New Music From Kaela

Kaela is a genre-blurring singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose music transports listeners into vivid, otherworldly realms. Known for her role as a key member of M83 since 2016, Kaela has contributed extensively to both live and studio projects, including the band’s 2023 album Fantasy and its world tour. She has collaborated with artists like Sofi Tukker, King Princess, Troye Sivan, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, and composed original works for NPR‘s This American Life. With Supraliminal, Kaela steps fully into her expansive vision, creating a world that is at once cerebral and visceral, cosmic and intimate. Her debut album is a fusion of ambient, experimental pop, and analog synth, offering a portal into a deeply personal cosmos. Released on Other Suns, the label founded by M83’s Anthony Gonzalez, Supraliminal is a lush and introspective journey, blending ethereal soundscapes with emotional revelation. “This record feels holographic,” Kaela says, “like a world that exists parallel and invisible to our visible world.”

A classically-trained pianist and skilled synthesist, Kaela wrote and produced the record in her Los Angeles studio, weaving intricate compositions grounded in analog warmth and swept up in surreal, celestial layers. Her commanding voice and nuanced storytelling shine through tracks like the kaleidoscopic “Devotion,” the haunting “Ending (Skull Waterfall),” and the interstellar instrumental “Valley of the Moon.” The album showcases her talent not only as a singer but as a sonic architect, dedicated to creating an immersive emotional experience.  The album invites listeners to experience an otherworldly journey that’s meant to be felt as much as heard.

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Label: Other Suns

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