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'''Finn Keane''', previously known professionally as '''Easyfun''' (stylised in all caps and formerly as '''easyFun'''), is a British songwriter and record producer. He is known for his work with [[Charli xcx]] and his releases on experimental pop label [[PC Music]].
'''Finn Keane''', previously known as '''Easyfun''' (stylised in all caps and formerly as '''easyFun'''), is a British songwriter and record producer. He is known for his frequent collaboration with [[Charli xcx]], his releases on experimental pop label [[PC Music]], and his work with the label's founder [[A. G. Cook]] in the duo Thy Slaughter.


== Career ==
== Career ==
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Keane's first release was in 2013, releasing a five-track self-titled EP with a proto-version of what would become PC Music's signature sound of bubblegum pop, futuristic riffs and chaotic arrangements.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-12-20 |title=The history of PC Music, the most exhilarating record label of the 2010s |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47273/1/pc-music-a-g-cook-history-end-of-decade-2010s-retrospective |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref> Since then, he has released three other solo EPs, with the largest portion of his output since then arriving in the form of collaborative projects.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}


=== '''2013–2014: Career beginnings''' ===
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[[Hannah Diamond]] released her single "Invisible" in October 2019, co-produced by Keane and Cook.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2019 |title=Hannah Diamond shares new track 'Invisible' |url=http://diymag.com/2019/10/31/hannah-diamond-new-track-invisible |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=DIY |language=en}}</ref>
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Keane's first release in 2013, originally under the name Easyfun, was a five-track self-titled EP with an early version of what would become PC Music's signature sound of bubblegum pop, futuristic riffs and chaotic arrangements.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bulut |first=Selim |date=2019-12-20 |title=The history of PC Music, the most exhilarating record label of the 2010s |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/47273/1/pc-music-a-g-cook-history-end-of-decade-2010s-retrospective |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' later described the album as a "gaseous and disorienting beat tape that sounded a little like a methed-out take on [[TNGHT]]’s permanently in-the-red hip-hop experiments."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=D’Souza |first=Shaad |title=easyFun: ELECTRIC EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/easyfun-electric-ep/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


Keane also joined the collaborative project Thy Slaughter with PC Music founder [[A. G. Cook]] in 2014, releasing their debut single, "Bronze", as part of ''[[PC Music Volume 1]]''. Cook and Keane did not release any further music under the Thy Slaughter name for the following nine years.''<ref name=":2" />''
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Keane has songwriting and production credits on Charli XCX's mixtapes ''[[Number 1 Angel]]'' and ''[[Pop 2 (mixtape)|Pop 2]]'' and her albums ''[[Charli (album)|Charli]]'' and ''[[Brat (Charli XCX album)|Brat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charli XCX - Charli |url=https://www.discogs.com/Charli-XCX-Charli/release/14123599 |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel / Pop 2 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Charli-XCX-Number-1-Angel-Pop-2-/release/11887339 |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref>


=== '''2015–2024: Songwriting and production credits, EPs and Thy Slaughter return''' ===
Keane is also a member of the project Thy Slaughter with PC Music founder [[A. G. Cook]]. Their debut single, "Bronze", was part of ''[[PC Music Volume 1]]'', and their debut album, ''Soft Rock'', was released 1 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=PC Music’s A. G. Cook and Easyfun Detail Debut Thy Slaughter Album, Share New Songs |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pc-music-a-g-cook-and-easyfun-detail-debut-thy-slaughter-album-share-new-songs-listen/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
Cook and Keane eventually started the collaboration easyFX as part of a [[Columbia Records]] deal with PC Music. Under this name, the two worked together to write and produce songs for Columbia to assign to its emerging artists. This project was later dropped when management at Columbia changed and PC Music lost its supporters within the label.<ref name=":0" />


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[[Hannah Diamond]] released her single "Invisible" in October 2019, co-produced by Keane and Cook.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2019 |title=Hannah Diamond shares new track 'Invisible' |url=http://diymag.com/2019/10/31/hannah-diamond-new-track-invisible |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=DIY |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, Keane produced [[Bree Runway]]'s single "That Girl".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haile |first=Heven |title=Bree Runway: “That Girl” |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/bree-runway-that-girl/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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In 2024, [[EasyJet]]'s parent company [[EasyGroup]] sued the music label PC Music and its founder, Cook, for brand thievery. The lawsuit initially resulted in only the cover for Keane's album ''Deep Trouble'' being changed; it had originally depicted an aircraft bearing the text "easyFun" in [[Cooper Black]] (the font used by EasyGroup) evacuating after a [[water landing]], but was changed to a computer-generated image of water with Easyfun's logo at its base.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EasyJet founder is suing Easyfun accusing the artist of “mimicking” their brand |url=https://mixmag.net/read/easyjet-founder-is-suing-easyfun-accusing-the-artist-of-mimicking-their-brand-news |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> However, in October 2024 Keane announced ''The Finn Keane Album'', releasing a remix of his song Laplander and stating that he would fully leave the Easyfun moniker behind.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=2024-10-17 |title=EASYFUN announces his new moniker alongside forthcoming album, The Finn Keane Album |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/easyfun-announces-his-new-moniker-alongside-forthcoming-album-the-finn-keane-album |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He removed all mentions of "Easyfun" from his album and single artwork in this process.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

