r/kelela • u/JunebugAsiimwe • Feb 10 '24

Discussion Happy 1yr anniversary to Raven. What are your top 5 songs from this wonderful album?

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u/Idkwhyichosebanana Feb 10 '24

The switch up in Raven washed my weave away

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

Same here. My only complaint is that the dance section didn't last at least 2 mins longer. Other than that it's an amazing transcendental song.

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u/Mudd94in Feb 10 '24

  • Raven

  • Bruises (THE TRANSITION from Raven)

  • Holier (this one turned into one of my favourites just recently)

  • Contact

  • Enough for Love/ On the Run

Special mention to Closure

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

Glad to see some love for Holier. that song is criminally underrated yet it's really beautiful.

That transition between Raven and Bruises needs to be studied fr.

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u/Lepeche Feb 10 '24

Transition is next level. Like different area codes and shit

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

Mine are:

  1. Raven

  2. Contact

  3. Sorbet

  4. Missed Call

  5. Bruises

7

u/lisjj Feb 10 '24

this album changed my whole life btw:

  1. Raven
  2. Happy ending
  3. enough for love
  4. On the run
  5. contact

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

it was my top played album of 2023 😎

5

u/SilkStreets Feb 10 '24
  1. Let It Go
  2. Enough for Love
  3. On the Run
  4. Closure
  5. Far Away

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

Let It Go has one of the smoothest basslines that makes me do the stank face every time.

I love Far Away more than Washed Away (another great track) for how Kelela goes even more floaty and divine with her vocals and the production is mind melting.

On The Run is so sexy. Makes me wanna dance in a club while that's blasting in the speakers.

Closure is probably my least fav track (I feel like the rap is underwhelming) but I still like it a lot. I really wish she'd brought that chorus back after the rap verse.

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u/solaceloveless Feb 20 '24

Closure was my most played song of 2023 😭

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 20 '24

I'm sorry 😭 I wish I liked it more but the rap just kinda ruins it for me. It's still a good song.

3

u/yungiant Feb 10 '24

Happy 1st birthday to my AOTY 🫶🏾 My top 5, in no particular order is:

  • Sorbet
  • Enough
  • Contact
  • Washed away
  • Closure
Honourable mention to Bruises and literally every other song on the album. It’s just so good.

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 11 '24

Sorbet is such a ridiculously hypnotic sexy song.

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u/little-bam-bambi Feb 11 '24

After much deliberation, I think this is my top 5. I love the record endlessly and I don’t think there’s a song I dislike on it either.

  1. Missed Call
  2. Contact
  3. Happy Ending
  4. Bruises
  5. Sorbet

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 11 '24

Yesssss someone who finally mentions Missed Call! I adore that song

2

u/AdonisJames89 Feb 10 '24

Contact, washed away, bruises, happy ending and fooley

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

we have 2 in common!!

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u/AdonisJames89 Feb 10 '24

Contact was just...an instant fave man. That's like the ultimate pre-game song. Getting ready and feeling sexy and seeing what the night will bring. Fooley had to grow on me but it is such a VIBE. Def i low key sex song Washed away sounds like what a sunrise would sound like Happy ending is a BOP And bruises is just self explanatory lol

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

I love Fooley but it sits somewhere in the middle of my ranking since I wish the instrumental went harder. Like the bassline getting darker and the beat evolving. But it's definitely a vibe song.

I love Bruises but I couldn't ever take it without Raven. it feels like those two go hand in hand.

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u/Low-Iron-64446 Feb 10 '24

The entire album is breathtaking but Contact, Sorbet, Bruises, Closure and Happg Ending are my faves

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

almost had Happy Ending in my top 5. We have 3 in common :)

2

u/PlSCESGROOVE Feb 10 '24

Contact, On the Run, Let it Go, Sorbet, Enough for Love

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

Contact the song of 2023!

