Label: AWAL
Released: 19th June 2025
There’s a difference between wanting to be heard and needing to be. Keo, the London-via-everywhere quartet fronted by 21-year-old Finn Keogh, don’t ask for your attention on debut EP ‘Siren’, they command it, gently but firmly, with five tracks that shimmer with feeling and intent.
From opener ‘I Lied, Amber’, it’s clear Keo are tapping into something raw. There’s a lived-in, late-night quality to their sound: warm, textured and close enough to touch. Each song feels like a confession; they aren’t trying to impress, they’re trying to process.
‘Thorn’ bites down with post-breakup frustration, but never loses its melodic instinct. ‘Hands’, the heart of the EP, captures the mess of unfinished conversations and unresolved guilt with a graceful, gutting back-and-forth. “At least we survived, with nails to join our hands,” Finn sings, and it lingers like a bruise. Elsewhere, ‘Stolen Cars’ touches on self-forgiveness, while closer ‘Kind, If You Will’ offers little resolution but plenty of resonance.
What sets Keo apart is how natural it all feels: this is a band who sound like themselves, and that self is something quietly special. The guitars hum and sparkle, drums hit with intention, and Finn’s voice walks a line between strength and surrender. It’s polished without losing its pulse.
Their influences are worn lightly, but there’s something new here too. Something that feels like the start of a band who might just grow into one of the defining voices of their generation. No theatrics, no tricks. Just five songs, perfectly formed.
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