A decade after the iconic Milkshake, Kelis still seems to enjoy her food! As the title suggests, the album has numerous food named highlights: Cobbler, Friday Fish Fry and my own personal favourite, the uplifting, beautifully written Biscuits n' Gravy.
The great thing about Kelis, is that she reinvents herself every era. On Food she channels '60's soul, so not exactly new territory but it does showcase Kelis' excellent vocals.
The album is very consistent, there's nothing here that I'd call bad. Although I do have to be in the right mood for this album and so I haven't listened to it all that much since it's release in the spring.
Long before her now infamous SNL performance (Lana's impact knows no bounds), I discovered the excellent xxx 88. I was underwhelmed by the other songs on the EP and so didn't bother to listen to the other tracks she had out. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as the best tracks on here are the ones released before the album.
This album isn't exactly doing anything new either, It's just standard scandi-pop, even right down to the strangely worded lyrics. There's even stuff here that I think only makes sense in MØ's head (dummy head, bikini daze??).
The album is pretty long, especially with the slightly unnecessary 'night versions' on the deluxe bringing the album to a length that would make Nicki proud. This does feel more like a collection of some great songs along with some others that I don't use much at all, but there really are some stunning moments here, such as on the resplendent synths of Glass, so I had to include this album on my countdown.
I love me some Kelis She can do it all. I honestly wouldn't be able to tell you which genre I most prefer her doing.
same!
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Originally posted by Superpower
Food
Kelis is tragically underrated.
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Kelis is the R&B queen of re-invention!
so much truth!
I agreed with everyone else about MØ until a few months ago. The album clicked with me and I finally enjoyed her almost as much as I did the first time I heard 'Pilgrim.'