Kelela – new avatar

Description

Pre-order. Release date 10th July 2026

“My origin story as a songwriter and artist set the context for the catharsis I experienced while making new avatar. I wrote my very first songs in a punk house. The indie scene I was part of provided me with an outlet for genre-defying experiments that illuminated intersections I was hearing in my head. We didn’t spend tons of time on songs cuz the kids in that scene didn’t care about nailing it. It was (lowkey) about messing up, giving 0 fxcks and dismantling the need to be perfect in the first place. It took the pressure off and allowed my first vision of myself to blossom. I used a similar approach with this body of work – moving through with a lot of intention while capturing the freedom and spontaneity that inspired my inception as an artist.

What you’re getting with this album is another facet of my world expressed with a new level of conviction, sometimes in the form of love+devotion and other times in the form of rage.” – Kelel

TRACKLISTING

01. 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 again

B4. new life forms (feat. Fousheé)