Sobriety helped Keane's Tom Chaplin make a searingly honest solo album

Keane frontman Tom Chaplin’s sobriety has resulted in a remarkable solo album, says Ed Power

IN EARLY 2015, Tom Chaplin of the rock band Keane embarked on a three-day drugs and alcohol binge. His wife, busy caring for their baby daughter, had no idea where he was. Friends feared his body would be found washed up somewhere. In hindsight, Chaplin agrees this was a real possibility.

“My addiction has caused mayhem in my life,” he nods. “It has nearly killed me on many occasions.”