Major Keys!
Alicia Keys returns with her double album KEYS. The 26-track set, which she calls “one of the most exciting projects I ever did,†is divided into two sides: Originals and Unlocked.
The Originals consists of 14 “laidback piano vibes,†produced entirely by Alicia, and includes appearances from Pusha T (“Plentifulâ€) and Brandi Carlile (“Paper Flowersâ€).
The 15-time Grammy winner turns up on the Unlocked side featuring what Mike Will Made-It calls his “best production to date.†The 12 “level up vibes†include collaborations with Lil Wayne (“Nat King Coleâ€), Swae Lee (“LALAâ€), and Khalid and Lucky Daye (“Come for Meâ€).
Def my best production to date. https://t.co/fpixgsViJ6
— MADE-IT (@MikeWiLLMadeIt) December 9, 2021
“It’s kinda like a Sunday and a Saturday,†Alicia told Complex of the follow-up to 2020’s Alicia. “I feel like people really love the piano side of me…I can never express myself in one style, nobody can. That’s not even realistic. So I think the other side of it allows me to go a little more crazy, put a little more Lawry’s seasoning salt in the mix and create this gumbo that fulfills all the senses. And that’s what you can expect, to be fulfilled, well fed.â€
Stream KEYS below.