Brian Kelley has found his lane, and “93 In The Keys” proves he’s not leaving it anytime soon. The diamond-selling beach cowboy delivers another sun-drenched slice of Florida escapism, written by Summer Overstreet, Rian Ball, and Aaron Raitiere, and produced by frequent collaborator Katlin Owen. Warm rhythms, shimmering guitar tones, breezy melodies, and honeyed background vocals from Mandi Sagal make the track an instant mood shift regardless of where you’re listening from.
Kelley was hooked from the first listen. “The first time I heard ’93 In The Keys,’ it felt like somebody reached into my head and pulled out a memory,” he says. “I’ve always believed in great songwriting and the people who do it for a living, and this song connected with me right away.” The lyric earns that connection, opening on a spontaneous road escape to the Florida Keys with the radio on and a hand surfing the wind out the window, turning romantic at the chorus with tequila, lime, and the feeling of being nineteen again.
The music video is a genuine highlight. Kelley daydreams through a series of increasingly ridiculous winter scenes, sunbathing on the porch in a coat while using a foil-lined Hank Williams Jr. record as a tanning reflector, fishing in a kiddie pool, cooking his catch on a grill outside his Airstream, all intercut with home-movie-style footage that gives the whole thing a warm, lived-in charm. It’s the kind of video that makes you smile from the first frame and doesn’t let up.
“93 In The Keys” follows the recent video for “Bought A Boat,” a heartbreak-conquering anthem about making a spur-of-the-moment purchase and hitting the water in triumph. Together the two singles build a catalog that does exactly what great beach music is supposed to do: make escape feel possible, immediate, and deeply appealing. Kelley’s Surf Post Sessions, the massively popular intimate concert series hosted in the backyard of his Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, Florida, has sold out over 60 headlining shows since 2022 and continues to be one of country music’s most beloved live experiences.