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2014 studio album by Kae Tempest
Everybody Down
Studio album by Kae Tempest
Released19 May 2014 (2014-05-19)
Genre
Length48:31
LabelBig Dada
ProducerDan Carey
Kae Tempest chronology
Everybody Down
(2014) 		Let Them Eat Chaos
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Clash8/10
Drowned in Sound7/10
The Guardian
NME

Everybody Down is the debut album by English poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest, which was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize. Its tracks comprise a unified story cycle with a coherent narrative arc, based upon a main character named Becky.

Critical reception

According to review aggregator Metacritic, Everybody Down has a score of 77 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Luke Beardsworth of Drowned in Sound gave the album a 7 out of 10, writing, "Everybody Down is powerful and gritty and it tackles subjects such as sex work and drug deals with wit and subtlety beyond measure."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Marshall Law"5:28
2."The Truth"3:33
3."Lonely Daze"3:58
4."Chicken"2:47
5."The Beigeness"3:09
6."Theme from Becky"3:56
7."Stink"2:46
8."The Heist"3:55
9."To the Victor the Spoils"3:01
10."Circles"5:06
11."A Hammer"3:42
12."Happy End"7:15

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC) 20
UK Albums (OCC) 94

References

  1. ^ "Everybody Down by Kate Tempest". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. Jeffries, David. "Kate Tempest - Everybody Down". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. Rivers, Joe (15 May 2014). "Kate Tempest - Everybody Down". Clash. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  4. ^ Beardsworth, Luke (22 October 2014). "Kate Tempest - Everybody Down". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  5. ^ Jonze, Tim (15 May 2014). "Kate Tempest: Everybody Down review – hip-hop poet dazzles with language". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ^ Horner, Al (16 May 2014). "Kate Tempest – 'Everybody Down'". NME. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  7. "Mercury Prize - Kate Tempest: Everybody Down - 2014 Shortlist - Albums of the Year". Mercury Prize. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. Phillips, Amy (10 September 2014). "Mercury Prize Nominees Revealed". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  9. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

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