{"id":720665,"date":"2026-04-09T07:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:36:03","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:36:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:36:03","slug":"kelela-returns-with-indie-rock-song-idea-1-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kelela-returns-with-indie-rock-song-idea-1-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelela returns with indie rock song \u201cidea 1\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35844a7f230\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35844a7f230\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kelela-returns-with-indie-rock-song-idea-1-2\/#The_shoe_gaze_track_is_about_%E2%80%9Cthe_weight_of_being_expected_to_witness_absorb_and_speak_truth_at_a_time_when_the_world_feels_like_its_unraveling%E2%80%9D_says_Kelela\" >The shoe gaze track is about \u201cthe weight of being expected to witness, absorb, and speak truth at a time when the world feels like it\u2019s unraveling,\u201d says Kelela.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_shoe_gaze_track_is_about_%E2%80%9Cthe_weight_of_being_expected_to_witness_absorb_and_speak_truth_at_a_time_when_the_world_feels_like_its_unraveling%E2%80%9D_says_Kelela\"><\/span>The shoe gaze track is about \u201cthe weight of being expected to witness, absorb, and speak truth at a time when the world feels like it\u2019s unraveling,\u201d says Kelela.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279362\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kelela - idea 1 (Official Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2IpeDPmjFo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-279363\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            It may be a Kelela summer.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The always essential <i>Raven<\/i> singer has released an immersive indie rock burner, &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/warp.net\/kelela-idea1\">idea 1<\/a>&#8221; \u2014 her first release since 2025&#8217;s unplugged album <i>In The Blue Light.<\/i>\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            The song, paired with a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/91.rules\/\">91 Rules<\/a>-directed music video, is a slow moving, guitar driven track that creates a lush sonic environment for Kelela&#8217;s always deeply effecting vocals. Notably, the track was produced by Oscar Scheller, who is having a busy year after producing Pinkpatheress&#8217;s &#8220;Stateside&#8221; remix featuring Zara Larsson.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            &#8220;&#8216;idea 1&#8217; is about what it feels like to exist in this climate \u2014 the weight of being expected to witness, absorb, and speak truth at a time when the world feels like it&#8217;s unraveling,&#8221; Kelela <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW35jUrjMYx\/\">shared<\/a> on Instagram.  &#8220;That&#8217;s a particular kind of burden Black women know intimately. This song doesn&#8217;t offer answers, it just refuses to look away.&#8221;  She also shared that the song was written while she read Octavia Butler&#8217;s seminal dystopian sci-fi novel <i>Parable of the Sower<\/i>, which explores <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">theme<\/a>s of ecological breakdown, inequality, and resilience.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            The song and video was first shared with a select crop of fans at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@somewherewild\/video\/7625837793356336398\">an exclusive listening event<\/a> in SoHo on Monday, April 6. Now that the full song and video have been released to the public, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/feedmewithyour_\/status\/2041737988070371633\">some fans are speculating<\/a> if her forthcoming era is going to be a full exploration of rock and shoe gaze \u2014a possible nod to her musical roots in the rock band, Dizzy Spells.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Stay tuned with The FADER for more information on Kelela&#8217;s forthcoming releases and announcements.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Tobias Hess<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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