Kelela "New Avatar" COLOR:STANDARD who died tragically of COVID

who died tragically of COVID in 2020

There is not a single moment on Don't Look Back that isn't completely drenched in melody and emotion

while the rest remained in the vaults

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

Kelela "New Avatar" COLOR:STANDARD who died tragically of COVIDMy 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