Kelela drops latest 'new avatar' preview 'point blank'; announces 2026 tour dates • News • DIY Magazine

Kelela has continued amping up anticipation for her forthcoming third studio album ‘new avatar’ (out on 10th July via Warp Records) with the release of its latest single ‘point blank’ - an uncompromising, emotionally forthright track that sees her explore the exhaustion of loving someone who gives nothing back.

Produced by Oscar Scheller, it follows recent cuts ‘idea 1’ and ‘linknb’ to be our third taste of what to expect from ‘new avatar’, the follow-up to Kelela’s acclaimed 2023 LP ‘Raven’.

“I first outline the baseline dynamic, which is that we’re expected to endure men’s inability to self-regulate,” she has noted, explaining ‘point blank”s central narrative. “The fantasy many of us are invested in is one where we do such a good job of holding space that it starts to rub off on our partner over time, eventually inducing some sort of revelation and building their emotional maturity. Yet the more we pour into men, the more entitled they become.”

Listen for yourself here:

What’s more, Kelela has also announced that she’ll be marking the release of ‘new avatar’ with a string of Autumn 2026 tour dates across North America, Europe, and the UK. Tickets will go on general sale this Friday (5th June) at 10am BST. Catch her at the following venues:

SEPTEMBER 2026
08 Seattle, WA, The Showbox
09 Portland, OR, Wonder Ballroom
13 Denver, CO, Gothic Theatre
15 Austin, TX, Emo’s
16 Dallas, TX, House of Blues
17 Houston, TX, House of Blues
21 Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
23 San Diego, CA, The Observatory North Park
24 Phoenix, AZ, The Van Buren
27 San Francisco, CA, Portola Music Festival*

OCTOBER 2026
05 Minneapolis, MN, Varsity Theater
06 Chicago, IL, The Vic Theatre
07 Toronto, ON,The Danforth Music Hall
09 Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Paramount
11 Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of Living Arts
13 Silver Spring, MD, The Fillmore Silver Spring
14 Charlotte, NC, The Underground
15 Atlanta, GA, Buckhead Theatre
16–17 Miami, FL, III Points*

OCTOBER 2026
21 Lisbon, LAV
22 Madrid, Sala Lab/Wagon
23 Barcelona, La Paloma
27 Paris, Élysée Montmartre
28 Cologne, Stollwerk
29 Berlin, Huxleys Neue Welt
31 Turin, C2C Festival

NOVEMBER 2026
02 Brussels, La Madeleine
03 Amsterdam, Paradiso
04 London, O2 Academy Brixton

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