- Kelly No Brakes is the new pop-rock project of Swedish Grammy-nominated artist Klara Keller and Paris-based collaborator David Bekic, blending piano, drums, organ, and orchestral elements with Keller's personal, heartfelt vocals.
- The duo have signed with global independent booking agency ROAM for live touring representation across Europe and the UK, with agent Roan Evans leading the booking.
- Kelly No Brakes launched with debut single "I Wish To Be Loved By You" and are set to release new music and their debut self-titled EP in 2026, alongside inaugural UK and EU live dates.
- ROAM, formed in September 2025 from the merger of ATC Live and Arrival Artists, has been actively building out its emerging alternative roster, signing Star Moles and Big Long Sun for the same EU territory.
Kelly No Brakes, the new pop-rock outfit formed by Swedish Grammy-nominated artist Klara Keller and Paris-based collaborator David Bekic, has signed with global independent booking agency ROAM for live touring representation across Europe and the UK. Agent Roan Evans will handle the territory.
Keller, who earned a Swedish Grammy nomination and won the Manifestgalan prize for her critically acclaimed 2020 debut solo EP Hjärtansfröjd, brings serious pedigree to the project.
Kelly No Brakes marks a bold new creative chapter, pairing her characteristically personal, heartfelt vocals with piano, drums, organ, and orchestral textures built in collaboration with Bekic from their Paris base.
The band launched with debut single “I Wish To Be Loved By You” and have quickly established themselves as one of the more compelling new indie acts of 2026. This year sees them playing debut shows across the UK and EU while releasing new music ahead of their self-titled debut EP Kelly No Brakes.
The signing continues a clear pattern of intent from ROAM. The agency brought on Star Moles and Big Long Sun for the same EU/UK territory, cementing a strategic lane around credible emerging alternative acts with international potential.
Takeaways
This signing is a smart, well-timed move. Klara Keller already has the critical credibility, Swedish Grammy recognition and Manifestgalan hardware don’t just disappear.
But Kelly No Brakes is a reinvention, and the choice to launch it under ROAM’s infrastructure signals that Keller and Bekic aren’t treating this as a side project. They’re building for real stages.
With Roan Evans at the wheel, an agent visibly constructing a lane of sharp, emerging EU-focused acts, and a debut EP loading, the timing is deliberate.
The Paris connection between Keller’s base and Bekic’s roots also matters: ROAM’s Paris office makes this feel less like a signing and more like an organic extension of where the band already lives.
Does Klara Keller’s existing solo fanbase in Scandinavia give Kelly No Brakes a head start, or does the rebrand require starting from scratch? The pop-rock-meets-orchestral sound Kelly No Brakes is building, which EU festival circuit does it fit best, and which markets should they prioritise first?
