Louisiana-born multi-instrumentalist Kelly Keeling will release his new solo album entitled Mind Radio on July 3rd in Europe and July 10th in North America. 

He began his musical career with Baton Rouge with whom he released three albums. Later he joined Blue Murder’s second album, Nothin But Trouble, wrote and recorded two albums with John Norum (Europe) following  extensive tours of Norway and Sweden. Keeling joined Heaven & Earth for Windows To The World, then three albums and world tour with Michael Schenker’s MSG, four albums with Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus, featuring legendary guitarists Brian May, Yngwie Malmsteen, Neal Schon, Slash, Zak Wilde, Steve Morse, Paul Gilbert, and Vivian Campbell. After three years as lead vocalist touring and recording with Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Keeling returned to independent projects including the recent album, Red Zone Rider, featuring UFO guitarist Vinnie Moore and Scot Coogan.

Amid all these collaborations, Kelly debuted as a solo artist with the album Giving Sight To The Eye which was released in March 2005, featuring Roger Daltrey, Denny Laine, Kerry Livgren, Carmine Appice & Tony Franklin.  Now in 2015, Kelly Keeling is back with another solo album entitled, "Mind Radio," which is produced by the very-much-in-demand Alessandro Del Vecchio (Revolution Saints, Bonfire, Graham Bonnet, Hardline etc.).   

"This album is a culmination of the last 5 years on a journey to revive my old band amidst considerations of not playing music anymore for a while due to a much needed break,” says Kelly. "But during the process I found direction, actually traveling and ending up all over the world on tour with Baton Rouge, and as a solo artist at various festivals and venues. This album Mind Radio is very honest, walking the listener through what I endured on this journey. I love my band. Alessandro Del Vecchio! What a genius that guy is. I've produced and been a part of many albums but this guy is so brilliant! What a great musician singer, writer, Producer and Brother to me. I’m so very happy to have him onboard as he surely simplified a focused direction, taking a load of effort off of me through a masterpiece of work which seems to have taken lifetimes to get here."

With songwriting contributions from Robert Sall (Ride Out The Storm, Frozen In Time), Von Groove's Michael Shotton, guitarist Mario Percudani and Del Vecchio himself. Also included on the album are three songs written by Keeling together with his Baton Rouge cohorts Jack Ponti and Lance Bulen. 

Mind Radio"tracklisting includes:

“This Love Our Paradise”
“Isolated Man”
“Sunshine Over Me”
“Still Need You In My Arms”
“Written In Fire”
“Take Me To The Limit”
“Love Will Tear Us Apart”
“No Man's Land”
“Frozen In Time”
“Monkey House”
“Ride Out The Storm”

“Who Do You Run To” 

Album trailer :

 

(Top photo by Brennan Pope - Leaux-Down Photography)