the likes of Complex UK, Clash, Fault, Wonderland, Variance magazine and more. Not only that but he has a loyal fan base that continues to thrive across the globe with over 1.3M likes of Tik Tok and 60K followers across his social media accounts.
Having grown up in a house full of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Nirvana, Oliverās sound was initially influenced by guitar music. He began learning to play the guitar himself at the tender age of 9 and it was quickly established that he had a special talent for making music, with a gift way beyond his years for writing lyrics. Later on, Oliver took to more indie leaning bands such as Catfish and the Bottleman which influenced his sound further, bringing it closer to what you hear today. From a young-age he has also been evolving his technical skills and has been writing and producing for other artists including Nieve Ella and Abby Roberts in recent months.
Sat on a wealth of impressive genre-bending indie/alt-pop, you wonāt have to wait too long before Oliver Keane is a well known name.
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