Kelela
“Rewind”
Hallucinogen (out soon on Fade to Mind)
Even though mid-September is a little bit late to be talking about “songs of the summer”, it’s been about 8 billion degrees in LA for the last few weeks, so the gorgeous new track from Kelela still qualifies for consideration. This lithe, breezy jam is strong enough to brave the sweltering days and muggy nights of the season, and the LA-based vocalist barely breaks a sweat, as she bodies shuffling percussion and etherial synths courtesy of production heavyweights Kingdom, Nugget, Obey City, and Girl Unit. While the highly anticipated Hallucinogen still doesn’t have a release date, “Rewind” makes the wait a little more bearable.
