Christian singer and artistic pioneer Kevin Max recently announced his next solo album, Starry Eyes.

Max has been sending subtle hints about it over the last few months including his interview with BREATHEcast. 

"'Starry Eyes' is a project I have been working on under the radar after my release of 'Broken Temples'.... As many of you know I am a pretty restless soul when it comes to the Arts," Max wrote. "The decade of 2000-2010 saw me releasing several solo albums and EP's as diverse as anybody could have predicted. In those years I crafted songs quite a distance away from the band I had been in the decade before (dctalk- 1989-2000)."

Max said throughout this time it became quite evident that he loved experimenting with different sounds and genres.

"From the first release 'Stereotype Be' I was creating music that inspired me and took me to the places I felt I could not go within the structure of dctalk. 'Between The Fence and The Universe & The Imposter' continued in the vein of European inspired rock and roll, but 'Ravensongs 101' with Adrian Belew took a sharp left turn into spoken word poetry. Then a brief foray into gospel classics with 'The Blood' and back out into exploration into the fine art of electronica with Cotes D' Armor.' Not to mention the sidetrack EP 'Crashing Gates and Passing Keepers' which made a declaration of rock and roll amidst all of the genre changing and bending."

He attributed his joining of the revamped Audio Adrenaline in 2011 as getting back in touch with his CCM side, and also fulfilling a mission to help the orphans of Haiti. "but after a lot of thought and a firm conviction in what I do as an artist I am back into the realms of music as a solo entity... but this time the chapters of the novel get even more diverse and challenging."

Max said Starry Eyes is like his project The Blood, a covers dream album, but he will approach them in his signature artful way.  

"When it comes to reinventing another song, I take the process quite seriously, from the fundamental arrangements to the vision of where it should go, how it can move beyond the original and retain its former glory," he posted.

He said the first song that will be released is Eden Ahbez's "Nature Boy" which is a song about the "grand adventure of life, and what it was like to inherit wisdom."

"Defiling a timeless piece of art is possible. And that is why I delicately chose each song on this project, and the producers that will bring them to life," admitted Max. "I can confidently tell you that this release is going to continue the path that I have chosen musically of grand adventure. I have never been one to seek out what was trendy or radio driven. I have never been a fan of polished pop, or the over-usage of auto-tune and writing with a prescribed formula for hit making."

Max also addressed anyone who said making music for AA and Broken Temples was a step backwards. "You will see that it is just another chapter in this chaotic assembly of songs. I have never taken the easy path, but with this project, I contend that the difficult path can sometimes bring you to quite glorious places of reflection."

He concluded, "Thank you to all that I have stuck with me, I cannot let you know enough how much you all mean to me. The only thing I can give to you in return, is my music. KM"

Stay tuned to Kevin Max's Facebook page for more details.