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Mt. Desolation
12+ albums
folkAlt-countryalternativebritishcountry
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Mt. Desolation are a British alt-country band formed by Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quin, members of the rock band Keane, as a side-project. Their self-titled debut album was released on October 18, 2010. When performing live, the band consists variously of: Tim Rice-Oxley - Vocals, Piano (Keane) Jesse Quin - Vocals, Guitar (Keane), (Jesse Quin & The Mets) Andrew Lowe - Bass Fimbo - Drums John Roderick - BVs, Guitar (The Long Winters) Pete Roe - Keys, BVs Tom Hobden - Fiddle (Noah And The Whale) Jessica Staveley-Taylor - BVs, Guitar (The Staves) John-William Scott - Bass, Guitar Phil Renna - Fiddle, Keys Also featuring:- Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (Also incorrectly known as just Ronnie Vannucci) - Perc, good vibes (The Killers) Country Winston Marshall - Banjo (Mumford & Sons) Charity Quin - BVs Jayne Rice-Oxley - BVs Francois Deville - Pedal Steel Plus lots of other nice people doing lots of other nice things. Mt. Desolation website Mt. Desolation started during Keane's Perfect Symmetry World Tour in 2009 during a conversation in a bar in Dublin, Ireland. Rice-Oxley and Quin, Keane pianist and bassist, respectively, had the idea of making a country album, but the duo said they did not think they were going to release it. The album was recorded and released in 2010. Members of Noah & The Whale, The Killers, The Long Winters, The Staves and Mumford & Sons were involved in the album's recording. After their debut show at The Lexington in London in July 2010, the live band toured the
