{"id":2403824,"date":"2026-05-05T22:07:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:07:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2403824"},"modified":"2026-05-05T22:07:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:07:44","slug":"kelela-announces-new-album-new-avatar-shares-new-song-linknb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kelela-announces-new-album-new-avatar-shares-new-song-linknb\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelela Announces New Album &#8216;new avatar&#8217;, Shares New Song &#8216;linknb&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_60\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Kelela has announced her third album, <em>new avatar<\/em>, which comes out July 10 via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/warp.net\">Warp<\/a>. After sharing its first single, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/2026\/04\/08\/kelela-returns-with-new-song-idea-1\/\">\u2018idea 1\u2019<\/a> \u2013 one of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/2026\/05\/01\/the-best-songs-of-april-2026\/\">best songs of April<\/a> \u2013 she\u2019s now unveiled <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/warp.net\/kelela-linknb\">\u2018linknb\u2019<\/a>, a subtly luminous track produced by Oscar Scheller. Check out a visual for it below, and scroll down for the LP\u2019s cover art and tracklist.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018linknb\u2019 was written during a period of writer\u2019s block for Kelela, who was drawn to it as a mantra. \u201cIt\u2019s not hard to be brave\/ Easier to give too much away\/ All I know is that I paved the way, underpaid,\u201d she sings on the track.<\/p>\n<p><em>new avatar<\/em>, the follow-up to 2023\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/2023\/02\/08\/album-review-kelela-raven\/\"><em>Raven<\/em><\/a>, boasts collaborations with PinkPantheress, A. K. Paul, and Foushe\u00e9. \u201cThis album finds solace in confronting,\u201d Kelela shared. \u201cI don\u2019t want the music to be a distraction from what\u2019s really going on in the world; I want it to make sense in this crazy moment while helping people get in touch with the beauty and joy they\u2019re also experiencing.\u201d She added, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPeople also need to know that my friends and I are laughing constantly and that humor isn\u2019t a defense mechanism; it\u2019s an expression of how sharp our read is and how clearly we see the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelela - linknb (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrjRQyQFGh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelela - linknb (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DrjRQyQFGh4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>new avatar\u00a0<\/em>Cover Artwork:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-142664\" src=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-300x300.webp\" alt=\"new avatar\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-2048x2048.webp 2048w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-420x420.webp 420w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-696x696.webp 696w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-1068x1068.webp 1068w, https:\/\/ourculturemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/WARP405_Packshot_hires-1920x1920.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>new avatar\u00a0<\/em>Tracklist:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. idea 1<br \/>2. point blank<br \/>3. goin down<br \/>4. outta time [feat. A. K. Paul]<br \/>5. against me<br \/>6. crystalize<br \/>7. retaliation lullaby<br \/>8. linknb<br \/>9. don\u2019t piss me off<br \/>10. new life forms [feat. Foushe\u00e9]<br \/>11. the bridge [feat. PinkPantheress]<br \/>12. if we meet again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ourculturemag.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kelela has announced her third album, new avatar, which comes out July 10 via Warp. After sharing its first single, \u2018idea 1\u2019 \u2013 one of the best songs of April \u2013 she\u2019s now unveiled \u2018linknb\u2019, a subtly luminous track produced by Oscar Scheller. 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