"A critical darling poised to soon cross over from the realm of cool-kid dance music into that of popular R&B, or perhaps to bring those two worlds together"
- T: The New York Times Style Magazine
"Cut 4 Me is an ambitiously catchy record as well as being an aesthetically ambitious one. Essential to this is Kelela's decision to play against the beats' moodiness-that juxtaposition drives the album's likability."
- Pitchfork 'Best New Music'
2014 has been a breakout year for Kelela. Beginning with last year's release of her debut mixtape Cut 4 Me, Kelela spent the year criss-crossing the world playing festivals and her own headline shows. Her live sets have evolved from solitary sessions backed by an iPod to immersive multi-media raves. She was named one of BBC Radio1's "Sound of 2014" artists, an incredible feat for an independent musician that remains completely unsigned.
Since the release of
Cut 4 Me, Kelela's dropped a few one-off tracks - "
OICU" w/Le1f, "
Want It" w/Tink, and "
The High," tracks that in their own way attempt to draw a thread between her mixtape and the new material she's working on that will contribute to her debut album.
Kelela is rounding out this incredible year with one last round of live headline dates and festival shows. Whether it be an underground club or a festival--like her recent FYF-Fest appearance, which Bullet magazine declared "
Won the Weekend--" Kelela has the ability to connect with her audience.
That audience continues to grow: The tour features shows at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Bowery Ballroom and Los Angeles's Fonda Theatre and are her biggest headline dates yet. Shows will also be supported by her right hand man Total Freedom, with help from some of her favorite artists Shura, Lafawndah, Chynna, Novelist and more TBA.
10/29 - Paris, France @ Pitchfork festival
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10/30 - Brussels, Belgium @ AB club - headline show w/Shura
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10/31 - Utrecht, Holland @ CATCH Festival
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11/01 - Berlin, Germany @ Kantine - headline show
11/04 - London, UK @ Corsica Studios - headline show w/Novelist
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11/07 - Turin, Italy @ Club to Club festival
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11/08 - Reykjavik, Iceland @ Iceland Airwaves festival
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North American Tour Dates:
11/29 - Washington D.C. @ U-Street Music Hall w/ special guests
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12/01 - San Francisco, CA @ The independent
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12/02 - Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Auditorium w/ special guests
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12/04 - Miami, Fl - Art Basel @ PAMM w/ Future Brown
12/12 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Lafawndah, Chynna
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12/13 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ Lafawndah, Chynna
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