Single I Jim Keller – Black Dog
Four decades after he and his band, Tommy Tutone, topped the charts with “867-5309/Jenny,” Jim Keller continues his prolific, late-career renaissance with ‘End Of The World.’ Recorded with Adam Minkoff (Graham Nash, Doyle Bramhall II) and co-written with Byron Isaacs he Lumineers, Levon Helm), the record offers a wry, sardonic take on modern life, balancing sharp wit and earnest sincerity as it reckons with loss, mortality, resilience, and hope.
Its songs are lean end intoxicating, driven by tight, playful arrangements, and the performances are punchy and raw, infusing Keller’s distinctive mix of pub rock, new wave, and power pop with a defiant optimism that insists on finding joy and beauty, even as the walls come tumbling down.
After 25 years running Philip Glass’s publishing company, eventually managing his career outright in addition to working with luminaries like Tom Waits, Ravi Shanka and Rufus Wainwright, Keller returned to performing and recording in 2009. Endofthe World marks his seventh acclaimed solo record, and he’s been profiled everywhere from NPR to The New Yorker to Forbes.
Jim Keller – lead vocals, electric guitar, background vocals
Tony Mason – drums, percussion
Adam Minkoff – bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, wurlitzer, piano, farfisa, hammond organ, vibraphone
Website: https://www.jimkellermusic.com/
