It’s a complete meal in the making where every course (or track) deserves attention and offers something new to the overall picture.
Food has a great balance between old soul ballads and newer uptempo songs, but is also Kelis with the swagger, front and center. Overall, the album is a nod to the ’70s with its sound and makes you feel like you’re listening to someone in the kitchen cooking up a grand feast. The best part is it’s served up as great old-fashioned soul food. Jerk Ribs Video from Kelis album Food - released 21 April 2014 on Ninja Tune.Available for purchase here: Buy at iTunes. A lone piano trades off with the horn section as a beat drops in and out under Kelis’ vocals. “It’s nice the way you say my name / Not very fast or slow / Just soft and low, the same.” Vocals on this song are slightly more subdued than they are on the rest of the album, but Kelis’ raspiness creates a sort of vulnerability in the soft tune.Įach song carries its own genre representation. “Forever Be” is one of the more danceable tunes on the album. “Bless the Telephone” is the sole acoustic ballad on the album. Vocals and a guitar are the only thing to be found here. It’s a gentle lullaby-type of song. Kelis four-year-old son Knight Jones introduces this song ('Hey guys Are you hungry My mom made food') and seems to be the inspiration of this breezy track.
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“I don’t know how to feel / This whole thing seems so surreal / So you keep one foot out the door / I know I said ‘leave’ but, baby, don’t go.” The song almost seems too laid-back to be about a fight– the music pulls you into a kind of calm, then you listen to the lyrics and are jolted when you catch the subject. The second single of the album, “Rumble,” carries a definite swagger.
If one of your favorite songs mentions food, let us know the title and artist in the comments below. Take in Kelis’ Food - a thirteen-course album titled with numerous food references. Sadly, there is no sign of “Milkshake.” Completely laid-back, the album delivers a soul-food like listening - funky bass lines and horn sections complete with ’70s throwback feels. A more traditional winter song about food would be Bing Crosby’s A Marshmallow World.