Let Them Eat Chaos

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Let Them Eat Chaos
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Studio album by
Released7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Genre
Length47:43
Label
Producer Dan Carey
Kae Tempest chronology
Everybody Down
(2014)
Let Them Eat Chaos
(2016)
The Book of Traps and Lessons
(2019)
Singles from Let Them Eat Chaos
  1. "Europe is Lost"
    Released: 25 November 2015

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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Financial Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
The Observer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [1]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 6/10 [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

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