Everybody Down

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Everybody Down
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Studio album by
Released19 May 2014 (2014-05-19)
Genre
Length48:31
Label Big Dada
Producer Dan Carey
Kae Tempest chronology
Everybody Down
(2014)
Let Them Eat Chaos
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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.

Contents

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

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