| 2042 | ||||
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| Released | 8 November 2019 | |||
| Length | 1:01:59 | |||
| Label | Kola | |||
| Kele Okereke chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| DIY |   [2] |
| NME | [3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10 [4] |
2042 is the fourth studio album by English musician Kele Okereke. It was released on 8 November 2019 through Kola Records. [5]
The first single "Jungle Bunny" was released on 4 September 2019. [6]
2042 was met with generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 72, based on 6 reviews. [1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jungle Bunny" | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Past Lives" | 1:15 |
| 3. | "Let England Burn" | 3:36 |
| 4. | "St Kaepernick Wept" | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Guava Rubicon" | 3:41 |
| 6. | "My Business" | 4:15 |
| 7. | "Ceiling Games" | 5:45 |
| 8. | "Where She Came From" | 0:25 |
| 9. | "Between Me and My Maker" | 5:59 |
| 10. | "Natural Hair" | 3:45 |
| 11. | "Cyril's Blood" | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Secrets West 29th" | 4:52 |
| 13. | "Catching Feelings" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "A Day of National Shame" | 1:16 |
| 15. | "Ocean View" | 4:28 |
| 16. | "Back Burner" | 5:56 |
Credits adapted from Discogs. [7]
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