Dawn Richard - Creole Culture [LP - Champagne Wave]

Release Date: October 9, 2026
Label: Merge Records
Creole Culture, the new album by Dawn Richard, is a triumphant return to the sound of her King Creole era. Steeped in history but with it's flag planted firmly in the future, Creole Culture pulls elements from Richard's heritage as a Black and Native American woman who has spent a lifetime making and engaging with music. Following New Breed (2019) and Second Line (2021), Creole Culture is akin to a panel of a triptych: a fully-realized sonic and narrative universe in which Richard, as King Creole, rebuilds her hometown of New Orleans in her image. She not only honors her city for what it was or what it gave her, but stakes a claim for it as a cradle of global culture now and for all time.