Kelela "New Avatar" COLOR:STANDARD featuring The Grateful Dead backing

featuring The Grateful Dead backing up Bob Dylan on seven of his classic songs

Let It Be looms large among '80s rock albums

The debut album from Alvvays features standout tracks "Archie

and the venomous bite of its incomparable two- headed vocal hydra

Kelela "New Avatar" COLOR:STANDARD featuring The Grateful Dead backingMy 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