Miles Kane

Miles Peter Kane (born 17 March 1986) is an English singer and musician, best known as a solo artist and the co-frontman of the Last Shadow Puppets.

At age 18, Kane joined The Little Flames as guitarist in December 2004.

The band signed to Deltasonic and were compared to label mates the Coral and high-profile bands such as the Arctic Monkeys.

They also went on to tour with bands like the Coral, the Zutons, the Dead 60s and the Arctic Monkeys.

The band split in 2007 prior to releasing their debut album, which was eventually released in 2016.

Kane, on vocals and lead guitar, was joined by Greg Mighall on drums and Joe Edwards on bass guitar and occasional backing vocals.

Kane took on the main songwriting duties for the band.

The band, who have known each other from childhood, continued where the Little Flames left off; they signed with Deltasonic Records again, only with fewer members this time.

The Rascals released their debut EP in December 2007, just seven months after they got together.

Entitled Out of Dreams it featured 4 tracks but did not achieve chart success.

Despite this, they were noted as a band to watch, championed in particular by NME, following a well-received support slot on the Arctic Monkeys' 2007 tour.

Their first album 'Rascalize' was released on 23 June 2008.

The Rascals have a small role in the film Awaydays playing an Echo & the Bunnymen cover.

Whilst touring with the Arctic Monkeys, Kane and front man Alex Turner began to experiment together backstage, which resulted in the composition of new tracks.

Realizing there was a future in their songwriting partnership, they formed the Last Shadow Puppets.

The duo decided to travel to the West Coast of France with producer James Ford where they recorded their debut album The Age of the Understatement in just two weeks.

Their album went straight to number 1 in the UK Album Charts with the single of the same name reaching number 1 in the Indie Single Charts, and subsequent singles also reaching high spots.

They first played together live in the UK, doing a secret set at Glastonbury with a special guest appearance from Jack White, to whom Kane lent his iPod so White could learn the solo.

The band's album won the Mojo Breakthrough Award.

He was also the former frontman of the Rascals, before the band announced their break-up in August 2009.

In early 2009, after his last tour with the Rascals, Miles Kane left the band to focus on a solo career.

He signed with Columbia Records and began recording his solo album with Dan Carey and Dan the Automator, who had previously worked with Gorillaz and Kasabian.

He has focused on a solo career since 2011 and remains a member of the Last Shadow Puppets alongside Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner.

His debut solo album, Colour of the Trap, was released on 9 May 2011 and the follow-up, Don't Forget Who You Are was released on 3 June 2013.

In December 2015 it was confirmed on the band's official Facebook and YouTube accounts, that the second album was due in spring 2016.

After mooted rumours of a new album with Alex Turner in Kane's other band The Last Shadow Puppets.

On 19 October 2015 Owen Pallett, who contributed the string arrangements on The Age of the Understatement, confirmed work on a second The Last Shadow Puppets album.

In November 2015, producer James Ford confirmed that work on the second album had been completed.

On 10 January 2016, the band released their first single since 2008.

The song, "Bad Habits", was accompanied with a music video filmed in the same style as the first two teaser trailers.

On 21 January 2016, the band announced that their second album would be entitled Everything You've Come to Expect, and would feature the return of all three previous band members, as well as the addition of bass player Zach Dawes.

The title track, "Everything You've Come to Expect", was released as a single on 10 March 2016.

It was followed by the release of "Aviation" on 16 March 2016 and the release of "Miracle Aligner" on 28 March 2016.

The album was released on 1 April 2016.

His third solo album, Coup De Grace, was released on 10 August 2018 via Virgin EMI.

His fourth studio album, Change The Show, was released on 21 January 2022 via BMG Rights Management.

His latest solo album, One Man Band, was released on 4 August 2023 through Modern Sky.

Miles Peter Kane was born in Birkenhead, Wirral and was raised in nearby Meols.

He played the saxophone as a child.

His cousins, James and Ian Skelly, two founding members of The Coral, had a great influence on his music taste while he was growing up.