Bloc Celebration’s Kele Okereke shares new single and publicizes album ‘The Singing Winds Pt. 3’ and 2025 UK tour
Bloc Celebration’s Kele Okereke has introduced a brand new solo album ‘The Singing Winds Pt. 3’ and shared the brand new single ‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be’ – pay attention beneath.
The singer and musician, who information beneath the identify Kele, has additionally introduced a brand new run of UK headline reveals to happen in February 2025, which kick off in Glasgow’s Oran Mor on February 12 and run by way of Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, London, Bristol and Oxford, earlier than concluding in Brighton on February 22. Tickets go on presale on September 30 and basic sale on October 1 and you may get yours here.
‘The Singing Winds Pt. 3’ might be third in a collection known as ‘The Parts’, a string of solo albums by the Bloc Celebration frontman that originated in lockdown. Earlier releases within the collection embrace ‘The Waves Pt. 1’ in 2021 and ‘The Flames Pt. 2’ in 2023. ‘The Singing Winds Pt. 3’ might be out on January 17, 2025 by way of KOLA Data/!K7.
Kele has already shared ‘Hometown Edge’ from the album, and as we speak shares album opener ‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be’, which the artist says is in regards to the finish of a relationship on account of a betrayal. Hear right here:
“As soon as the mud has settled there could be the intention to be a grown up and obtain closure with the opposite get together however generally, even with the very best will on the planet you may’t get previous the truth that this particular person, who you as soon as beloved, has harm you,” he has mentioned. “It’s a track about anger hid in pleasantries.”
Kele advised NME final yr that this collection of albums would have a complete of 4 instalments, explaining: “What I’m most enthusiastic about is the thought of all 4 of the information working collectively, as among the songs, the themes and the characters might be reappearing all through the venture.”
Talking in regards to the February tour, Kele has added: “I began ‘the weather’ venture with ‘The Waves’ in lockdown. It began as a take a look at actually, I had change into so accustomed to working with different folks for my solo information that the considered making a report solely of my taking part in was one thing that I noticed as a problem to be conquered.
“Other than the vocals, each sound you hear on these information is made by my guitar. The very limitations of the venture have change into a part of the aesthetic, so I’m excited to have the ability to lastly carry these songs to a stage and produce an viewers into the method. I’m trying ahead to lastly with the ability to carry out this music in the best way it was written and meant to be heard.”
Kele Okereke will play:
FEBRUARY 2025
12 – Glasgow, Oran Mor
13 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Membership
14 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
15 – Manchester, Gorilla
19 – London, EartH Theatre
20 – Bristol, Thekla
21 – Oxford, O2 Academy 2
22 – Brighton, Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
In July, Bloc Celebration celebrated their twentieth anniversary by taking part in their greatest headline present thus far at Crystal Palace Park in London. The band additionally performed a packed-out set on the Different Stage at Glastonbury 2024 in June.
Forward of their long-awaited return to Worthy Farm, Bloc Celebration launched a brand new single titled ‘Flirting Once more’. Their sixth and newest full-length report, ‘Alpha Video games’, arrived in 2022.
Talking to NME round that point, Okereke opened up in regards to the variations between working solo and with Bloc Celebration. “The factor about good bands is that it’s a collaboration between all of the members and that’s what’s thrilling,” he mentioned.
“That’s why it’s thrilling: the alchemy of various musicians and what they’ll carry to it. I get that and I stay for it.”
He continued: “However on the identical time I like with the ability to take an thought alone so far as it would go and never must share it with different folks. It’s two other ways of working however I take pleasure in them each. It’s a bit like having an affair after which coming again to your spouse.”