Kelis Splendour In The Grass 2014 Sideshows Announced

Kelis Splendour In The Grass 2014 Sideshows have been announced.

Already headed to Australia as part of the 80+ strong lineup of the three-day music festival this July, where Tone Deaf picked her as one of 17 acts you simply don’t want to miss and following on from this morning’s huge list of Splendour 2014 sideshow announcements, Kelis is now confirmed to perform two special sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney.

The sultry, award-winning singer first sauntered into the charts when as 20-year-old with her sonically grabbing single ‘Milkshake’, quickly becoming a global sensation. But it’s no longer all just boys coming to the yard, Kelis has swapped out her slinky rap for some more soul on her new album, Food, which reveals her at her most frank and vulnerable.

Littered with a transcendent, Spector-esque lift, warm bottom ends and vast depth, the music is the perfect backdrop for Kelis’ unique voice. The latter has only improved with time and experience, and the album candidly explores pain, happiness and everything in between.

Bringing on board Dave Sitek as producer (guitarist in acclaimed Brooklyn experimentalists TV On The Radio and producer to indie darlings such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Foals and Liars), the album mints a sound that’s rootsy without ever being self-consciously retro, that pitches live horns and gospel organ against electronics and that for all its classic soul and funk influences, couldn’t have been made any time but now.

Capture this against her colourful career thus far – having already received two Grammy nominations, Platinum and Gold records, BRIT, Q and NME Awards and dozens of Top 10 singles to her name, alongside collaborations with the likes of Björk, Raphael Saadiq, Moby, Outkast, P Diddy and Calvin Harris, and it’s clear that Kelis is a progressive and exciting artist who has a whole lot more to give.

Don’t miss your chance to see her live. Tickets go on sale 9am Friday 9th May.