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Self Esteem (musician)

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Self Esteem
Birth nameRebecca Lucy Taylor
GenresExperimental pop, Pop
Years active2017-present
LabelsFiction Records, Kick + Clap
Websitewww.selfesteem.love

Self Esteem is an experimental pop project, consisting solely of musician Rebecca Lucy Taylor.[1]

Rebecca released 'Your Wife', the first single under the moniker in 2017. 'Your Wife' was released on Kick + Clap, a label run by Django Django member Dave MacLean.[2] Rebecca then went on to feature on the Django Django track 'Surface To Air', which appeared on their album Marble Skies.

The project's debut album Compliments Please was released on 1 March 2019 on Fiction Records[3].

The album was preceded by the singles 'Wrestling', 'Rollout', 'The Best' and 'Girl Crush'.

Self Esteem was nominated for the best breakthrough act at the Q awards in 2019.[4]

Early career

Rebecca plays in the band Slow Club, which formed in Sheffield in 2006. The band consisted of multi-instrumentalists Charles Watson and Rebecca Taylor, with Watson contributing piano, Taylor contributing drums, and both performing guitar and vocals.[5][6]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Compliments Please (2019)

Singles

  • Your Wife (2017)
  • Wrestling (2018)
  • Rollout (2018)
  • The Best (2018)
  • Girl Crush (2019)

References

  1. ^ Savage, Mark (7 June 2019). "Self Esteem is better off on her own" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Django Django's Dave MacLean Launches New Label". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  3. ^ Snapes, Laura (2019-03-01). "Self Esteem: Compliments Please review – sly, covetous pop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
  4. ^ https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/q-awards-2019-nominations-shortlist-stormzy-dave-ceremony-date-a4235436.html
  5. ^ "Slow Club: 'We feel like a different band'". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  6. ^ "Music Interview: Slow Club - The Verse". The Verse. 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2018-08-28.