Thankful that Keane's hiatus gave Tom Chaplin some creative time for his debut solo album, The Wave. His first released single is the above Hardened Heart, and I can't imagine any one else singing it because it's so distinctly Keane (or rather Tom Chaplin's vocals) -  dense, powerful voice which stretches well over climaxes without straining.

I remember proclaiming with absolute conviction how "Keane is my number 1 favourite band" for years, which is unsurprising, because their songs are so moving and too easy to sing along because of their moderate tempo. I played "Spiralling" from my Sony W595 phone back in 2008, and even suggested our math group to be called "Perfect Symmetry".

But it's a little hard for them to maintain their throne because alt-J ∆, with their indie layered tunes and superb book references, have been on my playlist for like a year. They are art.