Posted April 8Apr 8 new avatar10 Jul 202601 idea 1 02 point blank 03 goin down 04 outta time (feat. A.K. Paul)05 against me 06 crystalize 07 retaliation lullaby 08 linknb 09 don't piss me off 10 new life forms (feat. Fousheé)11 the bridge (feat. PinkPantheress)12 if we meet againnew avatar is where everything Kelela has been building toward comes into focus. She started writing her first songs in the D.C. indie scene before the club music and electronic production that defined her early career took over. With new avatar, she closes the loop: R&B run through distorted guitar living alongside new intersections in dance music, culminating in a sound that pulls from everywhere she has ever lived musically.The queen is back and we are gazing at shoes. Gorgeous I fear this era might truly scalp me, especially if she is playing around with her prog roots
April 9Apr 9 Looove this. Would love a whole album in this vein. She’s so good at having such absorbing soundscapes across her albums. I’m so ready for this to be her shoegaze era Take Me Apart and Raven are two of my favourite albums of the last ten years, I’ve been listening to her a lot recently and was hoping we’d get something soon 🥹
April 9Apr 9 Author 1 minute ago, Cremey said:Looove this. Would love a whole album in this vein. She’s so good at having such absorbing soundscapes across her albums. I’m so ready for this to be her shoegaze era Take Me Apart and Raven are two of my favourite albums of the last ten years, I’ve been listening to her a lot recently and was hoping we’d get something soon 🥹I was waiting for you @Jade where you at hun x
April 9Apr 9 12 minutes ago, blacksquare said:@Jade where you at hun xLovingly gazing at shoes rn x The song and video are both a slam dunk 🤩
April 10Apr 10 Absolutely loving idea 1. A beauty and those builds in production throughout the song knock me for 6. A stunner and great way to start a new era!
May 6May 6 New album out 10th July!Love Kelela, agree about the absorbing soundscapes I saw her live in 2023 and it was really fun!
July 10Jul 10 This is beautiful ❤️ 'crystalize' really stood out upon first listen (I hadn't listened to any of the singles yet either), it's so lovely.
Tuesday at 19:504 days 'don't piss me off' is my favourite at the moment 💖I could've sworn I heard a Sugababes 'Stronger' sample in there, so Googled it, but apparently it's a Craig David sample instead?!I see others thought the same as me so I'm not going mad: https://www.reddit.com/r/thesugababes/comments/1uvmj94/stronger_sample/
Friday at 08:492 days Obsessed with this. The shoegaze sound is so perfect for her. I've seen a few people saying outta time is her worst song, which is just an incorrect opinion. I can't get enough of that, goin down and crystalize. So dreamyI can hear Stonger too @Jade! Her voice is quite similar in tone to Mutya's sometimes, so I thought it might've been a bit of a nod to that. Love that it's actually Craig David though 😅
Friday at 16:412 days I'm not crazy about 'outta time' so far but I don't know if I'd consider it her 'worst song' haha. For me it's not as interesting/striking as some of the others though.
20 hours ago20 hr This was the first CD I played out last night as a fully licensed driver. I can’t think of a better album more suited for a late night drive.Raven is still her masterpiece but this is nearly as good.
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