10 July 2026
Promo pic
Artist: KELELA
Who: Widely lauded R&B songstress
from Washington D.C.
Album: NEW AVATAR
Her 3rd. Out now.
Stereogum says: “The album thrives on elegant abrasion. The guitars are some of the record’s most exciting textures, rubbing against Kelela’s voice instead of simply supporting it. Sometimes it’s scratchy, fuzzy like steel wool, at others, it’s like wind picking up dust from a construction site.”
One fourth trip-hoppy, one fourth dancy, one fourth vibey and one fourth dreamy.