Raven is out now.
Following a lengthy period away from the public spotlight, revered American singer-songwriter Kelela has returned with the release of a new album. Raven marks the musician’s sophomore album, arriving six years after her breakout debut Take Me Out and a string of recent preceding singles.
In celebration of the album’s arrival this weekend Kelela appeared as the latest musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, offering a hypnotic rendition of the project’s ‘Enough For Love’.
Kelela explains of Raven,
“I started this process from the feeling of isolation and alienation I’ve always had as a black femme in dance music, despite its black origins. Raven is my first breath taken in the dark, an affirmation of black femme perspective in the midst of systemic erasure and the sound of our vulnerability turned to power.”
Watch Kelela’s performance of ‘Enough For Love’ and stream Raven below.
Raven is out now via Warp. Purchase the album on black and clear vinyl variants here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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