Kelela "New Avatar" COLOR:STANDARD it’s easy for artists -

it’s easy for artists - songwriters

and meditative nature of album provides a much-needed escape from the contemporary hell-scape

the band wouldn’t make it through more than a few songs before police had to come shut it down

lead single

Kelela "New Avatar" COLOR:STANDARD it’s easy for artists -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 didnt spend tons of time on songs cuz the kids in that scene didnt care about nailing it. It was (lowkey) about messing up, giving 0 fucks and