| Tommy Keene | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Genre(s) | Power pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Label(s) | Avenue, Dolphin, Geffen, Matador, Alias, Parasol, spinART, Not Lame, Eleven Thirty |
| Associated acts |
Robert Pollard, Paul Westerberg, Velvet Crush, (The) Razz, Richard X. Heyman |
| Website | Official site |
Tommy Keene is considered one of the 1980s most critically acclaimed (and commercially ignored) singer/songwriters and a prime example of the musical genre of Power Pop. Originally hailing from Washington D.C., his 1984 EP Places That Are Gone became one of the year's top selling independent releases. The EP garnered a four-star review in Rolling Stone, and was voted the #1 EP in the following year's Village Voice Pazz & Jop Poll. Keene has since recorded and released numerous albums on such labels as Dolphin, Geffen and Matador Records. He has worked with producers T-Bone Burnett and Don Dixon. He continues to record and tour and recently released an album with Robert Pollard, formerly of Guided by Voices, as 'The Keene Brothers.' His biggest influence is said to be The Raspberries. In May 2006, Keene confirmed that he was gay in an interview with The Advocate. [1]
Contents |
Discography
Full-length albums
- Strange Alliance (1982, Avenue)
- Songs from the Film (1986, Geffen)
- Based on Happy Times (1989, Geffen)
- Ten Years After (1996, Matador)
- Isolation Party (1998, Matador)
- The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (2002, spinART)
- Crashing the Ether (2006, Eleven Thirty)
Compilations and live albums
- The Real Underground (1993, Alias)
- Showtunes (2000, Parasol)
- Drowning—A Tommy Keene Miscellany (2004, Not Lame)
EPs
- Places That Are Gone (1984, Dolphin)
- Back Again (Try...) (1984, Dolphin)
- Run Now (1986, Geffen)
- Sleeping on a Roller Coaster (1992, Matador)
References
External links
| Tommy Keene |
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| Brad Quinn | John Richardson
Billy Connelly | John Hampton | Joe Hardy | Ted Nicely | Doug Tull |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Strange Alliance (1982) | Songs from the Film (1986) | Based on Happy Times (1989) | Ten Years After (1996) | Isolation Party (1998) | The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (2002) | Crashing the Ether (2006) |
| Compilations and live albums: The Real Underground (1993) | Showtunes (2000) | Drowning—A Tommy Keene Miscellany (2004) |
| Singles and EPs: "Back to Zero" (1983) | Places That Are Gone (1984) | Back Again (Try...) (1984) | Run Now (1986) | Sleeping on a Roller Coaster (1992) |
| The Keene Brothers (with Robert Pollard): Blues and Boogie Shoes (2006) |
