KERI ELLE offers a raw, real, radiantly human offering. Her new single, “Community,” taken from her 13-track magnum opus “Elle Is For Love,” is an anthem for anyone who’s been driven past their emotional breaking point and decided, “Enough.”
The track’s magic begins with a moment of pure creative lightning, a beat from sought-after producer Epik The Dawn wound up in KERI’s husband’s ear on his ride home from work. He felt it, sketching the bones of what would become the track’s riveting chorus and verses on the spot. That same night, KERI ELLE recorded vocals. It was a rush of feelings and confessions, her haunting harmonies and soul-bearing on every syllable.
The answer is “Community,” an understated announcement draped in velvet soul over a production so arresting it made me stop in my tracks. There’s something incredibly cathartic about the way she sings about breaking free of expectations and disenchantment. It is a sort of personal exorcism, a mechanism of mass mobilization boiled down to sassy delivery and velvet-toned rage.
KERI ELLE is not only powerful vocally but also possesses vision. “Community” is a battle cry for self-acceptance and soulful defiance. In just three minutes, she captures the sentiment of walking away from what no longer serves you and doing so proudly.
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