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Keane has songwriting and production credits on Charli XCX's mixtapes ''[[Number 1 Angel]]'' and ''[[Pop 2 (mixtape)|Pop 2]]'' and her albums ''[[Charli (album)|Charli]]'' and ''[[Brat (Charli XCX album)|Brat]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charli XCX - Charli |url=https://www.discogs.com/Charli-XCX-Charli/release/14123599 |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel / Pop 2 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Charli-XCX-Number-1-Angel-Pop-2-/release/11887339 |access-date=2020-01-08 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2023, Keane released two EPs named ''Acoustic'' and ''Electric''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Felicity |date=2023-12-11 |title=A trip inside PC Music’s visual universe with designer Timothy Luke |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/61533/1/pc-music-guest-edit-timothy-luke-visuals-2023 |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Dazed (magazine)|Dazed]] |language=en}}</ref> ''Pitchfork'' gave ''Electric'' a score of 7.1/10, calling its songs "works of unadulterated nostalgia" and "a surprisingly emotional experience" with "deep, shuddering bass notes and unashamedly romantic melodies",<ref name=":1" /> and included the EP in a list of the best pop music of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-12-12 |title=The Best Pop Music of 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-pop-music-2023/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 2023, Charli XCX released the Keane-produced single "[[Speed Drive]]" as part of [[Barbie the Album|''Barbie the Album'']], the soundtrack of the 2023 film [[Barbie (film)|''Barbie'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=2023-06-29 |title=Listen to Charli XCX’s New Barbie Movie Song |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-charli-xcx-new-barbie-move-song/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Keane also reunited with Cook in a return for Thy Slaughter that year, releasing the album ''Soft Rock'' on 1 December 2023.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ruiz |first=Matthew Ismael |date=2023-11-16 |title=PC Music’s A. G. Cook and Easyfun Detail Debut Thy Slaughter Album, Share New Songs |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/pc-music-a-g-cook-and-easyfun-detail-debut-thy-slaughter-album-share-new-songs-listen/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> This followed the singles "Sentence" and "If I Knew",<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Minsker |first=Evan |date=2023-10-26 |title=Thy Slaughter, A. G. Cook and Easyfun’s New Project, Share New Songs |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/thy-slaughter-a-g-cook-and-easyfuns-new-project-share-new-songs-listen/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref> as well as the release of singles "Lost Everything" and "Reign" on 16 November that year which were used to announce the album. "Lost Everything" was co-written by the late [[Sophie (musician)|Sophie]] and [[Ellie Rowsell]].<ref name=":2" /> This was one of the final releases from the PC Music label before it pivoted solely to archival releases.<ref name=":4" />

