Kae Tempest has, for some time, been a critical voice in the UK alternative scene. Always on hand to deliver cutting observations of life in Britain, he’s lauded as a Mercury- and BRIT-nominated musician and as a poet and writer. On his fifth album Self Titled, we see much more of the artist himself. After coming out as a transgender man earlier in the year, this is at once a reintroduction to the artist and a reminder that he is still the same exceptional lyricist and artist who grabbed our attention over a decade ago.
On Self Titled, Tempest skews closer to rap in hard-hitting numbers like Diagnoses and Statue on the Square. This album also sees him team up with some of the industry’s brightest new talents, Connie Constance and Young Fathers, as well as collaborating with Pet Shop Boys legend Neil Tennant.
