Keywest

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Keywest
Logo of the band

Logo of the band
Keywest on Grafton Street in March 2014
Keywest on Grafton Street in March 2014
General information
origin Dublin , Ireland
Genre (s) Pop rock
founding 2009
Website keywestofficial.com
Current occupation
Andrew Kavanagh
Andrew Glover
James Lock
Harry Sullivan
former members
Eamon Hegarty (2010-2011)
bass
 Sam Marder
bass
 Fionn Lynch

Keywest is a British-Irish pop rock band of four from Dublin , Ireland .

history

founding

Keywest was founded in 2009 by childhood friends Andrew Kavanagh ( vocals ) and Andrew Glover ( rhythm guitar , keyboard , background vocals ) in Artane , Dublin , who initially performed together in pubs. The band got their name after a trip to Florida . At the beginning of 2010, drummer Eamon Hegarty and the British James Lock as lead guitarist and Sam Marder on bass, the provisional first line-up. The former was replaced in 2011 by Harry Sullivan from London .

After the British part of the band decided to move to Dublin , Keywest began to play on Shop Street in Galway and later on Grafton Street in Dublin to gain their first fans and test their own songs on a live audience. In addition, there were soon appearances in universities, radio and television interviews and larger gigs such as at the Oxegen Festival (2010 and 2011), as the opening act for Paolo Nutini on Arthur's Day or at The Rose of Tralee Festival.

Debut album The Message

Already known for their radio hits Feels so Cruel and Fight for Love , Keywest released their debut album The Message in Ireland in January 2012 . This was produced in Los Angeles with Grammy- nominated Mark Needham, who has worked with The Killers , Katy Perry , Fleetwood Mac and Imagine Dragons , and Dan Frampton. All of the songs on it are based on the actual experiences of the band members. In 2012, the multi- platinum album was nominated by Hot Press as the best debut album.

The Meteor Awards nominated as best newcomer, played Keywest already numerous sold-out concerts, including The Button Factory , The Academy Dublin , The Forum Waterford , Monroe Galway in October 2013 and in March 2014 Vicar Street in Dublin , and are among the most played artists on Irish radio.

In 2012 they signed a worldwide record deal in Los Angeles with Peer Music . While the band said they would like to continue playing in the streets of Ireland in 2014, they have also announced a tour for the end of the year and are continuing to work on their second album.

Highlights

  • sold out tour 2012
  • Vodafone Stage at the Oxegen Festival
  • The Message at number 15 on Irish charts and number 2 on iTunes charts
  • Opening shows for Blondie (Galway Arts Festival), Olly Murs (Live At The Marquee) and Mel C (The Olympia)
  • 2 sold out shows in Vicar Street (October 2013 & March 2014)
  • Halftime show in Croke Park March 17, 2014
  • 98FM's Best of Dublin Award 2014 (Category: Best Street Artist / Busker)

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IE IE
2010 It started on Shop Street -
2012 It Started on Shop Street Vol. 2 -
The message IE15 (3 weeks)
IE
2013 Electric Love & Undelivered EP -
2015 Joyland IE1 (6 weeks)
IE
2018 True North IE3 (1 week)
IE
2019 Ordinary superhero IE8 (1 week)
IE

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IE IE
2008 Damn IE30 (2 weeks)
IE
2009 Miss You Most IE6 (3 weeks)
IE
2011 Back into Your Arms IE25 (2 weeks)
IE
2013 Electric love IE55 (1 week)
IE
2014 Hallelujah IE46 (1 week)
IE
2015 Carousel IE84 (1 week)
IE

More singles

  • 2012: Feels so Cruel
  • 2012: Messages from God

Music videos

year title Director (s)
2012 Back into Your Arms Philip Blake
Feels so cruel Philip Blake
Messages from God Grant Jensen
Stuck on replay
2014 Crawling

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  1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / keywestofficial.com
  2. ↑ http://www.breakingtunes.com/keywest
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq8NBsQ9lMU
  4. ↑ http://www.roisindubh.net/gig-details.html?listingID=5083
  5. ↑ a b Chart sources: IE
  6. ↑ http://irishmusicdb.com/k/keywest/band_promos.htm
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tSpD6ZDWZU
  8. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmL8D9ubFEc
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJOeHx3mB-o
  10. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjvfTjqLSpM&list=PL06B3B4C8965142C0
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhvLbUS6K3c&index=3&list=UU8I7VIRyBMNkVVf2P8kMJww

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