Kele Okereke Shares New Single ‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be’

The tune is taken from Kele’s upcoming album, The Singing Winds Pt. 3.

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Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is back with another new solo tune. ‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be’ is a pulsating electronic number taken from Kele’s upcoming album The Singing Winds Pt. 3, set for release on January 17 2025, via KOLA Records / !K7 (pre-save here).

The album is the third release in Kele’s ‘The Elements’ series of records and follows the previously released The Waves Pt. 1 in 2021 and The Flames Pt. 2 in 2023.

‘It Wasn’t Meant To Be’ addresses a failed relationship that ends in betrayal, with Kele saying this about the song: “Once the dust has settled there might be the intention to be a grown up and achieve closure with the other party but sometimes, even with the best will in the world you can’t get past the fact that this person, who you once loved, has hurt you. It’s a song about anger concealed in pleasantries.”

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Speaking about his new album and upcoming February UK tour, Kele adds: “I started ‘the elements’ project with The Waves in lockdown. It started as a test really, I had become so accustomed to working with other people for my solo records that the thought of making a record solely of my playing was something that I saw as a challenge to be conquered.

“Apart from the vocals, every sound you hear on these records is made by my guitar. The very limitations of the project have become part of the aesthetic, so I’m excited to be able to finally bring these songs to a stage and bring an audience into the process. I am looking forward to finally being able to perform this music in the way it was written and intended to be heard.”

The Singing Winds Pt. 3 arrives January 17 2025, via KOLA Records / !K7 (pre-save here). Check out the album artwork and tracklisting below.

The Singing Wings Pt. 3

1. It Wasn’t Meant To Be

2. The Arrangement

3. Libra Aquarius Gemini

4. Hometown Edge

5. Money Trouble

6. Day And Night

7. Breathless

8. The Legend Of Archie And Lilibet

9. Kintsugi

10. Born Under A Lightning Sky

11. Holy Work

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