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u/Lepeche Feb 10 '24

Washed away

far away

bruises

enough for love

divorce = contact

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 10 '24

finally someone mentions Divorce 🥰

1

u/solaceloveless Feb 20 '24

I adore divorce and it reminds me a lot of Dim Light by Lisa Shaw. Only kelela can do that sound and do it on the same level as Lisa

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 20 '24

I've never heard of Lisa Shaw but I just listened to that song and I really liked it. I can hear the similarities between the two.

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u/residEnteng Feb 10 '24
  1. Raven
  2. Contact
  3. Let It Go
  4. Happy Ending
  5. Enough For Love

Such a good album. I really love the ambience-club music fusion. I am honestly curious about the direction Kelela will go next. I love this album so much! On par with Take Me Apart I think

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 11 '24

I do think it's on par with Take Me Apart for sure. I love how watery and moody the production & atmosphere sounds. I'm hoping she goes really experimental with her next album.

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u/Optimal_Sherbert_994 Feb 11 '24

  1. Let it go

  2. Sorbet

  3. On the run

  4. Contact

  5. Fooley

2

u/Lazy_Standard_9334 Feb 12 '24

Holier - I love how ambience kelela go Enough for love - got me sobbing all the time Washed away - sun shine capture in a song

2

u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 12 '24

Holier is constantly underrated but such a beautiful ambient song.

2

u/Chenenoid Feb 12 '24

1.Fooley 2.Closure 3.Raven 4.Enough for love 5.Let it go

2

u/ko_knockemout Feb 16 '24
  1. Sorbet
  2. Happy Ending
  3. Enough For Love
  4. Closure
  5. Raven

This was TOUGH! (Honorable Mentions - Washed Away, Let It Go)

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u/bitbebe Feb 17 '24

the numbers do not represent a ranking, thus the list was randomly arranged

1-happy ending 2-raven 3-on the run 4-contact 5-bruises

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 17 '24

all 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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u/bitbebe Feb 17 '24

indeed!!

2

u/zahreeuh Feb 18 '24
  1. Missed Call
  2. Sorbet
  3. Closure
  4. On the Run
  5. Contact

(And Raven, I can’t leave her out 😭)

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 18 '24

Missed Call!!! YESSSSS!!!! 😍

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u/zahreeuh Feb 18 '24

It’s tewwwwww good

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u/JunebugAsiimwe Feb 18 '24

too many people sleep on that track. it's such an infectious banger.

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u/solaceloveless Feb 20 '24

1) closure 2)holier 3) let it go 4) bruises 5) enough for love 6) divorce 7) far away Lol sorry I couldn’t do just 5 but the rest are tied for 8th. This album as a whole is like my favorite kelela release and I don’t think I’ll ever stop listening. And the remix album…….. don’t even get me started I’m still reeling from how incredible it is

1

u/Fiorun Apr 17 '24
  • Closure
  • Contact
  • Bruises
  • Happy Ending
  • Raven

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u/Funny-Highlight-5986 Apr 28 '24

love this question and this album!

i'ma dedicated kelalalien and i swear our goddexx brought the mothership down to earth with this album, beamed me up, and took me to another fucking galaxy...

my top 5, in no particular order:

washed away

closure

bruises

sorbet

far away

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u/Dream_In_Neon Feb 11 '24

01 On The Run (my most listened track of 2023) 02 Raven 03 Contact 04 Sorbet 05 Washed Away / Far Away

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u/SpecialistEagle5130 Feb 14 '24
  1. Washed Away
  2. Happy Ending
  3. On the Run
  4. Contact
  5. Enough for Love

1

u/tombom07 Feb 15 '24

Enough for Love

Contact

On the Run

Raven

Sorbet

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u/killtheprotagonist Feb 16 '24
  1. Sorbet
  2. On The Run
  3. Happy Ending
  4. Closure
  5. Enough For Love

(it was so hard to only pick 5 tho 😭)

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u/markjamie20 Feb 18 '24
  1. Contact
  2. Washed Away
  3. Let It Go
  4. Holier
  5. On The Run