News / 07.12.23

Kelela shares RAVE:N, The Remixes tracklist, with Shygirl, Yaeji and more

The ‘Raven’ remix project is slated for release on 9 February

News / 10.11.23

PinkPantheress releases debut album, Heaven knows, featuring Kelela, Central Cee and Rema

The new album from the former Crack Magazine: The Collections cover star, out today (10 November), also features PinkPantheress’ link-up with Ice Spice

A slick celebration of long-established and cutting-edge: Flow Festival 2023 through five standout shows

The Finnish festival returned last weekend with the likes of Caroline Polachek, Wizkid, Blur and Kaytranada in tow. Relive some of the event’s highlights here

Kelela: Raven review

On Kelela’s long-awaited comeback album, the R&B foreteller draws from her extended past and recent present to create a record more concerned with human warmth than breaking boundaries

Red lit photo of Kelela with short hair
News / 15.11.22

Kelela announces new album, Raven, and shares single On The Run

Kelela’s long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s ‘Take Me Apart’ is set for release on 10 February 2023 via Warp

News / 19.10.22

Kelela shares new single, Happy Ending

The club-ready track is produced by LSDXOXO, with additional production from Bambii. Kelela has shared…

News / 13.09.22

Kelela returns with new single Washed Away

The ‘Take Me Apart’ artist is back following a lengthy hiatus

News / 12.09.22

Kelela is teasing something

Could new music be on the way?

Events / 13.03.18

Abra, Kelela and Yaeji announced for new London festival All Points East

The 10-day event will take over Victoria Park from 25 May to 3 June

News / 28.02.18

Kelela releases 3D Sims-inspired video for Frontline

Remember playing The Sims?

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Events / 22.02.18

Kelela, Ben UFO and DJ Python announced for Dekmantel’s Lente Kabinet

The Dutch festival will stage its seventh edition at Het Twiske in May

Events / 22.01.18

N.E.R.D. and Kelela gear up for New York festival Governors Ball

The NY event has revealed the by day line-up

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Events / 19.12.17

Hyperreality Festival make first announcement for 2018

Kelela and DJ Haram have been added to the line-up for the Wiener Festwochen event

News / 13.12.17

Simple Things announce Kelela Bristol show for 2018

Hot off the release of her debut Take Me Apart, the RnB artist will be heading up SWX on 23 February

News / 07.11.17

Kelela celebrates her hair in new video Blue Light

The track is the latest single from debut album ‘Take Me Apart’

News / 12.10.17

Kelela covers Sade in emotional performance of Like A Tattoo

The RnB artist covered the 1992 song during her Radio 1 Piano Session

News / 10.10.17

Kelela pens personal essay on race, tokenisation and visibility in the music industry

In a piece published on RA, the RnB artist writes about being a woman of colour in a “post-Pepsi/Kendall era”

Kelela – Take Me Apart

This debut, with its breadth of potent vulnerability, represents the full realisation of Kelela’s vision

News / 04.10.17

Kelela and Moses Sumney celebrate Solange’s A Seat At The Table on BBC Radio 1Xtra

It’s been a year since the critically acclaimed album was released

News / 04.10.17

Kelela looks to the past with nostalgic track Waitin

The song is lifted from her forthcoming album Take Me Apart

News / 04.09.17

Kelela drops new song Frontline on HBO’s Insecure

The new track is available to listen on all major platforms and features on her forthcoming debut album Take Me Apart

News / 09.08.17

Kelela serves up some looks in new video LMK

The visual was directed by Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang

News / 01.08.17

Kelela details debut album, ‘Take Me Apart’

Kelela has announced her much-anticipated debut album. It’s called Take Me Apart is out on…

News / 28.09.16

Listen to Danny Brown’s Atrocity Exhibition a week early

The rapper has released his highly-anticipated new album a week ahead of schedule Danny Brown…

News / 22.09.16

Kelela shares strong statement on combatting white supremacy

“If we want white supremacy to be over, white people would have to give up…

Sónar 2016

Sónar is defined by a healthy flow of ideas between cultures and creators, technological advancements…

Events / 08.06.16

Field Day reveal stage times and official clashfinder

Pick and choose what you’re off to see this weekend at Victoria Park Field Day…

News / 21.01.16

London rapper GAIKA shares new visuals

Brixton artist GAIKA has unveiled a video for his new track Bohdy Knows at 90,…

Playlists / 07.09.15

September 2015 Playlist

Heard the new Libertines new album? Does it give you a bittersweet pang of nostalgia for the good old days? Or do you just think it’s a massive crock of shit?

Primavera Sound: Day One Report

Parc del Forum, Barcelona | 28 May

News / 16.02.15

Hear Future Brown’s self-titled debut album

Future Brown have unveiled their debut album. The production outfit of conceptual grime producer Fatima Al…

Hoody

Here at Crack we make no secret of our love for LA vocalist/former cover star…

Kelela has uncovered her route to uncharted territory

The alt-rnb star is following transatlantic union of underground producers