Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Drowned in Sound7/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
NME[6]

Everybody Down is the debut album by English poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest,[5][6] which was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.[7][8] 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".[1]

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."[4]

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)[9]20
UK Albums (OCC)[10]94

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Jonze, Tim (15 May 2014). "Kate Tempest: Everybody Down review – hip-hop poet dazzles with language". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b 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.

External links

Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Down