=== 2024–present: EasyGroup lawsuit and ''The Finn Keane Album'' ===
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In October 2023, [[EasyJet]]'s parent company [[EasyGroup]] sued the music label PC Music and its founder, Cook, for attempting to "mimic easyGroup’s famous branding to create instant brand recognition for his ‘DJing business." The lawsuit initially resulted in only the cover for Keane's album ''Deep Trouble'' being changed; it had originally depicted people leaving an aircraft which bore the text "easyFun" after a [[water landing]], but was changed to a computer-generated image of water with Easyfun's logo at its base.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EasyJet founder is suing Easyfun accusing the artist of “mimicking” their brand |url=https://mixmag.net/read/easyjet-founder-is-suing-easyfun-accusing-the-artist-of-mimicking-their-brand-news |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Mixmag}}</ref> However, in October 2024 Keane announced ''The Finn Keane Album'', released a remix of his song Laplander and stated that he would fully leave the Easyfun moniker behind.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Tyler Damara |date=2024-10-17 |title=EASYFUN announces his new moniker alongside forthcoming album, The Finn Keane Album |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/easyfun-announces-his-new-moniker-alongside-forthcoming-album-the-finn-keane-album |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He removed all mentions of "Easyfun" from his album and single artwork in this process.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} On the same day as this announcement, [[Willow Kayne]] released her Keane-produced single "I’ve Got This All Under Control", featuring "synthesizers, fast-paced percussion, and a prominent bassline" according to [[Dork (magazine)|''Dork'']].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Sam |date=2024-10-17 |title=Willow Kayne has unveiled her latest single 'I've Got This All Under Control', produced by Easyfun |url=https://readdork.com/news/willow-kayne-single-ive-got-this-all-under-control/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=[[Dork (magazine)|Dork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
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| rowspan="4" |Co-writer/co-producer
| rowspan="4" |Co-writer/co-producer
|[[GFOTY]], [[A. G. Cook]], Finn Keane
|[[GFOTY]], [[A. G. Cook]], Finn Keane
| rowspan="5" |A. G. Cook, Finn Keane
| rowspan="5" |Cook, Keane
|-
|-
|"Fade Away"
|"Fade Away"
| rowspan="2" |[[Hannah Diamond]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Hannah Diamond]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Reflections (Hannah Diamond album)|Reflections]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Reflections (Hannah Diamond album)|Reflections]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Hannah Diamond|Hannah Amond]], A. G. Cook, Finn Keane
| rowspan="2" |[[Hannah Diamond|Hannah Amond]], Cook, Keane
|-
|-
|"Make Believe"
|"Make Believe"
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| rowspan="2" |[[Charli XCX]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Charli XCX]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Number 1 Angel]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Number 1 Angel]]''
|[[Charli XCX|Charlotte Aitchison]], A. G. Cook, Keane, [[MØ|Karen Marie Ørsted]]
|[[Charli XCX|Charlotte Aitchison]], Cook, Keane, [[MØ|Karen Marie Ørsted]]
|-
|-
|"Emotional"
|"Emotional"
|Co-producer
|Co-producer
|Charlotte Aitchison, Patrik Berger
|Aitchison, Patrik Berger
|-
|-
|"Stranger"
|"Stranger"
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| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album single}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album single}}
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer
|Iiris, Finn Keane, Max Doohan
|Iiris, Keane, Max Doohan
|ProVerb
|ProVerb
|-
|-
|"Midnight Vibes"
|"Midnight Vibes"
|RahRah Q
|RahRah Q
|Finn Keane, RahRahQ, Brandon Skeie, Miya Folick, Lil Data
|Keane, RahRahQ, Brandon Skeie, Miya Folick, Lil Data
|[[David Gamson]]
|[[David Gamson]]
|-
|-
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| rowspan="3" |''[[Pop 2 (mixtape)|Pop 2]]''
| rowspan="3" |''[[Pop 2 (mixtape)|Pop 2]]''
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer/co-producer
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer/co-producer
|Charlotte Aitchison, A. G. Cook, Keane, Carly Rae Jepsen
|Aitchison, Cook, Keane, [[Carly Rae Jepsen]]
|Finn Keane, A. G. Cook
|Keane, Cook
|-
|-
|"Femmebot"<br><small>(feat. [[Dorian Electra]] & [[Mykki Blanco]])</small>
|"Femmebot"<br><small>(feat. [[Dorian Electra]] & [[Mykki Blanco]])</small>
|A. G. Cook, David Gamson, Keane, [[Fransisca Hall|Francisca Hall]], [[Mykki Blanco|Michael Quattelbaum Jr.]]
|A. G. Cook, David Gamson, Keane, [[Fransisca Hall|Francisca Hall]], [[Mykki Blanco|Michael Quattelbaum Jr.]]
|A. G. Cook, David Gamson, Finn Keane
|Cook, David Gamson, Keane
|-
|-
|"Porsche"<br><small>(feat. MØ)</small>
|"Porsche"<br><small>(feat. MØ)</small>
| rowspan="2" |Co-producer
| rowspan="2" |Co-producer
|Charlotte Aitchison, Cook, [[King Henry (producer)|Henry Allen]], [[Cassia O'Reilly]], Karen Marie Ørsted
|Charlotte Aitchison, Cook, [[King Henry (producer)|Henry Allen]], [[Cassia O'Reilly]], Karen Marie Ørsted
|Cook, Finn Keane, [[King Henry (producer)|King Henry]]
|Cook, Keane, [[King Henry (producer)|King Henry]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2018
| rowspan="4" |2018
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|''Civil Disorder''
|''Civil Disorder''
|Rat Boy, [[L Devine]]
|Rat Boy, [[L Devine]]
|Finn Keane, Rat Boy
|Keane, Rat Boy
|-
|-
|"You Say"
|"You Say"
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|''And Now, We're Shining''
