Raven (Kelela album)

Raven
Studio album by
Kelela
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2023
Recorded2020–22
Genre
Length62:33
LabelWarp
Producer
  • Kelela
  • Asmara
  • Yo van Lenz
  • LSDXOXO
  • Bambii
  • Florian TM Zeisig
  • Brandon Peralta
  • Kaytranada
  • Khalí Carela
  • AceMo
  • Fauzia
  • Paris Strother
  • Badsista
  • Mocky
Kelela chronology
Take Me a_Part, the Remixes
(2018) 		Raven
(2023) 		Rave:n, the Remixes
(2024)
Singles from Raven
  1. "Washed Away"
    Released: September 13, 2022
  2. "Happy Ending"
    Released: October 19, 2022
  3. "On the Run"
    Released: November 15, 2022
  4. "Contact"
    Released: January 17, 2023
  5. "Enough for Love"
    Released: February 7, 2023

Raven is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Kelela. It was released on February 10, 2023, via Warp Records. It comes six years after the release of the singer-songwriter's debut album, Take Me Apart, which was lauded by critics as one of the best albums of 2017.[1][2][3] A remix album, titled Rave:N, the Remixes, was released on February 9, 2024.[4] In a press release, Kelela said Raven began as a reaction to feeling alone as a Black femme working within dance music, and described the album as an affirmation of that perspective.[5] The album was supported by the singles "Washed Away",[6] "Happy Ending",[7] "On the Run",[8] "Contact", and "Enough for Love".

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  3. ^ Billboard Staff (December 12, 2017). "Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2017: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. ^ D-Money (December 7, 2023). "Kelela Gets 'Closure' With A Remix From Flexulant & BAMBII As She Readies 'RAVE:N, The Remixes'". SoulBounce. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  5. ^ Conteh, Mankaprr (November 15, 2022). "Kelela Announces Her Second Album 'Raven': It's 'My First Breath Taken in the Dark'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ Gallagher, Alex (September 14, 2022). "Kelela returns with first new song in five years, 'Washed Away'". NME. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Kelela releases new rave-influenced track 'Happy Ending'". Mixmag. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "Kelela Shares New Song "On the Run": Listen". Stereogum. November 15, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.