Keane retaliate over "bland" tag

Keane lead singer Tom Chaplin has retaliated against critics who describe his group as "bland".

The 29-year-old told the Daily Star that the group's recent single 'Spiralling' proved that they were willing to take risks.

"I don’t like the tag of being seen as bland because you can't really listen to our music and think that, so it is frustrating," he said.

"I love the fact that 'Spiralling' was the first track we had done that really divided opinion. It was such a bold thing musically that you couldn't sit on the fence."

Chaplin added that inspiration from groups such as Radiohead and Goldfrapp prompted Keane to change their sound.

"Freshness is great - too many bands sit around and stagnate and I don't think that could ever really satisfy us as we are always evolving," he commented.

"Bands like Radiohead and Goldfrapp are constantly changing their sound and it's great to be in that select group of people."

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