Buzz for Kelela’s Upcoming Album RAVEN
“Working with some of the most innovative producers around, Kelela often places her voice within eerie electronic backdrops, creating unexpected intimacy in virtual realms.”
–The New York Times: 10 Things Our Critics Are Looking Forward to in 2023
“The R&B star became one of the most interesting artists to watch in 2017 with the release of her celestial masterpiece Take Me Apart, which helped her gain a loyal following.”
–TIME: The 16 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023
“Across her catalog, ’s straddled the balance between danceable electronic sounds and more mellow R&B, but in the wake of the 2020 racial reckoning, ’s centering RAVEN around the people who’ve always held her down: Queer Black people”
–LA Times: The 23 concerts and albums we’re most excited for in 2023
“Kelela has described RAVEN as a “15 track deep-dive into facets of dance music that have always excited me” and her “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.”
–UPROXX: The Most Anticipated R&B Albums Of 2023
Kelela today released “Enough for Love,” the fifth and final single off her upcoming album RAVEN which drops this coming Friday, February 10th via Warp. Stream the new track HERE.
The penultimate track on the record, “Enough for Love” finds Kelela asking the ultimate question: “Are you tough enough for love?” She knows the hypermasculine, toxic inclination to reject tenderness is a force. She also knows the freedom, and compassion, that can come from whittling it away.
“Enough for Love” joins previously released singles “Wad Away,” “Happy Ending,” “On the Run,” and “Contact” in the lead up to RAVEN’s arrival this Friday. Late last year, Kelela also announced her now sold out RAVE:N tour, which kicks off March 16th in Atlanta, GA in support of the highly anticipated sophomore album. Brand new tour dates have just been added for Paris, France (April 8th) and Berlin, Germany (April 11th). Tour dates below:
Kelela’s RAVE:N Tour 2023
Mar 16 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
Mar 17 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
Mar 18 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall
Mar 23 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Mar 24 – Toronto, ON – The Opera House
Apr 01 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
April 07 – London, UK – Outernet
April 08 – Paris, FR – Le Trianon
April 11 – Berlin, DE – Huxleys
