11 July 2026
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Kelela new avatar
Makes a strong case for the argument that R&B is the most versatile, wide-ranging genre on the block The Quietus
The album sees the singer-songwriter moving in a different direction Slant Magazine
Easily Kelela's darkest, moodiest release to date, New Avatar uniquely manages to be tough as well as comforting All Music
Kelela crafts a sultry summer classic with new avatar The Line Of Best Fit
The alt-R&B visionary stretches her sound into new territory, paired with her most emotionally exposed songwriting yet NME
Kelela finds a path through as most great artists do – remaking themselves The Skinny
‘new avatar’ is cohesive and fully-realised, but curiously it doesn’t give much away. If you want its secrets, you’ll have to listen. With that in mind, it’s both new Kelela and classic Kelela, all at once Clash
The adventurism and intellect that have made Kelela’s music so exciting and unpredictable up to this point remain, but here they’re complemented by a new sense of lightness and self-assurance Paste Magazine
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom ? of When
Don’t listen to this if you’ve got vertigo. And, even for those of us on the straight and narrow, you might need a darkened room and an anti-sickness tablet to deal with it. Layers of production and hazy sound are all well and good, but this is to the point where you’ll not know your head from your feet Far Out
Especially when the songs are at their most repetitious and hypnotic it does achieve sublimity The Arts Desk
The initial effect is of a grand modernist pop record, but behind the extruded Beach Boys harmonies and cartoonish percussion, there is a fragility to A ? Of When. Print edition only Mojo
The set lacks piquancy but is nonetheless a charming listen. Print edition only Uncut
"I'm praying, I'm hoping / That something lasts," the duo harmonize toward the album's back end on the understated slow dance of "Somethin' That Lasts." Both together and apart, for decades on end, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom have created music that does just that Exclaim
A ? of WHEN feels like a natural continuation of the hypnotic wonderland the duo achieved on Reset, and its experiments with new instrumentation and song structure make for a second chapter that’s even more engaging, more mystifying, and more connective than the first All Music
The Rolling Stones Foreign Tongues
The material offers pearls of greatness amid a chunk of banal blues retreads we’ve all heard before Far Out
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"Intimate, thoughtful and gorgeously-rendered" (9/10 - Clash). "Most of the album proceeds unhurriedly, both immersive and atmospheric" (8/10 - Slant). "Candid album finds hard-won clarity" (8/10 - Uncut)
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Rosalía Lux
Kendrick Lamar Damn.
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Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Ghosteen
Spiritbox Tsunami Sea
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Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways