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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:50.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">KELE</span><span style="font-size:50.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">DEBUTS NEW SONG
</span><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">“</span><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">COASTING</span><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial Unicode MS","sans-serif";color:black">”</span><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">
VIA CONSEQUENCE OF SOUND</span><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">TAKEN FROM NEW LP TRICK,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">SET FOR RELEASE OCTOBER 14<sup>TH</sup> ON LILAC RECORDS
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";color:black">(VIA KOBALT LABEL SERVICES)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/bloc-partys-kele-releases-new-song-coasting-listen/"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PRESS
HERE</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> to listen to “Coasting”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Today<b> Kele</b> – best known for his work as the front man of acclaimed rock band
<b>Bloc Party</b> – debuts a new song entitled “<b>Coasting</b>” off of his sophomore solo album
<b><i>Trick</i></b> (out <b>October 14<sup>th</sup></b> on <b>Lilac Records</b> via
<b>Kobalt Label Services</b>). The electronic track, featuring Kele’s soaring falsetto over muffled drums, is another glimpse into the dark and sensual world of
<i>Trick</i> which explores both the intimacy and the loneliness of the dance floor at night. “’Coasting’ is one of the tracks I'm most proud of on the record,” says Kele. “It’s the story about the first moments of a relationship, when there is no pressure
and no demands. I love how the track glides along.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/09/bloc-partys-kele-releases-new-song-coasting-listen/"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> to listen to “<b>Coasting</b>”
now at <b><i>Consequence of Sound</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Following his brilliant solo effort, <i>The Boxer</i>, <b>Kele</b> takes further detours into the dance world with
<b><i>Trick, </i></b>creating a charged, nocturnal atmosphere where everything and anything could happen.
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Drawing upon an extensive period of DJ sets all over the world, not to mention stints producing his own electronic music, Kele provides a tantalizing peek into the after-hours mischief with <b><i>his
</i></b>sophomore solo record. </span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Trick</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> is a different, sleeker beast than <i>The Boxer</i>, with a newfound emphasis on
<b>Kele’s</b> soulful vocals, which grew and changed during the course of recording the album in London and New York. Framing his intensely personal songwriting within the context of dance culture, <i>Trick</i> is a record which boldly stands at the crossroads
of club history, old school soul and modern electronic R&B, with a distinctively British twist.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Pre-order the album on iTunes:
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