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Apr 21, 2014If music be the food of love, Kelis has cooked up something tasty enough to satisfy all but the hungriest of hearts.
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Apr 22, 2014The outcome is both comfortingly retro and exhilaratingly fresh, a modern twist on a classic dish, the aural equivalent of Natalie Coleman’s 'pimped' roast pork belly and quail scotch egg that triumphed in the 2013 Masterchef final.
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Apr 21, 2014While it remains almost impossible to dissociate Kelis and early collaborators the Neptunes, it's more difficult imagining a better creative alliance--at this point in her career, at least--than the one that shines here.
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Apr 21, 2014Surely nothing tastes as delicious as this music feels.
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Apr 21, 2014Just as eating well should be a sensual experience, this album layers its flavors.
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Apr 21, 2014Food is just as tangy as the concoctions Kelis whips up every week on the Cooking Channel, in spite of the stylistic departure from her R&B albums like "Kaleidoscope" and "Tasty" as well as 2010's dance-focused "Flesh Tone."
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Apr 16, 2014Food is consistently satisfying and often fabulous.
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Apr 25, 2014When an object in motion has been in as much motion as Kelis has been in the past four years, finding rest in soulful vibes and plaintive melodies, an album that invites rest for the artist as much as it does the listener is a welcomed, intriguing and appreciated listen.
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Apr 24, 2014Food feels like a full-fledged look at the life, pleasures and pains of Kelis, something none of her old records ever really delivered.
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MojoApr 23, 2014The Cordon Bleu-trained chef transforming humble ingredients into Michelin-starred delicacies at once melting, tender and sweet. [May 2014, p.93]
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Apr 23, 2014Anybody arriving at this album expecting 13 ‘Milkshake’s will be sorely disappointed, but everyone else will hear Kelis at her most effortless.
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Apr 22, 2014As a whole, Food is a delight and represents adventurous R&B with bite.
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Apr 21, 2014As Kelis herself once said, “Tasty.”
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Apr 21, 2014Food is indeed "the real thing," a satisfying album grounded by familiar funk, rooted in classic soul sounds and focused on the everyday rituals of life: eating.
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Apr 21, 2014Food is good-time party fare packed with feeling; many of these songs would blend right in on a Soul Jazz compilation of rhythm and blues rarities.
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Apr 17, 2014Everything from the heavenly Floyd to the slightly sickly cover of Labi Siffre's Bless the Telephone signal that she has matured into an artist at ease with her position as pop's perennial outsider.
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Apr 17, 2014Even when tracks are slowed down, momentum is kept up through classic, subtle funk elements and hints of gospel-music playing behind.
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Apr 15, 2014Food is a fabulous and immediate record, rich with muted brass and low-key electronics.
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Apr 15, 2014Regardless of the musical style, Kelis’ vocals manage a rare balance--between maternal nurture and a lover’s caress.
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Apr 23, 2014While there are still moments where her many commitments result in under-developed tracks (like the lackluster Labi Siffre cover, “Bless the Telephone”, or the uncomfortable vocal sample of “Forever Be”), she takes a risk and succeeds.
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Apr 23, 2014Whether making us dance or encouraging us to think, Kelis is always out to fatten us up with her musical menu.
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Apr 21, 2014Sometimes the tracks are merely eclectic, and you feel that this would be pretty impressive for, say, a Sheryl Crow record. But sometimes it’s almost mutant, and then it feels right for Kelis.
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Apr 21, 2014While Food may be more home-cooked comforts than Blumenthal experimentation, at its best it’s a fulfilling portion.
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Apr 22, 2014Food may not make her the star she deserves to be, but this slightly overcooked album is proof that she can cook.
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Apr 30, 2014It's to Kelis' boundless credit that she can make the twee screw of “Floyd” or the passive attack trip-hop of “Runnin” feel warmly human just by doing her best to overpower it--even as the music tries, and nearly succeeds, in overpowering her.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 44 out of 51
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Mixed: 4 out of 51
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Negative: 3 out of 51
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