#KELIS FOOD PITCHFORK TV#

In late 2013, it was announced that Kelis had signed to British independent label Ninja Tune for the release of the album, titled Food, in April 2014.

#KELIS FOOD PITCHFORK TV#

In April 2013, following reports that Kelis had been working with producer David Andrew Sitek of TV on the Radio, it was announced that she had signed to Sitek's own record label Federal Prism and was going to release two albums. Kelis was featured on Skream's 2013 single 'Copy Cat', which led to a dispute between the two after Kelis alleged that the producer refused to have her appear in the music video. The Skream-produced single 'Distance' received its UK radio premiere in June 2012.

She said of the album, 'I've been on a real 1990s vibe with this record, it's kind of trip- hoppish it's more electro, it's a little deeper and darker'. According to Kelis's management firm at the time, Three Six Zero Group, the album was to feature production from Skream, Burns, Tom Neville, Dan Black, and Caspa. In a September 2011 interview, Kelis said that her sixth studio album would be finished 'in the next few weeks'. The song was released in June 2011 in the United Kingdom and debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Following the release of her album she collaborated with Scottish producer Calvin Harris on the song ' Bounce', the lead single from Harris' third studio album, 18 Months.

The album was preceded by the lead single, ' Acapella', the album spawned three singles that achieved moderate success in the charts ' 4th of July (Fireworks)', ' Scream' and ' Brave'. The album saw Kelis departing from her previous R&B sound, and adapting a new dance sound. She released her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, in May 2010. In late 2007, Jive dropped Kelis, and she was signed to Interscope and will.i.am Music Group in 2009. The album spawned three singles-' Jerk Ribs', ' Rumble', and 'Friday Fish Fry'-and was further promoted with a mini-concert. Commercially the album fared well making appearances on numerous charts worldwide, the album also entered the UK Albums Chart at number twenty, becoming Kelis's second highest peaking album after Tasty in 2004. Upon release the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, who commended the album's production, composition and Kelis vocals.

The album was written by Kelis, alongside David Andrew Sitek, and Todd Simon, and was entirely produced by David Andrew Sitek and features guest performances by CSS and Priscilla Ahn. The album was viewed as a return to Kelis' previous music prior to Flesh Tone, and was described by Kelis as, 'a kind of unspoken lovefest'. Its songs feature crackling horns, brass, earthy guitars, simmering electronics and vocals from Kelis that were noted as being breathy, smoky and sultry. Food is an R&B and soul album with a diverse musical style that incorporates funk, Afrobeat, Memphis soul, and neo soul. In 2011, Kelis began work on the follow-up to Flesh Tone however, she left Interscope and signed to Federal Prism, before officially signing to the British independent label Ninja Tune for the release of Food. After parting ways with Jive Records in 2007, Kelis signed to Interscope and will.i.am Music Group in 2009, through the label she released her fifth studio album, Flesh Tone, which saw Kelis experiment with a dance sound. It was released on April 21, 2014, becoming her first album released under Ninja Tune Records. Food is the sixth studio album by American singer Kelis.

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