|''And Now, We're Shining''
|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
|Sarah Close, [[Christy Zakarias|Christy "Zee" Zakarias]], Jerker Hansson, Finn Keane
|Sarah Close, [[Christy Zakarias|Christy "Zee" Zakarias]], Jerker Hansson, Keane
| rowspan="2" |Finn Keane
| rowspan="2" |Keane
|-
|-
|"Apps"<br><small>(feat. Robokid)</small>
|"Apps"<br><small>(feat. Robokid)</small>
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|Co-writer/co-producer
|Co-writer/co-producer
|[[Rita Ora]], [[Fred Gibson (record producer)|Fred Gibson]], Keane, [[Linus Wiklund]], [[Noonie Bao]], [[Ilsey Juber]]
|[[Rita Ora]], [[Fred Gibson (record producer)|Fred Gibson]], Keane, [[Linus Wiklund]], [[Noonie Bao]], [[Ilsey Juber]]
|[[Fred Again]], Finn Keane
|[[Fred Again]], Keane
|-
|-
| rowspan="6" |2019
| rowspan="6" |2019
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| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
| {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
|[[Melissa Storwick|Melissa Faith Storwick]], James Yami Bell, Finn Keane, Lou Bliss
|[[Melissa Storwick|Melissa Faith Storwick]], James Yami Bell, Keane, Lou Bliss
|Finn Keane
|Keane
|-
|-
|"Blame It On Your Love"<br><small>(feat. [[Lizzo]])</small>
|"Blame It On Your Love"<br><small>(feat. [[Lizzo]])</small>
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| rowspan="2" |''[[Charli (album)|Charli]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Charli (album)|Charli]]''
|Co-writer/additional production
|Co-writer/additional production
|Charlotte Aitchison, Noonie Bao, [[Lizzo]], [[Sasha Sloan]], [[Stargate (record producers)|StarGate]], Keane
|Aitchison, Noonie Bao, [[Lizzo]], [[Sasha Sloan]], [[Stargate (record producers)|StarGate]], Keane
|StarGate, Keane <small>(add.)</small>, A. G. Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|StarGate, Keane <small>(add.)</small>, Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|-
|-
|"Official"
|"Official"
|Co-writer/co- producer
|Co-writer/co- producer
|Charlotte Aitchison, A. G. Cook, Noonie Bao, Patrik Berger, Keane
|Aitchison, Cook, Noonie Bao, Berger, Keane
|A. G. Cook, Finn Keane, Patrik Berger
|Cook, Keane, Berger
|-
|-
|"Not Ready for Love"
|"Not Ready for Love"
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|[[Lost Kings]]
|[[Lost Kings]]
|''Lost Angeles EP''
|''Lost Angeles EP''
|[[Luh Kel]], Finn Keane, [[Nick Shanholtz]], Paul Jacobs, [[Robert Abisi]]
|[[Luh Kel]], Keane, [[Nick Shanholtz]], Paul Jacobs, [[Robert Abisi]]
|Lost Kings
|Lost Kings
|-
|-
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|''Reflections''
|''Reflections''
|Co-writer/co- producer
|Co-writer/co- producer
|Hannah Amond, A. G. Cook, Keane, Thomas Carrell, Christopher Mason
|Amond, Cook, Keane, Thomas Carrell, Christopher Mason
|A. G. Cook, Finn Keane
|Cook, Keane
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |2020
| rowspan="3" |2020
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|''[[Apple (A. G. Cook album)|Apple]]''
|''[[Apple (A. G. Cook album)|Apple]]''
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer
|A. G. Cook, [[Hayden Dunham]], Keane
|Cook, [[Hayden Dunham]], Keane
|A. G. Cook
|Cook
|-
|-
|"Girl On My Throne"<br><small>(feat. [[Casey Manierka-Quaile|Casey MQ]])</small>
|"Girl On My Throne"<br><small>(feat. [[Casey Manierka-Quaile|Casey MQ]])</small>
|[[Oklou]]
|[[Oklou]]
|''[[Galore (Oklou mixtape)|Galore]]''
|''[[Galore (Oklou mixtape)|Galore]]''
|[[Oklou|Marylou Mayniel]], Casey Manierka, A. G. Cook, Keane
|[[Oklou|Marylou Mayniel]], Casey Manierka, Cook, Keane
|Casey MQ, Florian Le Prise, [[Oklou]] <small>(co.)</small>, A. G. Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|Casey MQ, Florian Le Prise, [[Oklou]] <small>(co.)</small>, Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|-
|-
|"Little Nokia"
|"Little Nokia"
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|[[Sigala]]
|[[Sigala]]
|{{N/A|Non-album single}}
|{{N/A|Non-album single}}
|Cook, Charlotte Emma Aitchison, Finn Keane, Joakim Jarl, [[Madison Love]], Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Bruce Fielder
|Cook, Aitchison, Keane, Joakim Jarl, [[Madison Love]], Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Bruce Fielder
|Sigala, Jarly, Neave Applebaum
|Sigala, Jarly, Neave Applebaum
|-
|-
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| rowspan="2" |Producer
| rowspan="2" |Producer
|[[Starsmith|Finlay Dow Smith]], [[Gracey (singer)|Grace Barker]], Jonny Write
|[[Starsmith|Finlay Dow Smith]], [[Gracey (singer)|Grace Barker]], Jonny Write
|Finn Keane, [[Starsmith]]
|Keane, [[Starsmith]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="11" |2022
| rowspan="11" |2022
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| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album single}}
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|Non-album single}}
|[[Nick Cave]]
|[[Nick Cave]]
|Finn Keane
|Keane
|-
|-
|"Somebody Like You"
|"Somebody Like You"
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|Co-writer/co-producer
|Co-writer/co-producer
|Brenda Mensah, Finn Keane, Klahr, Levi Gordon, Liohn
|Brenda Mensah, Finn Keane, Klahr, Levi Gordon, Liohn
|Finn Keane, Liohn, Klahr, Levi Gordon
|Keane, Liohn, Klahr, Levi Gordon
|-
|-
|"Co1n"
|"Co1n"
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|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
|Emilio Martín, Finn Keane, Guillermo Rodriguez Moracho, Luthien Barrea Barroso
|Emilio Martín, Finn Keane, Guillermo Rodriguez Moracho, Luthien Barrea Barroso
|Finn Keane
|Keane
|-
|-
|"Lonely Heart"<br><small>(feat. [[Gracey (singer)|Gracey]])</small>
|"Lonely Heart"<br><small>(feat. [[Gracey (singer)|Gracey]])</small>
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|Additional production
|Additional production
|[[Jax Jones|Timucin Lam]], [[Martin Solveig]], Josh Grimmet, Ethan Shore, Grace Barker
