Some albums deserve more. Rise, Melissa Etheridge's powerful new record on Sun Records, was made to be felt. This summer, KEF is bringing it to you in person, in breathtaking detail, on R11 Meta speakers. Close your eyes. Be transported.

The R11 Rise Sessions is a special, free nationwide listening tour celebrating Melissa Etheridge's new album. At each stop, guests will experience Rise in full on R11 Meta, the same luxury-grade sound that's earned KEF over 50 years at the forefront of acoustic engineering.

Global rockstar and cultural icon Melissa Etheridge presents her new album Rise on Sun Records. The project contains heartfelt and triumphant songs produced by Shooter Jennings and Melissa Etheridge at Sunset Sound in L.A. Eleven brand new songs include "Don't You Want a Woman", "Bein' Alive", "Call You", and "The Other Side of Blue", co-written by and featuring Chris Stapleton. As Melissa sagely notes, "sometimes you're gonna taste the dirt, but then you're gonna rise."

The R11 Meta is KEF''s flagship floorstanding speaker featuring our 12th generation Uni-Q® driver array and Metamaterial Absorption Technology (MAT™). MAT eliminates 99% of unwanted sound from the rear of the tweeter, leaving only pure, undistorted sound. The result? A soundstage so precise, so open, you'll hear things in your favorite records you've never noticed before. Rise was made for speakers like these.