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Live Review: Kelela 'A Message' (Official Video)

4 March 2015 | 11:11 pm | Amber Maree

Kelela has shared a new video for her track “A Message”, a collaboration with London by way of Venezuela producer Arca.

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L.A. R&B singer, Kelela has announced that she will be releasing her long-awaited debut album ‘Cut 4 Me’ later in the year, but to hold fans over, she's going to drop a six-track EP in May titled ‘Hallucinogen’.

Along with this announcement Kelela has shared a new video for her track “A Message”, a collaboration with London by way of Venezuela producer Arca, which also features futuristic production and writing by Boots.

In a recent press release, Kelela has stated, The song "speaks to the despair I was experiencing at the time,” and is part of a theme that chronicles the six stages of a relationship. Kelela is set to embark on an European tour in May to support the projects. Below, watch the video for "A Message”, shared via i-D.

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In this mesmerising Video directed by Daniel Sanwald, Kelela glimmers in a dark room as she lets her world-weary voice and eye-locking stare do the work. Then the big moment occurs about halfway through, when we watch her cut-off her signature waist-length dreads and transform into a acid-like glowing, neon-tinged anime character.

Hallucinogen is out May 5

Words by Amber Maree

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