|[[Jax Jones|Timucin Lam]], [[Martin Solveig]], Josh Grimmet, Ethan Shore, Grace Barker
|Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, [[Goodboys]] <small>(add.)</small>, Neave Applebaum <small>(add.)</small>, Finn Keane <small>(add.)</small>, [[Mark Ralph (record producer)|Mark Ralph]] <small>(add.)</small>
|Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, [[Goodboys]] <small>(add.)</small>, Neave Applebaum <small>(add.)</small>, Keane <small>(add.)</small>, [[Mark Ralph (record producer)|Mark Ralph]] <small>(add.)</small>
|-
|-
|"So Clear"
|"So Clear"
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| rowspan="3" |''[[Clearing (Hyd album)|Clearing]]''
| rowspan="3" |''[[Clearing (Hyd album)|Clearing]]''
|Co-writer/co-producer
|Co-writer/co-producer
|Hyd, Finn Keane, [[Sophie (musician)|SOPHIE]]
|Hyd, Keane, [[Sophie (musician)|Sophie]]
|Finn Keane, SOPHIE, A. G. Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|Keane, Sophie, Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|-
|-
|"Breaking Ground"
|"Breaking Ground"
|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
| rowspan="2" |Hyd, Finn Keane
| rowspan="2" |Hyd, Keane
|Finn Keane, A. G. Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|Keane, Cook <small>(add.)</small>
|-
|-
|"Chlorophyll"
|"Chlorophyll"
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|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
|Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker
|Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker
|Finn Keane
|Keane
|-
|-
|"Breee!"
|"Breee!"
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer/co-producer
| rowspan="2" |Co-writer/co-producer
|Bree Runway, Keane, Klahr, Richard Zastenker, Atia "Ink" Boggs
|Bree Runway, Keane, Klahr, Richard Zastenker, Atia "Ink" Boggs
| rowspan="2" |Liohn, Klahr, Finn Keane
| rowspan="2" |Liohn, Klahr, Keane
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|"FWMM"
|"FWMM"
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|Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker
|Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker
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| rowspan="2" |Keane
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|''[[Barbie the Album]]''
|''[[Barbie the Album]]''
|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
|Charli XCX, David James Parker, Finn Keane, [[Mad Cobra|Ewart Everton Brown]], Fabian Peter Torsson, [[Joakim Åhlund|Frans Joakim Ahlund]], [[Klas Åhlund|Klas Frans Åhlund]], [[Mike Chapman|Michael Chapman]], [[Nicky Chinn|Nicholas Chinn]], [[Teddybears (band)|Patrik Knut Arve]], Sylvia Robinson, Troy Rami
|Charli XCX, David James Parker, Keane, [[Mad Cobra|Ewart Everton Brown]], Fabian Peter Torsson, [[Joakim Åhlund|Frans Joakim Ahlund]], [[Klas Åhlund|Klas Frans Åhlund]], [[Mike Chapman|Michael Chapman]], [[Nicky Chinn|Nicholas Chinn]], [[Teddybears (band)|Patrik Knut Arve]], Sylvia Robinson, Troy Rami
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|"Automatic"
|"Automatic"
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|Additional production
|Additional production
|Birdy, Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy
|Birdy, Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy
|Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, Finn Keane <small>(add.)</small>
|Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, Keane <small>(add.)</small>
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|"Impossible"
|"Impossible"
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|''Polari''
|''Polari''
|Additional production
|Additional production
|Olly Alexander, Danny L Harle
|Olly Alexander, [[Danny L Harle]]
|Danny L Harle, Finn Keane <small>(add.)</small>
|Danny L Harle, Keane <small>(add.)</small>
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|"Ride or Die"
|"Ride or Die"
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|Co-producer
|Co-producer
|Baby Queen, King Ed
|Baby Queen, King Ed
|King Ed, Finn Keane
|King Ed, Keane
|-
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|"[[360 (song)|360]]"
|"[[360 (song)|360]]"
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| rowspan="6" |''[[Brat (Charli XCX album)|Brat]]''
|Co-writer/additional production
|Co-writer/additional production
|Alexander Guy Cook, [[Blake Slatkin]], Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, [[Cirkut|Henry Walter]], [[Omer Fedi]]
|Cook, [[Blake Slatkin]], Aitchison, Keane, [[Cirkut|Henry Walter]], [[Omer Fedi]]
|A. G. Cook, [[Cirkut]], Keane <small>(add.)</small>
|Cook, [[Cirkut]], Keane <small>(add.)</small>
|-
|-
|"[[Sympathy Is a Knife]]"
|"[[Sympathy Is a Knife]]"
|Co-writer/co-producer
|Co-writer/co-producer
|Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, [[Jon Shave|Jonathan Christopher Shave]]
|Aitchison, Keane, [[Jon Shave|Jonathan Christopher Shave]]
|Charli XCX, Keane
|Charli XCX, Keane
|-
|-
|"[[Von Dutch (song)|Von Dutch]]"
|"[[Von Dutch (song)|Von Dutch]]"
|Co-writer/producer
|Co-writer/producer
|Charlotte Aitchison, Keane
|Aitchison, Keane
|Keane
|Keane
|-
|-
|"So I"
|"So I"
|Co-writer
|Co-writer
|Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, Jonathan Christopher Shave
|Aitchison, Keane, Shave
|A. G. Cook, Jon Shave
|Cook, Jon Shave
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|-
|"I Think About It All the Time"
|"I Think About It All the Time"
| rowspan="3" |Co-writer/co-producer
| rowspan="3" |Co-writer/co-producer
| rowspan="2" |Alexander Guy Cook, Charlotte Aitchison, Keane, Jonathan Christopher Shave
| rowspan="2" |Cook, Aitchison, Keane, Shave
|A. G. Cook, Keane
|Cook, Keane
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|-
|"Spring Breakers"
|"Spring Breakers"
|A. G. Cook, Keane, Jon Shave
|Cook, Keane, Shave
|-
|-
|"Just Like That"
|"Just Like That"

