Exclusive Premiere: Downbeat Keys Return With Pop-Soul Gem ‘Overboard’

August 26, 2015

Crave is proud to premiere a new track from Brooklyn urban-pop outfit DownBeat Keys – “Overboard” sports a soulfully energetic flare, and marks just the second release for the group since their widely embraced 2013 debut memory.chrome.

A dynamic 5-piece, DBK formed at Hamilton College in 2008 and have gone on to share bills with Future, Bleachers, Best Coast, Matt and Kim, Soulive, Talib Kweli, Passion Pit, Bon Jovi, and several other marquee acts.

“We’ve been working on our game for a minute now, and are so ready to get some sh!t out there. There’s a lot of soul in this track (sonically and spiritually) that we think people will react to. And most importantly, it’s funky as hell,” says the DBK crew. Check out “Overboard” below, exclusively on Crave:

Keep up with the crew at the following links:

Official site / Facebook / Twitter / Soundcloud

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