Kelela

Exclaim!'s Top 10 Soul and R&B Albums

Best of 2017

PUBLISHED Nov 30, 2017

This week, Exclaim! is rolling out our annual, genre-specific album lists for the Best of 2017. Yesterday (November 29), we wrapped up our...

Solange Enlists Dev Hynes, Kelela, Caroline Polachek and Kindness for Calvin Klein Campaign

PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2017

Solange has teamed with a series of other artists for a new Calvin Klein campaign.   Dubbed "Our Family," the latest marketing campaign for...

Kelela

"Blue Light" (video)

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2017

Kelela delivered her emotionally intense debut album Take Me Apart last month, and now she's given album cut "Blue Light" the video treatme...

Kelela

'Take Me Apart' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Oct 6, 2017

The wait for Kelela's debut studio album Take Me Apart is finally over. The DC-born singer's first full-length album is out via Warp, and y...

Kelela

Take Me Apart

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2017

Fans of forward-thinking, fearlessly feminist alt-R&B have been enjoying a moment as of late. Beyoncé's Lemonade; Her sister Solange's equa...

Kelela on Black Womanhood, Collaborating with Solange and Bringing 'Take Me Apart' to Life

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2017

Although Kelela sounds assured, independent and wholly distinctive on her debut Take Me Apart, R&B's most singular new voice is quick to sh...

​Kelela Explores Emotional Intensity on Debut LP 'Take Me Apart'

PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2017

Even on a breakup song as harsh as "Frontline," Kelela's lyrical and vocal tones aren't angry per se. Sure, the fury is clearly there, but...

Kelela Plots World Tour Behind 'Take Me Apart'

PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2017

We were fortunate enough to catch an impressive live set from Kelela in Quebec City last month, and ahead of delivering her Take Me Apart L...