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Finn Keane
Background information
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • musician
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
LabelsPC Music
Member ofThy Slaughter

Finn Keane, previously known as Easyfun (stylised in all caps and formerly as easyFun), is a British songwriter and record producer. He is known for his frequent collaboration with Charli xcx, his releases on experimental pop label PC Music, and his work with the label's founder A. G. Cook in the duo Thy Slaughter.

Career

2013–2014: Career beginnings

Keane's first release in 2013, originally under the name Easyfun, was a five-track self-titled EP with an early version of what would become PC Music's signature sound of bubblegum pop, futuristic riffs and chaotic arrangements.[1] Pitchfork later described the album as a "gaseous and disorienting beat tape that sounded a little like a methed-out take on TNGHT’s permanently in-the-red hip-hop experiments."[2]

Keane also joined the collaborative project Thy Slaughter with PC Music founder A. G. Cook in 2014, releasing their debut single, "Bronze", as part of PC Music Volume 1. Cook and Keane did not release any further music under the Thy Slaughter name for the following nine years.[3]

2015–2024: Songwriting and production credits, EPs and Thy Slaughter return

Cook and Keane eventually started the collaboration easyFX as part of a Columbia Records deal with PC Music. Under this name, the two worked together to write and produce songs for Columbia to assign to its emerging artists. This project was later dropped when management at Columbia changed and PC Music lost its supporters within the label.[1]

Hannah Diamond released her single "Invisible" in October 2019, co-produced by Keane and Cook.[4] In 2022, Keane produced Bree Runway's single "That Girl".[5]

Keane has songwriting and production credits on Charli XCX's mixtapes Number 1 Angel and Pop 2 and her albums Charli and Brat.[6][7]

In August 2023, Keane released two EPs named Acoustic and Electric.[8] Pitchfork gave Electric a score of 7.1/10, calling its songs "works of unadulterated nostalgia" and "a surprisingly emotional experience" with "deep, shuddering bass notes and unashamedly romantic melodies",[2] and included the EP in a list of the best pop music of 2023.[9]

In June 2023, Charli XCX released the Keane-produced single "Speed Drive" as part of Barbie the Album, the soundtrack of the 2023 film Barbie.[10] Keane also reunited with Cook in a return for Thy Slaughter that year, releasing the album Soft Rock on 1 December 2023.[3][8] This followed the singles "Sentence" and "If I Knew",[11] as well as the release of singles "Lost Everything" and "Reign" on 16 November that year which were used to announce the album. "Lost Everything" was co-written by the late Sophie and Ellie Rowsell.[3] This was one of the final releases from the PC Music label before it pivoted solely to archival releases.[11]

2024–present: EasyGroup lawsuit and The Finn Keane Album

File:File:EasyFun logo (close crop).png
Keane's logo prior to the EasyGroup lawsuit
EasyJet's logo

In October 2023, EasyJet's parent company EasyGroup sued the music label PC Music and its founder, Cook, for attempting to "mimic easyGroup’s famous branding to create instant brand recognition for his ‘DJing business." The lawsuit initially resulted in only the cover for Keane's album Deep Trouble being changed; it had originally depicted people leaving an aircraft which bore the text "easyFun" after a water landing, but was changed to a computer-generated image of water with Easyfun's logo at its base.[12] However, in October 2024 Keane announced The Finn Keane Album, released a remix of his song Laplander and stated that he would fully leave the Easyfun moniker behind.[13] He removed all mentions of "Easyfun" from his album and single artwork in this process.[citation needed] On the same day as this announcement, Willow Kayne released her Keane-produced single "I’ve Got This All Under Control", featuring "synthesizers, fast-paced percussion, and a prominent bassline" according to Dork.[14]

Discography

EPs

Year Title Release date Label
2013 Easyfun 25 June 2013 PC Music
2015 Deep Trouble 26 February 2015
2023 Electric 11 August 2023
Acoustic 13 October 2023

Singles

Year Title Release date Label
2016 "Monopoly" (featuring Noonie Bao) 15 November 2016 PC Music
2017 "Blink" 28 July 2017
2018 "Be Your USA" (featuring Iiris) 25 May 2018
2022 "Audio" 21 April 2022
2023 "Audio (All I Ever Got)" 28 September 2023
"Sentence" / "If I Knew" (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter) 26 October 2023
"Lost Everything" / "Reign" (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter) 16 November 2023
2024 "Laplander" (Finn Keane remix) 17 October 2024

Songwriting and production credits

Year Title Artist(s) Album Credits Writer(s) Producer(s)
2016 "Got My Chad" GFOTY VIPOTY Co-writer/co-producer GFOTY, A. G. Cook, Finn Keane Cook, Keane
"Fade Away" Hannah Diamond Reflections Hannah Amond, Cook, Keane
"Make Believe"
2017 "3AM (Pull Up)"

(feat. MØ)

Charli XCX Number 1 Angel Charlotte Aitchison, Cook, Keane, Karen Marie Ørsted
"Emotional" Co-producer Aitchison, Patrik Berger
"Stranger" Iiris Non-album single Co-writer Iiris, Keane, Max Doohan ProVerb
"Midnight Vibes" RahRah Q Keane, RahRahQ, Brandon Skeie, Miya Folick, Lil Data David Gamson
"Backseat"
(feat. Carly Rae Jepsen) 		Charli XCX Pop 2 Co-writer/co-producer Aitchison, Cook, Keane, Carly Rae Jepsen Keane, Cook
"Femmebot"
(feat. Dorian Electra & Mykki Blanco) 		A. G. Cook, David Gamson, Keane, Francisca Hall, Michael Quattelbaum Jr. Cook, David Gamson, Keane
"Porsche"
(feat. MØ) 		Co-producer Charlotte Aitchison, Cook, Henry Allen, Cassia O'Reilly, Karen Marie Ørsted Cook, Keane, King Henry
2018 "Be My Anime" Rat Boy Civil Disorder Rat Boy, L Devine Keane, Rat Boy
"You Say" Sarah Close And Now, We're Shining Co-writer/producer Sarah Close, Christy "Zee" Zakarias, Jerker Hansson, Keane Keane
"Apps"
(feat. Robokid) 		Sakima Non-album single Producer SAKIMA, Robokid
"Let You Love Me" Rita Ora Phoenix Co-writer/co-producer Rita Ora, Fred Gibson, Keane, Linus Wiklund, Noonie Bao, Ilsey Juber Fred Again, Keane
2019 "Sick Thoughts" Lou Bliss Non-album single Co-writer/producer Melissa Faith Storwick, James Yami Bell, Keane, Lou Bliss Keane
"Blame It On Your Love"
(feat. Lizzo) 		Charli XCX Charli Co-writer/additional production Aitchison, Noonie Bao, Lizzo, Sasha Sloan, StarGate, Keane StarGate, Keane (add.), Cook (add.)
"Official" Co-writer/co- producer Aitchison, Cook, Noonie Bao, Berger, Keane Cook, Keane, Berger
"Not Ready for Love" TCTS Non-album single Co-writer Keane, Gracey, Samuel O'Neill TCTS
"LA & The Parties" Lost Kings Lost Angeles EP Luh Kel, Keane, Nick Shanholtz, Paul Jacobs, Robert Abisi Lost Kings
"Invisible" Hannah Diamond Reflections Co-writer/co- producer Amond, Cook, Keane, Thomas Carrell, Christopher Mason Cook, Keane
2020 "Airhead" A. G. Cook Apple Co-writer Cook, Hayden Dunham, Keane Cook
"Girl On My Throne"
(feat. Casey MQ) 		Oklou Galore Marylou Mayniel, Casey Manierka, Cook, Keane Casey MQ, Florian Le Prise, Oklou (co.), Cook (add.)
"Little Nokia" Bree Runway 2000and4Eva Co-writer/producer Brenda Mensah, Chloe Tighe, Keane Keane
2021 "Want" MNDR Hell To Be You Baby Co-writer Amanda Warner, Keane, Peter Wade Keusch MNDR, Peter Wade, Babydaddy
"Gone" Amanda Warner, Keane, Peter Wade Keusch, Scott Hoffman, Thomas George Stafford
"You For Me"
(feat. Rita Ora) 		Sigala Non-album single Cook, Aitchison, Keane, Joakim Jarl, Madison Love, Rita Sahatçiu Ora, Bruce Fielder Sigala, Jarly, Neave Applebaum
"Sad Song" Gracey Fragile EP Producer Finlay Dow Smith, Grace Barker, Jonny Write Keane, Starsmith
2022 "Into My Arms" Hyd Non-album single Nick Cave Keane
"Somebody Like You" Bree Runway Co-writer/co-producer Brenda Mensah, Finn Keane, Klahr, Levi Gordon, Liohn Keane, Liohn, Klahr, Levi Gordon
"Co1n" LVL1 Play Co-writer/producer Emilio Martín, Finn Keane, Guillermo Rodriguez Moracho, Luthien Barrea Barroso Keane
"Lonely Heart"
(feat. Gracey) 		Europa Non-album single Additional production Timucin Lam, Martin Solveig, Josh Grimmet, Ethan Shore, Grace Barker Jax Jones, Martin Solveig, Goodboys (add.), Neave Applebaum (add.), Keane (add.), Mark Ralph (add.)
"So Clear" Hyd Clearing Co-writer/co-producer Hyd, Keane, Sophie Keane, Sophie, Cook (add.)
"Breaking Ground" Co-writer/producer Hyd, Keane Keane, Cook (add.)
"Chlorophyll" Co-writer/co-producer Thy Slaughter
"Archive Mami" Bree Runway WOAH, WHAT A BLUR! Co-writer/producer Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker Keane
"Breee!" Co-writer/co-producer Bree Runway, Keane, Klahr, Richard Zastenker, Atia "Ink" Boggs Liohn, Klahr, Keane
"FWMM" Bree Runway, Keane, Klahr, Liohn, Trey Campbell
"That Girl" Co-writer/producer Bree Runway, Keane, Richard Zastenker Keane
2023 "Speed Drive" Charli XCX Barbie the Album Co-writer/producer Charli XCX, David James Parker, Keane, Ewart Everton Brown, Fabian Peter Torsson, Frans Joakim Ahlund, Klas Frans Åhlund, Michael Chapman, Nicholas Chinn, Patrik Knut Arve, Sylvia Robinson, Troy Rami
"Automatic" Birdy Portraits Additional production Birdy, Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy Gabe Simon, Mark Crew, Dan Priddy, Keane (add.)
"Impossible" Hannah Diamond Perfect Picture Co-writer Hannah Amond, David Gamson, Alexander Guy Cook, Keane, Nate Campany David Gamson
"Think Of Us"
(with GRACEY) 		The Chainsmokers Summertime Friends Co-writer/co-producer Alex Pall, Andrew Taggart, Keane, Grace Barker The Chainsmokers, Finn Keane
2024 "Dizzy" Olly Alexander Polari Additional production Olly Alexander, Danny L Harle Danny L Harle, Keane (add.)
"Ride or Die" Baby Queen TBA Co-producer Baby Queen, King Ed King Ed, Keane
"360" Charli XCX Brat Co-writer/additional production Cook, Blake Slatkin, Aitchison, Keane, Henry Walter, Omer Fedi Cook, Cirkut, Keane (add.)
"Sympathy Is a Knife" Co-writer/co-producer Aitchison, Keane, Jonathan Christopher Shave Charli XCX, Keane
"Von Dutch" Co-writer/producer Aitchison, Keane Keane
"So I" Co-writer Aitchison, Keane, Shave Cook, Jon Shave
"I Think About It All the Time" Co-writer/co-producer Cook, Aitchison, Keane, Shave Cook, Keane
"Spring Breakers" Cook, Keane, Shave
"Just Like That" Bree Runway TBA Brenda Mensah, Keane, Richard Zastenker Keane, Johannes Klahr, Richard Zastenker

