Let Them Eat Chaos is the second studio album by English poet and spoken word artist Kae Tempest,[1] the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-nominated debut Everybody Down. The album follows seven individuals who all live on the same street who have never met each other before. But then at 4:18 in the morning, a storm causes these seven people to leave their homes and see each other for the very first time.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[2]
Metacritic84/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
DIY[5]
Financial Times[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
Mojo[9]
The Observer[1]
Q[10]
The Times[11]
Uncut6/10[12]

According to review aggregator Metacritic, Let Them Eat Chaos has a score of 84 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Picture a Vacuum"2:47
2."Lionmouth Door Knocker"2:44
3."Ketamine for Breakfast"3:10
4."Europe Is Lost"5:31
5."We Die"3:24
6."Whoops"3:38
7."Brews"0:47
8."Don't Fall In"2:50
9."Pictures on a Screen"5:05
10."Perfect Coffee"5:31
11."Grubby"4:07
12."Breaks"2:42
13."Tunnel Vision"5:15

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13]148
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14]74
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]71
UK Albums (OCC)[16]28
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[17]1

References

  1. ^ a b Clark, Alex (9 October 2016). "Kate Tempest: Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos review – a state-of-the-world address". The Observer. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Reviews for Let Them Eat Chaos by Kate Tempest". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Let Them Eat Chaos – Kate Tempest". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. ^ Johnson, Eugenie (5 October 2016). "Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos". DIY. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (7 October 2016). "Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  7. ^ Petridis, Alexis (6 October 2016). "Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos review – pop, poetry and politics collide". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (5 October 2016). "Album reviews: Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos, Seasick Steve – Keepin' The Horse Between Me And The Ground, Green Day – Revolution Radio". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. ^ Chick, Stevie (November 2016). "Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos". Mojo (276): 86.
  10. ^ Yates, Steve (November 2016). "Poetry in Motion". Q (365): 107.
  11. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (7 October 2016). "Pop: Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos". The Times. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  12. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (November 2016). "Kate Tempest: Let Them Eat Chaos". Uncut (234): 39.
  13. ^ "Ultratop.be – Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

External links

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