Kelela

Kelela releasing debut album 'Take Me Apart,' announces tour

R&B boundary pusher Kelela has been making quality music for a while, with 2013’s CUT 4 ME mixtape, 2015’s Hallucinogen EP, and a handful of notable collaborations (including with Solange, Danny Brown, Teengirl Fantasy, and more), and now she’s finally set to release her debut album. It’s called Take Me Apart and it comes out October 6 via Warp (that’s the artwork above). The album will feature previously-released single “LMK,” which you can listen to below, as well as view the album’s tracklist.

In support of the new record, Kelela has announced a tour, which includes many North American dates, such as two back-to-back dates at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom on November 12 and November 13. Tickets go on sale Thursday (8/17), with an American Express presale starting Wednesday (8/16). All dates are listed below.

Over the weekend, Kelela made a surprise appearance during Total Freedom’s set at the edition of Warm Up that also included Cardi B and A$AP Ferg. She will also play Tyler, The Creator‘s Camp Flog Gnaw festival later this year.

Take Me Apart Tracklist:
Frontline
Waitin
Take Me Apart
Enough
Jupiter
Better
LMK
Truth Or Dare
S.O.S.
Blue Light
Onanon
Turn To Dust
Bluff
Altadena

Kelela – 2017 Tour Dates
9/2-3 – Philadelphia, PA @ Made in America Festival
9/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
10/20 – Mexico City, MX @ Sala Corona
10/28-29 – Los Angele, CA @ Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
10/29 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
10/30 – Oakland, CA @ The New Parish
11/1 – Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
11/2 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
11/5 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
11/6 – Chicago, IL @ Promontory
11/7 – Detroit, MI @ El Club
11/9 – Toronto, ON @ Velvet Underground
11/10 – Montreal, QC @ Belmont
11/11 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
11/12 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/13 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
11/16 – Washington, D.C. @ U Street Music Hall
11/17 – Durham, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
11/18 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade (Hell Stage)
11/20 – New Orleans, LA @ Gasa Gasa
11/21 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Downstairs
11/27 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
11/29 – London, UK @ Heaven
12/1 – Paris, France @ Gaite Lyrique
12/2 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix Club
12/7 – Berlin, Germany @ Berghain
12/9 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser Strand
12/11 – Copenhagen, Denmark @ Pumpehuset
12/12 – Hamburg, Germany @ Uebel & Gef‰hrlich
12/13 – Amsterdam, Holland @ Tolhuistuin