Let Them Eat Chaos

Let Them Eat Chaos
Studio album by Kae Tempest
Released	7 October 2016 (2016-10-07)
Genre	Spoken word political hip hop poetry electronic conscious hip hop
Length	47:43
Label	Fiction Lex
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
"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 his 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
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.9/10 [2]
Metacritic	84/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
DIY	[5]
Financial Times	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Independent	[8]
Mojo	[9]
The Observer	[1]
Q	[10]
The Times	[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.	Title	Length
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
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15]	34
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16]	71
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	28
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [18]	1

References

1. 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. "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. "Offiziellecharts.de – Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
15. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Kate Tempest – Let Them Eat Chaos". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
18. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

External links

• Let Them Eat Chaos at Discogs (list of releases)