NYC Songwriter’s Songwriter Jim Keller Announces New Album
End Of The World, Out October 24
Lead Single “Got No Time For That” Out Now — A Raw, Razor-Sharp Rocker Tackling Modern Chaos with Wry Humour
Co-Written with Byron Isaacs (Lumineers, Levon Helm), and Recorded by Adam Minkoff (Graham Nash, Doyle Bramhall II)
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Photo credit: Jimmy Fontaine
August 8, 2025 — “The end may be near, but Jim Keller’s not too worried.”
That’s the opening message — and underlying sentiment — of End Of The World, the new solo album from Jim Keller, out October 24 via Continental Song City Records. Co-written with Byron Isaacs (The Lumineers, Levon Helm) and produced by multi-instrumentalist Adam Minkoff (Graham Nash, Doyle Bramhall II), End Of The World is a collection of lean, sardonic, and deeply human songs that reflect on what it means to stay hopeful when the world seems to be coming apart at the seams.
Out now, the lead single “Got No Time For That” sets the tone — a blistering, soul-fired anthem that channels frustration, absurdity, and dark humour into one of Keller’s most infectious tracks to date. The track is about “fighting a losing battle against technology and our political and cultural chaos,” says Keller. “Trying to find a path forward that dances between the landmines. Is that a light up ahead, or the edge of the cliff?”
Listen to “Got No Time For That” HERE
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The song features a standout ensemble of collaborators: Keller on vocals and guitars, Lee Falco on drums, Bob Glaub on bass, Adam Minkoff, organ, guitars, piano, and background vocals, and Scott Metzger on electric guitar. It’s a prime example of the punchy and raw energy Keller brings to End Of The World — a record rooted in the pub rock, new wave, and power pop he came up on, now imbued with decades of perspective.
End Of The World also includes the soulful opener “Love One Another,” the sweltering “Black Dog,” the blistering “Lucky,” and the aching “I Wanna Go Home,” all of which showcase Keller’s ability to pack emotional weight into tightly crafted songs. Whether channeling the perspective of a PTSD-stricken soldier (“Sally Come Home”) or a drifting loner (“Here I Am”), Keller brings depth to every character he writes about.
The record is the latest chapter in a prolific run that confirms the former Tommy Tutone co-founder is in the throes of a creative renaissance, and it features some of the strongest, leanest writing of his career. A master of melody and economy, Keller co-wrote the 1981 chart-topping hit “867-5309/Jenny” before stepping away from the spotlight to manage composer Philip Glass and run his own company, St. Rose Music, representing the likes of Tom Waits and Ravi Shankar. At 50, he returned to his first love — songwriting — and has since released a string of critically acclaimed albums (End of the World is his seventh since 2010). He’s also built a vibrant musical community through his long-running NYC jam sessions.
Keller has also announced a handful of U.S. shows in 2025 and 2026, including stops in Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Please see below for all announced dates (with additional dates TBA), and visit https://www.jimkellermusic.com/ for more information.
U.S. Tour Dates
November 15 – The 5 Spot – Nashville, TN
November 20 – C-Boy’s – Austin, TX
December 9 – Littlefield – Brooklyn, NY
December 12 – Colony Woodstock – Woodstock, NY
January 10th – Sweetwater Music Hall – Mill Valley, CA
January 18th – McCabe’s Guitar Shop – Los Angeles, CA
End Of The World Tracklist
Love One Another
Got No Time For That
End Of The World
Sally Came Home
I Want To Go Back Home
Black Dog
Here I Am
Pretending
Sweetness
Coffee In My Cup
Lucky
Getting Over You
About Jim Keller
Born and raised on the East Coast, Jim Keller found fame after moving to San Francisco, where he launched Tommy Tutone in the late 1970s. Despite their meteoric rise, the band was short-lived, and Keller soon found himself in the proverbial wilderness, struggling to make ends meet until he talked his way into a job with famed composer Philip Glass. For the next 25 years, Keller would go on to run Glass’s publishing company, eventually managing his career outright in addition to working with luminaries like Tom Waits, Ravi Shankar, and Rufus Wainwright.
In 2010, Keller returned to performing and recording with Sunshine In My Pocket, the first in a series of critically acclaimed solo records that would garner profiles everywhere from NPR to The New Yorker.