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Kelela
- Kelela, 'new avatar' Album Review | Paste
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- Album Review | ‘new avatar’ by Kelela | Medium | July 18, 2026, 12:06 p.m.
- Kelela’s new transformation incorporates alt-rock into her spellbinding sound that offers a bewitching listen.
- Kelela - New Avatar (Warp) | God Is In The TV | July 16, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
- "By now I hope you seeThat the bullet set me freeAnd the more I pour the more you reapAnd I'm too spent to weep”
- Kelela Unveils Third Album 'New Avatar' | Rated R&B | July 16, 2026, 2:40 p.m.
- Alt-R&B singer Kelela's third album, "New Avatar," out via Warp Records, features collaborations with PinkPantheress, Fousheé and more.
- Kelela: new avatar | Pitchfork
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- Benji B - Kelela’s New Avatar - BBC Sounds | BBC
- Kelela tells us about her new album, New Avatar.
- BBC Radio 1 - Benji B, Kelela’s New Avatar | BBC
- Kelela tells us about her new album, New Avatar.
- Kelela transcends through an emotional minefield on New Avatar | newwavemagazine | July 14, 2026, 3:02 p.m.
- On new avatar, Kelela strips away the armour and releases her most heartfelt record to date. The genre-defying alt-R&B vocalist who's spent over a decade blurring the lines between electronic music, club culture, intimate songwriting, from her break into the music industry with mixtape Cut 4 Me to critically acclaimed albums Take Me Apart followed by Raven after a five year hiatus is back with New Avatar, her third studio album, reaching back into her Washington, D.C. indie rock roots to fuse sh
- Kelela on Bleep | Bleep
- Throughout her globally revered, boundary-pushing career, Kelela has established a lane of her own in R&B and electronic music. On her long-awaited third album, new avatar, the singer/songwriter (through the versatility of the guitar) challenges perceptions of these genres, while weaving together fragments of lived experiences to shape a world of connection and resilience during times of unrest.
The songs journey through Black femme rage, joy as resistance, Gotham City-esque dystopia, misogynoir, romantic tension, and more. It’s anchored by production that demands a broader rethink about alternative, rock and indie music.
Kelela’s defiant nature has propelled her so far already — from her hometown of Washington, D.C to world stages. In 2013, she released her debut mixtape, Cut 4 Me. She continued solidifying her revolutionary R&B sound with 2015’s Hallucinogen EP, with The New York Times naming its single, “Rewind,” one of the “25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going”. By 2017
- Kelela stars in music video for new single “the bridge” and releases new album “new avatar” — Rare Moments Media: Explore Music, Fashion, & Art Videos | Rare Moments Media - Watch music, art and fashion content
- Kelela shares new album “new avatar” and music video for new single “the bridge” featuring PinkPantheress
- Album Review: Kelela "New Avatar" | Showbiz by PS
- "New avatar" makes darkness feel strangely alluring.
- Album Review: Kelela – new avatar | Beats Per Minute
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