The sonic landscape of 2025 continues to evolve with a high-profile collaboration between R&B visionary Kelela and the genre-bending producer-vocalist PinkPantheress. The duo has officially unveiled their latest single, \u2018the bridge,\u2019 offering fans a glimpse into the highly anticipated creative direction of Kelela\u2019s upcoming project.<\/p>\n
\u2018the bridge\u2019 serves as a pivotal addition to Kelela\u2019s third studio album, new avatar<\/em>, which is slated for a global release this Friday, July 10th, via the esteemed Warp Records. This record marks a significant milestone in her discography, drawing deep inspiration from the formative years she spent immersed in the independent music circuit of Washington, D.C. The album promises a rich tapestry of sound, bolstered by notable guest appearances from A.K. Paul and Foushe\u00e9.<\/p>\n This release follows a prolific period for the artist. new avatar<\/em> arrives as her second major project of the year, trailing the release of In The Blue Light<\/em>-a live album captured during an intimate, sold-out performance at New York City\u2019s iconic Blue Note jazz club this past May.<\/p>\n Kelela\u2019s evolution is further evidenced by the diverse array of tracks preceding this release, including \u2018idea 1,\u2019 \u2018link nb,\u2019 \u2018point blank,\u2019 and \u2018outta time.\u2019 Her commitment to collaborative innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kelela has collaborated with PinkPantheress on a new single, \u2018the bridge\u2019. Listen below.\u00a0 The track will feature on Kelela\u2019s third studio album, \u2018new avatar\u2019,\u00a0out this Friday (10th July) via Warp Records, alongside previously released singles \u2018idea 1\u2019, \u2018link nb\u2019, \u2018point blank\u2019 and \u2018outta time\u2019. The LP\u00a0is inspired by Kelela\u2019s roots in Washington, D.C.\u2019s independent music<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":10940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","wpai_meta_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[100],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-10939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-djzone","tag-mixtv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10945,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10939\/revisions\/10945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mixtv1.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Expanding the Soundscape<\/h2>\n