Remixes

Year Title Artist(s)
2015 "I.D.L" Life Sim (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter)
2017 "Taker" K.I.D
2017 "No Sleeep" Janet Jackson
2018 "Wildfire" Slow Magic
2019 "Comme si" Christine and the Queens
"1999" Charli XCX, Troye Sivan
2021 "Beautiful Superstar" A. G. Cook
"4Runner" Rostam
2022 "Demonic" Namasenda, La Zowi (with A. G. Cook, as Thy Slaughter)

References

  1. ^ a b Bulut, Selim (2019-12-20). "The history of PC Music, the most exhilarating record label of the 2010s". Dazed. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  2. ^ a b D’Souza, Shaad. "easyFun: ELECTRIC EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  3. ^ a b c Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (2023-11-16). "PC Music's A. G. Cook and Easyfun Detail Debut Thy Slaughter Album, Share New Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
  4. ^ "Hannah Diamond shares new track 'Invisible'". DIY. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. ^ Haile, Heven. "Bree Runway: "That Girl"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  6. ^ "Charli XCX - Charli". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  7. ^ "Charli XCX - Number 1 Angel / Pop 2". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  8. ^ a b Martin, Felicity (2023-12-11). "A trip inside PC Music's visual universe with designer Timothy Luke". Dazed. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  9. ^ "The Best Pop Music of 2023". Pitchfork. 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  10. ^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (2023-06-29). "Listen to Charli XCX's New Barbie Movie Song". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  11. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (2023-10-26). "Thy Slaughter, A. G. Cook and Easyfun's New Project, Share New Songs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  12. ^ "EasyJet founder is suing Easyfun accusing the artist of "mimicking" their brand". Mixmag. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  13. ^ Kelly, Tyler Damara (2024-10-17). "EASYFUN announces his new moniker alongside forthcoming album, The Finn Keane Album". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
  14. ^ Taylor, Sam (2024-10-17). "Willow Kayne has unveiled her latest single 'I've Got This All Under Control', produced by Easyfun". Dork. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
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