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Let Them Eat Chaos

Kae Tempest

Let Them Eat Chaos

Second album of spoken word hip-hop/poetry from the London-born artist produced by Dan Carey

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Fiction
UK Release date
07/10/2016
US Release date
04/11/2016
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    She’s not chiefly a musician, but a wordsmith. She forges a mighty hammer and her album has a thunderous resonance for our times
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  2. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    A vital record that’s a blast of clarity in a muddy, chaotic world
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  3. 8.8 |   Gig Soup

    If the nightly news is any indication, then by God, we need it now more than ever, and Kate is doing her part with expert skill
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  4. 8.0 |   The FT

    The rapper’s sense of drama and lyrical flow are at her best in this concept album about dissatisfied Londoners
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    Aside from a few overly earnest observations, ‘Let Them Eat Chaos’ is one of the most unique and interesting projects of 2016
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  6. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    The story journeys from abstract speculation, to an apocalyptic assessment of humanity, and concludes with a rallying call to revolution
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  7. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Tempest is the voice of the woman next door, documenting the daily, the ordinary, the domestic in a language that comes out of the bus stop and the newspaper to be transformed by her poetic prowess
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  8. 8.0 |   The 405

    She’s a talented speaker, but an even better storyteller; and on Let Them Eat Chaos her stories are wrought with estrangement and devastation
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  9. 8.0 |   DIY

    A compelling, thought-provoking insight into our troubled times
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  10. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Out on her own, she sounds like a woman who knows exactly what she’s doing
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  11. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Follow-up to the dazzling Everybody Down is similarly ambitious in scope, fired by the same compassion and delivered with the same level of energised loquacity
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  12. 8.0 |   Q

    Let Them Eat Chaos is masterful. Print edition only

  13. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Follows up Mercury nomination with more deep, moving stories. Print edition only

  14. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Tempest has cemented herself as a poet/rapper of the highest order, who isn’t happy just make the masses smile, but to challenge and make them think and love too
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  15. 8.0 |   The Music

    A rich, dynamic album from an exceptional artist
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  16. 6.0 |   Uncut

    It has its moments. Print edition only


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