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Rebeca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem)

A Complicated Woman

BRAZEN

Sometimes when I drink wine out of a globulous glass with the thinnest of rims, blocking out the fact it's billed at £14 a pop, I think of baby Becky. Hair so blonde it's neon white, cheeks so chubby you can't see her eyes. What must she think right now? She must think she made it.

We're a great big adult person. That was always the plan, right?In her extraordinary debut, with her trademark lyricism and razor-sharp wit, Ivor Novello Award-winning musician and artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka SELF ESTEEM) takes us on a journey through womanhood - whatever the hell that means. Through the notes, lyrics and biting observational prose for which Taylor has become renowned, A Complicated Woman offers itself up as a subversive anti-Bible for any woman who has ever cracked under the weight of impossible expectation; who has done unto others the damage that has been wrought upon her; and who has discovered deep within herself a resilience that surprised her.

A Complicated Woman is a cathartic scream of a book that gets to the heart of being a woman in the world today, and cements Taylor as one of the most exciting voices of her generation.

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Self Esteem

A Complicated Woman

Polydor

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7549878

Release date
25 Apr '25
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Red coloured vinyl + poster.

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Black vinyl edition.

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7549877

Release date
25 Apr '25
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Black vinyl edition.

Though Rebecca Lucy Taylor's third album swims with the same spirited dancefloor pop synth groove and dramatic, crescentic vocal flourishes it seems like the highs hinted at on the hugely impactful and critically lauded 'Prioritise Pleasure' have been surpassed and Self Esteem's sound has been cemented in the process.

The beautiful, uplifting strength of 'If Not Now, It's Soon' for example or the group gospel-adjacent vocals on the uplifting anthem 'Focus Is Power' beautifully illustrate the duality of the project, that there are indeed serious themes at play (the cover echoing The Handmaids Tale being no small indication), but with the serious social themes beautifully lightened by melodic and instrumental jubilance liberally scattered throughout the album.

That's not to say there aren't more playful pieces on the album too, with filthy bangers like the bet-my-mum-walks-in-when-i'm-playing-this grind of '69' or the brilliant 'In Plan Sight' featuring Moonchild Sanelly. A superb, spirited return for one of the greatest pop stars around today.

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Barry says: Soaring electronics, smooth synth lines and rattling bass booms underpin RLT's finely crafted album of effortless synth pop, dancefloor grit and uplifting, socially conscious lyrics. Another perfectly manicured outing from one of our favourite musicians.

TRACK LISTING

1 I Do And I Don't Care
2 Focus Is Power
3 Mother
4 The Curse
5 Logic, Bitch! (Ft. Sue Tompkins)
6 Cheers To Me
7 If Not Now, It's Soon
8 In Plain Sight By Self Esteem & Moonchild Sanelly
9 Lies (Ft. Nadine Shah)
10 69
11 What Now
12 The Deep Blue Okay

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Self Esteem

I Do This All The Time - Music Box

Misc

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3 Nov '23 (originally released 20 Oct '23)
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Limited first edition with individually numbered postcard.

‘I Do This All The Time’ was the lead single taken from ‘Prioritise Pleasure’, the second Album recorded by Rebecca Taylor under the stage name of ‘Self Esteem’. Released by Fiction Records in 2021, The Guardian named it as their Song Of The Year and the Album went on to be nominated for the following year’s Mercury Music Prize.

Far Out Magazine called it “an uplifting reminder that all that matters in life is contentment”, whereby “comparing yourself to others is only going to end in tears”, and Clash Music declared it a “spoken-word triumph” - evidenced by the passionate sing-a-longs it’s stirred from audiences at her increasingly large live shows ever since.

The Official Music Box Company version of this Modern Day Anthem is based on the design of Rebecca’s original ‘Self Esteem’ book, so look up, lean back and...

Be strong enough to give yourself the gift of this music box!!!

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Prima Facie - Original Theatre Soundtrack By Rebecca Lucy Taylor

Fiction

Ahead of the one person play's West End closing night this weekend, Taylor has shared her 14-track soundtrack for the acclaimed theatre production, which is written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin, and sees Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) play criminal defence barrister Tessa Ensler. Prima Facie will come to a close on Saturday (18 June) at London’s Harold Pinter Theatre, before heading to Broadway in spring 2023. The soundtrack follows her 2021 Self Esteem album Prioritise Pleasure.

STAFF COMMENTS

Barry says: The wonderful Rebecca Lucy Taylor presents a rich, moving soundtrack to Jodie Comer's stage show of the same name. 'Prima Facie' is RLT at peak emotional intensity, presenting saturated piano and shadowy reverbs beneath her deeply affecting vocal melodies. A wonderful standalone listen, and i'm sure perfect as a soundtrack too. Legends, both.

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1. The Winner 03:26
2. To See From Here 03:41
3. Chambers 03:42
4. Chambers Continued (How Cliché) 01:35
5. The Process 03:17
6. Perfect 2 Me 03:05
7. Perfect 2 Me (Reprise) 02:14
8. To See From Here (Reprise) 02:38
9. Second Place (Cab Rank Rule) 04:16
10. Lean Back And Think Of Justice 03:50
11. Cross Examination 01:48
12. I Have No Power Here 03:52
13. How Dare You 01:48
14. 1 In 3 (I'm Fine) 04:02

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Prioritise Pleasure

Fiction

The follow up to Self Esteem’s acclaimed 2019 debut album Compliments Please, Prioritise Pleasure is a record that reminds us all of the importance of being our unapologetic selves, putting your insecurities out there in the hope that it can be the first step towards healing them. Honest disclosure has always been Self Esteem’s forte, and so each track on Prioritise Pleasure handles difficult themes with nuanced perspective, comforted and counter-balanced with an array of rhythmic flourishes that speak to the eclecticism of her experience and influence.

Having allowed itself grace, Prioritise Pleasure is also a record of great joy. Working again with trusted producer Johan Karlberg [of afro-fusion trio The Very Best], it was stitched together throughout the pandemic in chunked sessions, the time between each batch encouraging Taylor to fully flesh out her ideas. With Prioritise Pleasure, Self Esteem comes one step closer to reminding listeners – and herself – that true success begins and ends with self-acceptance, telling your story in the way that only you can.

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Barry says: Rebecca Lucy Taylor has an uncanny skill for a melody, and it's clear from both the gritty drive of neo-synth banger 'Prioritise Pleasure', soaring and triumphant but wonderfully formed around a wealth of scatty percussion and tasteful reverb, as well as the earlier confessional spoken word of 'I Do This All The Time'. It's a wonderfully formed and brilliantly clever album.

TRACK LISTING

1. I’m Fine
2. Fucking Wizardry
3. Hobbies 2
4. Prioritise Pleasure
5. I Do This All The Time
6. Moody
7. Still Reigning
8. How Can I Help You
9. It’s Been A While
10. The 345
11. John Elton
12. You Forever
13. Just Kids

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