He was invited to join the band in 1997 , when the name `` The Lotus Eaters '' was changed to `` Cherry Keane '' . Chaplin was invited to join the band by Rice-Oxley , after he finally convinced the other two , in 1997 , when the name ` The Lotus Eaters ' was changed to ` Cherry Keane ' , after a friend of Chaplin 's mother .