Kelly Lee Owens is among the best that modern dance/electronic music has to offer, so it’s great news when her name pops up. It has again today as Owens announces a new project, an EP titled simply Kelly.

She also shared the single “Ascend,” a kinetic banger full of thrilling crescendos and satisfying drops.

In a statement, Owens says the project was made with movement in mind:

“This EP is about embodying sound and those collective, physical experiences we only really have in clubs or at music events. Sonically, it’s very visceral. I’ve been drawn to sounds that sit on the edge: ominous, uneasy, sometimes even uncomfortable. That’s just where I’ve been emotionally, and I think the world reflects that too. There’s this constant push and pull between wanting to rise above the chaos, and sometimes, willingly sinking into it.”

A press release also calls the EP “her most direct and dancefloor-ready project to date, a tight, urgent body of work designed for the clubs.”

Listen to “Ascend” above. Owens also has a couple live dates coming up soon, so find those below.

Kelly Lee Owens’ Kelly Album Cover Artwork

Kelly Lee Owens’ 2025 Tour Dates

10/10 — London, UK @ M.O.T.
11/21 — Manchester, UK @ The Warehouse Project (DJ)

Kelly is out 11/21 via dh2. Find more information here.

So…what is the Monday Poll?

Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007).

1. Ice cream sandwich or popsicle?

An ice cream sandwich please, but it’s gotta be a Mini Its-It in Vanilla. YUM!

2. What are you wearing on your nails right meow?

Chanel Incendiare, a warm bright red. Reminds me of summer tomatoes.

3. Things that make you think of summer beauty?

Bright, sheer glossy lipgloss. Colorful, bold nail polish in shades of red or coral. Certain Chanel fragrances with a fruity vibe, like Chance. The scent of Guerlain bronzer. Body oils.

4. Have you ever lived somewhere where chickens wake you up in the morning?

Technically, yes. In the spring, during a particularly rough patch of insomnia, I used to hear a rooster crowing off in the distance in the wee hours of the morning. My guess is he lived down the street and a few blocks over. I haven’t heard from him in a while, though, so hmmm. Hope he’s still around!

5. Your preferred decade of dance music?

‘80s, baby!

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

P.S. Here are the questions to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon.

1. Ice cream sandwich or popsicle?
2. What are you wearing on your nails right meow?
3. Things that make you think of summer beauty
4. Have you ever lived somewhere where chickens wake you up in the morning?
5. Your preferred decade of dance music?