Cannibal

by Kesha

Overview

Taking a cue from Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster, Kesha's Cannibal is a mini-LP released on its own, and also tacked onto her debut, Animal, which has been squeezed dry of hits. Cannibal is expressly designed to rectify that situation, amplifying every element of Kesha's persona -- the singsong hooks, the relentless Dr. Luke loops, the squeaked sleazy rhymes, the defiantly transparent Auto-Tune slathered on every track. Despite a tacked-on unnecessary remix of "Animal," there is no slowing of momentum on Cannibal, no time spent on meaningless self-reflection -- it's just relentless, pulsating trash, its unapologetic vulgarity chipping away at your better impulses. Kesha is either smart or shameless enough -- ultimately the difference doesn't really matter -- to realize her calling card is her unrepentant filthiness, so she taunts that she'll "C U Next Tuesday," teases that this place is about to "Blow," raves that "the beat so fat gonna make me come" on the appropriately titled "Sleazy," then far eclipses Katy Perry's malicious "Ur so Gay" on the nasty "Grow a Pear." Sure, Max Martin's hooks and especially Dr. Luke's neon-colored throb push these tunes into your head -- they're in top form, aided by the tight focus of an eight-track EP, Cannibal's brevity trumping the scattershot Animal -- but what makes them stick is Kesha. She's all ravenous id, spitting at strangers and backstabbing friends, humiliating hotties, and laughing at the wreckage in her wake. She is who she is and she offers no apologies. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	02/24/2023
Label:	Legacy / Sony Music
UPC:	0196587743314
Rank:	26002

Tracks

1. Cannibal
2. We R Who We R
3. Sleazy
4. Blow
5. The Harold Song
6. Crazy Beautiful Life
7. Grow A Pear
8. c u next tuesday
9. Animal [Billboard Remix]
10. Your Love Is My Drug [Bimbo Jones Radio]
11. Take It Off [Billboard Radio Mix]
12. Animal [Dave Aude Remix]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kesha   Primary Artist
Benjamin Levin   Vocals (Background)
Emily Wright   Vocals (Background)
Sam Holland   Vocals (Background)
Rani Hancock   Vocals (Background)
Lukasz Gottwald   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
John Hanes   Mixing
Max Martin   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming
David Gamson   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming
Chris Holmes   Engineer
Tim Roberts   Mixing Assistant
Eric Weaver   Engineer
Seth Waldmann   Engineer
Klas Ahlund   Composer
Benny Blanco   Musician,Producer,Programming
Greg Kurstin   Composer,Producer
Eric Eylands   Assistant
Jacob Kasher   Composer
Aniela Gottwald   Assistant
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Emily Wright   Engineer
Kesha Sebert   Composer
Tatiana Gottwald   Assistant
Kool Kojak   Musician,Producer,Programming
Marc Nelkin   Composer
Joshua Coleman   Composer
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Dr. Luke   Musician,Producer,Programming,Executive Producer
Jack Rovner   Management
Pebe Sebert   Composer
Billboard   Mixing,Musician,Producer,Remixing,Programming,Additional Production
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin   Assistant
Sam Holland   Engineer
Ken Levitan   Management
Marjan Malakpour   Stylist
Nicki Loranger   Management
Mac Attkisson   Engineer
Irene Richter   Production Coordination
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Engineer
Megan Dennis   Production Coordination
Ramsell Martinez   Hair Stylist
Rani Hancock   A&R
Sarai Fiszel   Make-Up
Shondrae Crawford   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming
Emily Burton   Management
Allan Grigg   Composer
Mathieu Jomphe   Composer
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer
Ammo   Musician,Producer,Programming