Senseless Things and Wildhearts singer/guitarist Mark Keds has died at the age of 50.
Words: Phil Alexander
Everybody knew Mark Keds. At least that’s how it felt in early 1991, when the guitar-toting frontman and his mates in the Senseless Things signed a major deal with Epic Records.
By that point the well-loved Twickenham four-piece had become perennial fixtures on the London club scene, having zig-zagged their way up and down the country while releasing a slew of impressive singles and their debut album, Postcard C.V.
Released in ’89, the album showcased Mark’s unvarnished talent as a songwriter. His ability to write infectious pop-punk nuggets full of teenage angst was exemplified by the likes of Come Together, Sneaking Kisses, Drunk And Soppy and Too Much Kissing – tunes that echoed the likes of The Who and Buzzcocks.
The death has been announced of Mark Keds, the singer-guitarist with acclaimed British pop punk band Senseless Things. He was 50. A cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
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Senseless Things singer Mark Keds has died at the age of 50. Mark s bandmate Ben Harding announced the tragic news, as he took to Facebook to pay tribute to the star.
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He wrote: Dear Friends, It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have to tell you that, sadly, Mark - our singer, friend and main songwriter - is no longer with us.
Senseless Things singer Mark Keds dead at 50 as band pay tribute to the remarkably prolific songwriter
The late singer s bandmate, Ben Harding, confirmed the news in a statement shared to Senseless Things Facebook page on Monday night
Paying tribute to the remarkably prolific songwriter , Harding revealed that Keds had passed away at his home in the early hours of the morning
His cause of death is unconfirmed
Harding signed off the message with fellow bandmates Morgan Nicholls and Cass Browne
It read: We love you, Mark. It seems cliched to say gone too soon , but damn, it’s true. He was only 50. It s no f king age to die.