Kali Uchis feels like “a lion”. Like many people this year, the seismic shift caused by the Covid-19 crisis and subsequent lockdowns sparked a period of deep introspection – except she thrives on the unfamiliar.
A multi-hyphenate who piles sonic influence on top of sonic influence, she’s always changing, always pushing the boundaries.
As she tells Clash: “I’m not the same person I was when I went into the pandemic – a lot has changed…”
Also featured in this issue is Jessie Ware, Pa Salieu, Jarvis Cocker, Zsela, MadeInTYO, Rasharn Powell, saxophone colossus Nubya Garcia, alte crew DRB, Tkay Maidza, Olivia Dean, Jaz Karis, Joey Maxwell, and Metallica legend Lars Ulrich, amongst others. Other covers to follow this week.
Clash 116 is available to buy now ahead of its release – get the magazine HERE, shipped to your home in fully recyclable zero-plastic packaging.
Clash 116 with Kali Uchis
Words: Kemi Alemoru
Photography: Kombucci
Fashion: Alejandro Collection
Creative Direction: Rob Meyers
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