Keene Brothers

The Keene Brothers name was adopted to get a collaboration between two distinguished veterans of left-field pop — Robert Pollard, founder and leader of Guided by Voices, and Tommy Keene, a songwriter and guitarist who was simply recording okay albums since 1982 and spent some time working like a guitarist-for-hire for famous brands Paul Westerberg and Velvet Crush. In past due 2004, Pollard retired Guided by Voices having a well-received farewell tour before releasing a solo profession in 2006 using the release from the recording From a Substance Eye. Pollard advertised the recording having a concert tour, and constructed a new music group for the event, with Keene putting your signature on on as guitarist and key pad participant. Longtime admirers of 1 another’s function, Pollard and Keene started writing songs collectively while on the highway, and in the summertime of 2006 the Keene Brothers released their recording profession with the recording Blues and Boogie Sneakers.