Kelis - Food
As the noughties' most perpetually underrated queen of pop, Kelis' career has already been through as many genres and revivals as Rihanna's had albums. It's going to take an awful lot of resolve for this reviewer, however, to move on from her last one: 2010's Flesh Tone and its gloriously produced barrage of club hits such as Acapella , Home and 4th of July (Fireworks) was the perfect marriage between the music du jour (Guetta's prime year) and a unique, highly defined individual style. Why, the outfits from the Acapella video alone made more of a visual impact than the entire ARTPOP experience. So when, way back in April last year, there came quiet release of 'Jerk Ribs' - perhaps owing to the fact she was inbetween huge American and modest British labels - one couldn't help but feel a little bit concerned. Going back to a soul sound fifteen years into a career often has all the hallmarks of an artist giving up, after all. But ...