When a young
Keith Galloway Jr. couldn't sit still in church, his mother suggested he take up a seat next to the pianist. That sage advice eventually led the Ft. Worth native to
UT-Austin's jazz program, where the keyboard maven finishes his sophomore year. His own solo musical outlet,
KindKeith, a dreamy alternative R&B guise, debuted full-length bow
Take What You Need last Friday in collaboration with longtime friend and co-producer
Ian Salazar, who Galloway calls "Skinny."
"With gospel music, you're taught jazz theory from the jump," says 20-year-old Galloway. "It felt like a job as a little kid. You have to wake up early, put on a nice suit, and then sit at the organ. So when I met Skinny, it was perfect. I was 15 and wanted to start playing in a band."