1/3/2023 0 Comments Kelis food songs![]() Maybe it’s the tryptophan talking, but Food is the first album in years that Kelis concocted with only one producer, which makes it difficult to digest in a single sitting - a meal with one too many courses that all taste the same. It’s also the occasionally sleepy sound of a record made by just a few people. Over the staccato piano chords of “Rumble,” Kelis blows a cool kiss-off that’s both mature and loaded with sick burns: “You’ve got so many issues, but I guess something’s up with me too / I’m just fine by myself, but who’s gonna help you?” Blame record label struggles that at one point had her vowing to never make an album again, or blame an ex the press won’t let let her leave behind - Food is the sound of a grown woman who’s over the bullshit. ![]() The album heats up when she has the full force of Sitek’s 13-piece band behind her, like on brassy first single “Jerk Ribs,” which lets the horns do the talking on top of a “Losing You”-like beat (à la Solange), or when she slows down to dish real talk about modern relationships. ![]()
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