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Keywest | |
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Performing on Grafton Street | |
Background information | |
Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
Genres | Pop rock, folk rock |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | Marshall, Eleven Seven |
Members | Andrew Kavanagh Andrew Glover Luke Murphy Conor Ray |
Past members | Fionn Lynch Sam Marder James Lock Harry Sullivan |
Website | keywestofficial |
Keywest is an Irish pop folk band formed in Dublin, comprised by Andrew Kavanagh (lead vocals, harmonica), Andrew Glover (acoustic guitar, piano, backing vocals), Luke Murphy (electric guitar, backing vocals), and Conor Ray (drums, percussion). [1] [2] They are signed to Marshall Records in Europe, and Eleven Seven Records in America, and are widely known for their rise from the street busking scene to the mainstream music industry.
Andrew Kavanagh and Andrew Glover are childhood friends who grew up in Artane, Dublin. Harry Sullivan and James Lock were also friends who grew up in London, England, and moved to Ireland in 2011 as full-time members of the band.
After the English members had joined the Irish, the band began their journey. Starting off by busking on the streets of Galway, Ireland, they cut their teeth singing cover songs in their own style while working hard to write their own material.
They soon had amassed enough original songs and enough street experience to start busking in Grafton Street, Dublin. This was where they forged their reputation in Ireland, gaining notable radio plays and selling out theatre shows, all while still performing on the street.
After breaking through the Irish mainstream media, Keywest began their show on the road, performing on streets around the UK, Europe, and America, quickly building a modest but enthusiastic fan base everywhere they went.
Having achieved over 20 million streams online, the band caught the attention of numerous record labels in 2018. They signed with Marshall Records in late 2018, subsequently linking with Eleven Seven Records for all things US.
The band released their debut album The Message through the Irish indie label Alphastar Records. The album peaked at No.15 on the Irish charts and No.2 on the iTunes chart. It was self-produced and engineered by Mark Needham, whose credits include The Killers, Katy Perry, Fleetwood Mac, Neon Trees, and Dan Frampton (The Script).
The album was a double CD debut release for the band, with CD1 being the main album and CD2 being the Undelivered EP, which showcases the band's acoustic side.
The Message featured the singles "Back Into Your Arms", "Feels So Cruel", "In the Fight for Love" and "Straight Through My Heart". The singles did very well on Irish radio and soon earned Keywest the title of Ireland's most played Irish independent artist of 2012.
The Message is now a triple-platinum selling album in Ireland.
In 2012 Keywest was Nominated for Best New Act at the Meteor Music Awards and The Message (Keywest's debut album) was nominated for Best Debut Album in the Hot Press Hotties Awards.
2012 also saw the band sign a worldwide publishing deal in Los Angeles with publishing giants Peermusic.
The band followed up their debut album with the Electric Love EP, which featured the title track and single "Electric Love".
Electric Love went straight to number one in the Irish charts and was released independently through the band's own label "Sonic Realm" records.
Keywest released their second album Joyland on 25 September 2015 which went straight in at number 2 on the Official Irish Chart. It climbed to the top spot the following week, going to Number 1. This was the same week that they appeared on the front cover of Ireland's biggest music magazine, Hot Press.
Joyland was very popular in Ireland, containing the singles "All My Mistakes", "Carousel", "This Is Heartbreak" and "Apple Tree Hill".
2014 and 2015 saw the band win the 98 FM award for Dublin's best street artist and in 2015 the band won the Hot Press Hotties award for Ireland's most promising artist.
The band's third album, titled True North, was released on 30 March 2018. It entered the Irish charts as number 3, reaching number 1 on the Independent Music Chart.
Keywest earned three nominations at the 2018 Irish Post Music Awards for Best Song, Best Album, and Best Band.
Keywest discography | |
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Studio albums | 4 |
Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | |
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IRL [3] | UK | ||
2012 | The Message
| 15 | — |
2015 | Joyland
| 1 | — |
2018 | True North
| 3 [4] | — |
2019 | Ordinary Superhero
| 8 [5] | — |
"—" denotes a title that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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IRL [3] | UK | |||
2009 | "Miss You Most" | 6 | — | |
2011 | "Back into Your Arms" | 25 | — | The Message |
2012 | "Feels So Cruel" | — | — | |
"In The Fight For Love" | — | — | ||
2013 | "Electric Love" | 55 | — | |
2015 | "All My Mistakes" | — | — | Joyland |
84 | — | |||
"This Is Heartbreak" | – | – | ||
2016 | "This Summer" | True North | ||
2017 | "The Little Things" | |||
"Cold Hands" | ||||
2018 | "Something Beautiful" | |||
"—" denotes a title that did not chart. |
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